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''Anomaly'' is the seventh studio album by American Christian hip hop artist Lecrae, released on September 9, 2014, through Reach Records. The album features appearances from Crystal Nicole, Kari Jobe, and For King & Country, along with label-mate Andy Mineo. ''Anomaly'' met with a positive critical reception, and the song "Nuthin", released for streaming as a single on July 1, 2014, was nominated for the 2014 BET Hip Hop Awards in the best Impact Track category. The album also fared well commercially, debuting at No. 1 on the ''Billboard'' 200 with over 88,000 copies sold. It also debuted at No. 1 on the Top Gospel Albums chart, marking the first time that any artist has ever topped both the 200 and Gospel charts. ''Anomaly'' won Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year at the 2015 GMA Dove Awards, and Rap, Hip Hop Gospel CD of the Year at the 2015 Stellar Awards. Two songs earned a nomination for the 2015 Grammy Awards; "All I Need is You" was nominated for Best Rap Performance, and "Messengers", featuring For King & Country, which won Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song. Rolling Stone ranked it at No. 12 on their list "40 best rap albums of 2014". == Background == ''Anomaly'' is the seventh studio album by Lecrae, and follows up his 2013 mix-tape ''Church Clothes 2'' and 2012 studio album ''Gravity''. ''Gravity'' debuted at No. 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling over 72,000 copies during its first week, and won both Best Gospel Album at the 2013 Grammy Awards and Best Rap/Hip Hop Album at the 2013 Dove Awards.〔 〕〔 〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】url = http://www.doveawards.com/current-winners/ ) 〕 The commercial version of ''Church Clothes 2'' debuted at No. 21 on the ''Billboard'' 200, selling over 15,000 copies, while the free version was downloaded over 150,000 times on Datpiff.com.〔 〕〔 〕 Lecrae revealed that he had considered collaborating with Kendrick Lamar, Kanye West, Elle Varner and Nipsey Hu$$le, but eventually decided to work on his own. He said "it feels like a first album because it's just me being me and giving my own perspective". Lecrae worked with several producers including Gawvi, Tyshane, Ace Harris and Alex Medina. He also worked with Symbolyc One (S1) and Track a Dot.〔 He described the production as "not just simple beats, a couple singles have that going on, but for the most part, it’s really intricate."〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Anomaly (Lecrae album)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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