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<\/a>Mark Braboy<\/strong> Grammy award winning hip-hop artist Lecrae, rocked the Rose E. McCoy Auditorium stage at Jackson State University on Feb. 27 as he headlined the Higher Learning Tour, presented by the Reformed University Fellowship (R.U.F.) campus ministry.<\/p>\n The crowd was a mixture between white, black, young, and old but even with all of the diverse groups represented, they all had one thing in common, their unified love for Jesus Christ.<\/p>\n Comedian Bone Hampton was the host for the evening which also featured up and coming rap artists Propaganda and Dee-1 as the opening acts. The concert was full of positive messages and great entertainment as the performers delivered an amazing and illuminating spectacle.<\/p>\n Bone Hampton warmed up the crowd with his stand-up genius before introducing the first artist, Propaganda. As fans rushed to the stage, the Los Angeles, Calif. native opened with a song entitled \u201cDig,\u201d where he spit bars such as \u201cSelfish, prideful, come get an eyeful\/an ugly stain on a once wonderful resume\/ Leisurely strolls down the road of perdition, leaves a man wishing for his old position\/I know its so temping but its still so empty and if I ever lose sight come and get me.\u201d<\/p>\n Throughout the show, all three artists performed their uplifting songs to the roaring sea of people and added inspiring messages about events that have occurred in their lives.<\/p>\n New Orleans, La. native Dee-1 delivered his message to the crowd instructing the audience to hold three of their fingers in the air.\u00a0 \u201cThese three [fingers] up, this is what this represents for my generation! Be real, be righteous, be relevant!\u201d<\/p>\n Dee-1 could was one of the most memorable performers at the concert.\u00a0 His set was full of energy as he dived into the crowd and continued to perform.\u00a0 Lecrae briefly appeared during this set, performing alongside Dee-1 on a song called \u201cWork\u201d.<\/p>\n When Lecrae and his hype man\/rap artist Loose Cannon arrived, the eager crowd screamed and filled the front of the stage.\u00a0 He gave an energetic and uplifting performance as he performed songs from his Grammy award winning album \u201cGravity\u201d and his previous mixtape, \u201cChurch Clothes.\u201d\u00a0 The highly illuminated stage and surrounding props added to the electric atmosphere as the stage shook and rumbled to the intensity of his drummer, DJ, as Lecrae sang a repertoire of songs that included his hits, \u201cViolence,\u201d \u201cChurch Clothes,\u201d \u201cAPB,\u201d and \u201cFakin.\u201d<\/p>\n Throughout his set, he talked about issues such as inner city genocide, dealing with haters, rappers with fake images, issues in the church, finding true love, his college experiences, and finding God at a young age.<\/p>\n \u201cSome people, they\u2019re too young to really devote their lives to him. They\u2019re like \u2018I can\u2019t give up all this good stuff,\u2019 but I\u2019m like, I did it! And I don\u2019t regret it! Don\u2019t think [that] just cause you\u2019re young, you\u2019re missing out on fun, man. You\u2019re saving yourself from a lot of heartbreak. And I\u2019d do this again in a heartbeat!\u201d<\/p>\n Another poignant message delivered by Lecrae involved dealing with grief.<\/p>\n \u201cI lost one of the closest people in my life this year and when they died, I was at the funeral home thinking, what\u2019s next? See, I\u2019m not scared of death.\u00a0 Most people [are] scared of death because they don\u2019t know what\u2019s on the other side. But I trust a king who already defeated death. So I don\u2019t worry about it. My life is in the hands of Jesus and I\u2019m not trippin!\u201d<\/p>\n The concert closed with the crowd roaring for an encore and all of the performers hitting the stage for an explosive and high octane group performance.<\/p>\n Jackson State students were extremely impressed by the concert.<\/p>\n Imani Nelson, a sophomore biology major from Detroit, Mich. said, \u201cThe show was awesome! It was way better than I expected it to be.\u00a0 It was fun.\u201d<\/p>\n Jaleel Exson, a sophomore history education major from Kosciusko, Miss said, \u201cI think it\u2019s a great thing that Lecrae and his team came down here to show that you don\u2019t always have to rap about guns, violence, and sex all the time to appeal to a college student. I think it\u2019s amazing that he let God use his gift and I thank God that he came and we were blessed to hear that.\u201d<\/p>\n He added, \u201cGet us out our comfort zone. We live in a rough neighborhood, but one thing that\u2019s consistent is God, so I believe if we stay on his path and listen to his word, we\u2019ll be good<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Mark Braboy Blue & White Flash \/ Staff Writer Grammy award winning hip-hop artist Lecrae, rocked the Rose E. 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