Lecrae Wins BET Award for 'Headphones' Featuring Killer Mike and T.I.
Lecrae took home the Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award at the 2026 BET Awards for his song 'Headphones,' which features Atlanta rappers Killer Mike and T.I. The win marks Lecrae's fourth career BET Award.
Lecrae won the Dr. Bobby Jones Best Gospel/Inspirational Award at the 2026 BET Awards on June 28, 2026, for his song "Headphones," a collaboration with Atlanta rappers Killer Mike and T.I.
The track comes from Lecrae's 2025 album "Reconstruction" and centers on the theme of grief, imagining lost loved ones wearing headphones in heaven to hear the artist's message. The song had previously earned a Grammy nomination for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song.
The win was Lecrae's fourth career BET Award. He beat out a field that included Kirk Franklin, BeBe Winans, CeCe Winans, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Darrel Walls, PJ Morton, Kim Burrell, and John Legend.
The victory sparked discussion in the Christian hip-hop community about how the genre is categorized at major award shows. Critics and industry observers noted that the Gospel/Inspirational category often serves as a catch-all for spiritual-themed music, and some argued that Christian hip-hop has grown large enough to warrant its own dedicated category.
Lecrae has been one of the most prominent voices in Christian hip-hop for more than a decade. His crossover appeal, demonstrated by collaborations with mainstream artists like Killer Mike and T.I., has helped expand the genre's reach beyond traditional church audiences.
