Lecrae Plans "Church Clothes" Mixtape, Featuring No Malice, 9th Wonder

Don Cannon and Lecrae link for the commercially-successful emcee's latest breakthrough to the mainstream.

Houston, Texas emcee Lecrae has announced hisChurch Clothes mixtape with acclaimed deejay Don Cannon. The May 10 tape will follow a year where Lecrae headlined the first-ever Christian Hip Hop showcase at South By Southwest. The Reach Records star, who's sold over 100,000 copies of 2010 album Rehab will work with No Malice of The Clipse and producers including 9th Wonder, Boi-1da and S1.

“This mixtape is aimed at the mainstream and is raw uncut Hip Hop,” said Lecrae in a press statement. “This is totally different from my past releases and I hope can build a bridge between my current fans and create new ones.”

Former Aphilliates deejay and acclaimed producer Don Cannon added his connection with, "What interested me was that he feels so strongly about his beliefs and I am the same way. It's something special in music to be able to stand up in this industry and bring the people something different.”