Christian rapper Lecrae has consciously made an effort to be a voice in the wake of the Mike Brown and Eric Garner verdicts that have filled the news the last two weeks. Last night the Anomaly rapper decided to share his own story with his Facebook followers, and BREATHEcast has decided to repost word for word because of its poignancy.

"My family members are police officers.

I have close friend who work for the Sheriffs dept. They are good cops. NO ONE is saying good cops don't exists. Nor are we saying the people media has focused on don't have jaded pasts. We all do!

Part of my testimony is how I was harassing people with a pellet gun as a 13yr old and was apprehended by police.

But I'm still ALIVE! I wasn't shot down. Those cops did a good job.

One officer decided not to arrest me years ago but instead challenged me to get in my bible.

Thank God for His grace.

However after becoming a law abiding citizen, some things stayed the same.
I used to drive my own car all over the nation performing.

But I had to deal with the following:

I was pulled over 4 times in 1 hour one day in East Texas. I got a ticket for having a frame around my license plate. I was repeatedly asked why my car smelled like marijuana. (It didn't. No one was allowed to smoke ANYTHING in that car. I kept it smelling like that gas station "new leather" spray even though I had cloth seats.

I was pulled over on my way to a show and they said my bumper (on my rental car) looked suspicious. They ripped the seats out looking for drugs. (Found none) and left me to put them back in.

I was pulled over last month in Chicago after a show. The driver said "they are gonna pull us over cause it's too many of us (black and Hispanics) in this car and this area is known for that. The cop pulled us over and after recognizing me let us go. Never said why we were being pulled over.

I have tooooons of stories.

I wish I didn't. Some foolish rappers make it difficult for the good ones just like some foolish cops make it difficult for the good ones.

Stand firm!"

Among the top comments to this post was fellow Christian artist Jamie Grace, who then shared who own story of being racially profiled.

(Photo : Jamie Grace)

"Thank you brother for always being transparent and honest," she shared. "I hate how many stories there are, even personally having been pulled over for no reason in Nashville and told my car smelled like alcohol - I've never had a drink in my life - and having to answer questions about where I was, what I was doing, and why I was in Nashville (Franklin...) if my license read Atlanta. I appreciate you, Lecrae. Thank you."

Watch Lecrae talk about Ferguson during his interview with BREATHEcast below:

Read about Andy Mineo's reaction to the Eric Garner case here.

 For more information on the impact of these verdicts and racial tentions check back with BC as we continue to cover what many of the artists from Reach Records are saying.