That year Lecrae began achieving mainstream success and recognition after he collaborated with DJ Statik Selektah on the song "Live & Let Live" and performed at the 2011 BET Hip Hop Awards Cypher.

[10][11] His 2023 single "Your Power", in collaboration with Tasha Cobbs Leonard, won Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song at the 2024 Grammy Awards.

[11] In total, Lecrae has won twenty-seven awards and received an additional fifty-four nominations.

[12] The awards are determined by a voting academy made up of 150 music and media industry experts, bloggers, and fans.

[22] The awards are determined by a voting academy made up of journalists, music industry experts, and fans.

The Billboard Music Awards are sponsored by the Billboard magazine and are based on consumer statistics including album and digital singles sales, radio airplay, touring, and streaming, as well data on social interaction with music on various social media platforms.

[27] These metrics are tracked year-round by Billboard and associated data partners such as Nielsen SoundScan and Next Big Sound.

[49] A panel of over 150 industry experts screen the nominations, from which the winners are determined by Academy voting members.

Awards are determined by a panel consisting of over five hundred individuals in the music, media, and blogging industries.