Christian rapper Lecrae says he saw what he believes were demons laughing after witnessing a vivid vision of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk’s assassination and condemned the murder as “satanic and demonic.”
Speaking on an episode of his “Deep End” podcast, the Grammy-winning artist recalled waking up in Africa the night after watching footage related to Kirk’s murder and experiencing an unsettling supernatural encounter.
“The room turns purple, and I see Charlie Kirk being assassinated, blood, you know, coming out of his body. And I heard what, to me, was the voice of demons laughing, laughing,” Lecrae said. “It was like in an instant, and then it was like the curtain closed and then the room went back to regular color.”
Lecrae said he initially believed severe stomach cramps that woke him up were caused by food poisoning. Instead, he experienced what he called a vision unlike anything he had encountered before.
“I’m not saying that because I had the dream that … Charlie was a martyr,” he said. “I’m not saying … I have the full understanding of it all. I just know I had a crazy — not dream [but] — vision, because I was awake. I’ve never had this experience in my life.”
The rapper said the experience “freaked” him out because he comes from “a pretty theologically conservative background” where “that type of stuff just doesn’t happen.”
Lecrae’s comments came after some followers had criticized him for not immediately addressing Kirk’s death. The artist previously explained that he was traveling in Africa when the conservative activist was killed and wanted time to process the tragedy before speaking publicly.
“People are knocking on my DMs asking me to have some commentary about what’s going on in America right now,” Lecrae said. “I’m in Africa, by the way, and here’s my thing: I’m slow to speak because I’m trying to process.”
He added that he’s not “that narcissistic” to believe he must have “the leading voice on everything that’s going on in America.”
The artist stressed that he doesn’t fully understand the meaning of the vision, but he believes it revealed something deeper about the spiritual forces behind hatred and violence.
“I think there’s real dangers of us being so frustrated at each other that we take each other’s lives, which is satanic and demonic,” he said.
“I sincerely hate, condemn, and despise the fact that somebody would murder another human being for their difference of perspective,” Lecrae said. “I think it’s demonic. It’s satanic. And I grieve for the family of Charlie Kirk. I do. I think it’s heinous.”
Lecrae urged Christians to reject violence as a means of resolving conflict.
“We keep on trying to solve our differences and our grievances with violence and murder, since the beginning of time. Since Cain and Abel, this is what we do,” he said. “And Jesus comes and says, it’s not the way. As a Jesus follower, I’m tired of it.”
The rapper acknowledged that Kirk was a divisive figure, saying some people struggled to “distinguish his Christian faith from his social commentary within a culture war.”
He also noted that he never personally knew Kirk and first became aware of him after the commentator “falsely accused me of campaigning for” then-U.S. Senate candidate Raphael Warnock. At the time, Lecrae had participated in a voter outreach effort organized by Warnock and fellow Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff.
The delayed response prompted criticism from some Christian leaders, including Pastor Marcus Rogers of Firehouse Chicago, who questioned why Lecrae hadn’t addressed the killing sooner.
Responding in the comments section of Rogers’ post, Lecrae wrote: “God bless you. May the light of Jesus shine greatly and unify us all. May the family of Charlie be encouraged thru a dark season. I’m STILL trying to wrap my mind around it all … it’s very disturbing. May the Holy Spirit guide me. Hopefully my name comes up in your prayers as much as your social media.”
Kirk, 31, was the co-founder and executive director of Turning Point USA and TPUSA Faith. His death prompted an outpouring of reactions from political and religious leaders, including Christian artist Forrest Frank, who said he lost more than 30,000 social media followers after speaking publicly about the assassination and calling on people to follow Jesus Christ.
