Christian rapper Lecrae says he wants no parts in Flame's lawsuit against Katy Perry.
According to XXL, Lecrae has a different focus. He wants to distance himself from the legal battle between both parties and concentrate on his own music.
"The first thing I say is all love and respect to Katy Perry," Lecrae told the magazine. "I have no ill will towards her whatsoever. I respect intellectual property, and it's my man Flame song that I was featured on. It's something that he wanted to pursue. I respect his intellectual property and his rights. As far as this is concerned I'm trying to distance myself from all of this and let them handle all of that. I don't know the beginnings or the ending or the origin of it at all."
Lecrae says he found out about the lawsuit at the same time as the rest of the public.
The lawsuit claims Perry's "Dark Horse" ripped off Flame and Lecrae's 2008 collaboration "Joyful Noise."
The prosecution alleges copyright infringements and claims Perry's song is laced with "witchcraft, paganism, black magic and Illuminati imagery."
During his interview, the "Church Clothes" rapper opened up about his own music saying he hopes his new album will help people know him a little bit more.
"I don't want people to be fans of my songs. I want them to really connect with me as an artist," he said. "I anticipate people connecting-especially outside my current fanbase-[because] I'm talking about a lot of different issues. It's not "Oh this is just a spiritual album" I'm talking about America, I'm talking about what's going on the radio, I'm talking about relationship issues, all from my own perspective. I talk about some stuff that I've been through. "
As previously reported, Lecrae is also preparing to kick off his Anomaly tour in October. Check out the dates here.
