Live Free is the debut studio album by American contemporary gospel musician Pastor Mike Jr. The album was released on September 20, 2019, through Blacksmoke Music Worldwide and Rock City Media Group. The first single to be released off the album was "Big", which peaked at number 1 on the Billboard Hot Gospel Songs and Gospel Airplay charts, as well as number 7 on the Billboard Gospel Digital Song Sales chart. It was a nominee for Contemporary Gospel Recorded Songs of the Year at the 51st GMA Dove Awards. The second single released off the album was "I Got It", which reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot Gospel Songs chart, number 1 on the Gospel Airplay chart, and number 18 on the R&B/Hip-hop Airplay chart. It was nominated for Contemporary Gospel Recorded Song of the Year at the 52nd GMA Dove Awards, and won Urban/Inspiration Single or Performance of the Year at the 2021 Stellar Music Awards.
The album debuted at number 6 on the Billboard Top Gospel Albums chart, and would later reach number 1. It also reached number 20 on the Independent Albums chart. It won Rap/Hip-hop Gospel Album of the Year at the 2020 Stellar Music awards.
Track listing
Charts +Weekly chart performance for Live FreeChart (2024)PeakpositionUS Top Gospel Albums (Billboard)1US Independent Albums (Billboard)20
Charting songs
"Big" +Weekly chart performance for "Big"Chart (2024)PeakpositionUS Hot Gospel Songs (Billboard)1US Gospel Airplay (Billboard)1US Gospel Digital Song Sales (Billboard)7
"I Got It" +Weekly chart performance for "I Got It"Chart (2024)PeakpositionUS Hot Gospel Songs (Billboard)3US Gospel Airplay (Billboard)1US R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay (Billboard)18
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