Emcee Lecrae opens up with The Huffington Post about rapper Kanye West and his controversial album Yeezus.

The music industry and Listeners have often compared Lecrae to West. Lecrae too has drawn a distinction between himself and the hip-hop figure. Upon Lecrae's first appearance outside of the Christian market in 2011 director of music programming at BET Kelly Griffin, even said, "I will equate that feeling I got when we identified Kanye West."

When asked about West the Christian rapper replied, "I deeply respect what he's doing artistically. I do think there's a lot of brilliance," he told HP. "There's a line between being egotistical and being genius or great. And I think he plays with that a lot."

Lecrae went on to discuss West's most recent album "Yeezus."

"I hear a broken person, if I'm going to be honest, when I listen to it," Lecrae said.

West created an uproar among some Christians which thought using the title Yeezus for an album was "Blasphemous." Lecrae didn't go as far but he did express what he thought about the content and skill of the highly publicized record.

"I'd say even the writing, like, from my end, from my perspective it's not as thought-provoking," he said. "It feels a little hasty, a little like, 'Let me just get this off my chest,' versus, 'How do I say this in a unique way?"

In other interview with Revolt TV the Reach Records Founder also said, "I don't have phone call or Kanye number so... I don't like when people assume my motives so I am not going to assume anybody elses' perspective. We grown men, we can talk, we can sit down and talk and hear each other's perspective, and if we agree we agree if we don't we don't."

 Lecrae's label artist Andy Mineo also discussed West in a recent interview with MTV news and it didn't hold up well with fans because he discussed that he hoped to have a sit down or collaboration with the famous rapper.

 Lecrae's conversion to Christianity was gradual but he has become a household name in the Christian urban market and even in mainstream media. His latest mixtape Church Clothes 2 was released the end of last year.