Arianna Ruvalcaba  |  Contributing Writer

When’s the last time you got turnt? I’m not talking about drunkenly dancing your way to the bathroom for the fifth time at some club; I’m talking about having fun with the luxury of remembering everything that happened the next day.

When Grammy award-winning Christian rapper Lecrae and opening act Andy Mineo came to the Hollywood Palladium on Sunday night, thousands of people were getting turnt to the pounding beats and rhythmic lighting that accompanied their lyrics. Lecrae’s album “Anomaly” has reached millions of listeners around the nation — it reached No. 1 on the Billboard charts in September — confirming his rise in the hip-hop industry.

When I arrived at the Palladium, I had to walk around the block to the end of the line, which was packed with eager concertgoers waiting for the sold-out venue to open its doors. I didn’t know what to expect because I had only listened to about six Lecrae songs up until that point. I definitely did not expect to see the headset-wearing evangelists who held picket signs and spoke to the crowd of redemption, seemingly unaware of the fact that a Christian concert was about to take place.

After about an hour and a half of waiting, the line started to move, and once my group entered the building, we rushed to get as close as possible to the stage. The floor was opened up, making it a first-come, first-served kind of deal. The lively atmosphere fed our enthusiasm until Andy Mineo came on stage and tore through his set with unreserved energy. At one point, he made the crowd laugh by saying, “Some people in here must be thinking, ‘Dang these Christians can turn up!’ And this dude is sober!”

He set the tone for Lecrae, whose presence made the crowd go wild. Though his performance started strangely with a promotional video for Grand Canyon University, he launched right into his set. The whole performance was split into sections. Each song was introduced with a short film showing the point in his life that influenced the lyrics. It was an ongoing narrative that made the songs more personal.

The concert as a whole was like nothing I have ever experienced. It was a praise-and-worship party, complete with pulsing lights and unreal beat drops that encouraged the all-age audience to dance.

Lecrae was Le-crazy in the best of ways, and he definitely knew how to rile up a crowd. Suffice it to say, the concert was a success. I will definitely be listening to more of this anomaly of a rapper from now on.