Group 1 Crew Wins 2011 Dove Rap Awards

Rapzilla.com is reporting that last night Group 1 Crew won both of the 2011 Dove Award categories dedicated to rap.

This is interesting considering that Lecrae's monster "Rehab" album was in the running for both trophies and did not win despite selling over 150,000 units so far. (Not that sales equal quality or awards, but it does give you an idea of the album's impact.)

Here's what the field looked like:

Rap/Hip Hop Recorded Song of the Year
Song; album; artist; writer; label

• “Background”; Rehab; LeCrae; Lecrae Moore, Andy Mineo, Alex Medina, George Ramirez, Joseph Prielozny; Reach Records
• “Calling You”; Five-Two Television; KJ-52; Jonah Sorrentino; BEC Recordings
• “No Be Nah”; Sex, Drugs and Self-Control; John Reuben; John Zappin, Seth Earnest; Gotee Records
• “Too Many Fakes ft. Dwayne Tryumf & Victizzle”; The British Are Coming; JayEss; JayEss; Zoe Records
• “Walking on the Stars”; Outta Space Love; Group 1 Crew; Manwell Reyes, Pablo Villatoro, Andy Anderson; Fervent Records/Word Records

Rap/Hip Hop Album of the Year
Album; artist; producer; label

• Between Two Worlds; Trip Lee; DJ Official, J.R, Joseph Priclozny, Trip Lee; Reach Records
• Outta Space Love; Group 1 Crew; David Garcia, Andy Anderson, Christopher Stevens; BEC Recordings
• Rapture Ruckus; Rapture Ruckus; Joe Baldridge, Rapture and Nic Manders; BEC Recordings
• Rehab; Lecrae; Cheesebeats, PK, Benjah, J.R, Alex Medina, Sky; Reach Records
• Sex, Drugs and Self-Control; John Reuben; John Reuben and Seth Earnest; Gotee Records

Last night Rapzilla also Tweeted that Lecrae performed "Background" and "God Is Enough" with CCM singer Natalie Grant.

Know your audience I guess...