The female-led hooks of “Walking On Water” and “God Is Enough” pick things up a bit (if you can get past the oh-so-profound “ God is enough-nuff / God is enough-nuff“).īut the album really shines on the chiller tracks. I found their clicks, hits, and bangs to be more annoying than invigorating (though others will disagree). The reggae-inspired, Sonny-featured “Children of the Light” is the most fun, and maybe the closest Lecrae has ever gotten to Matisyahu, but songs like “High” and “New Shalom” feel far weaker than the highlights of Rebel.

Fans of the last album will like “Used To Do It Too,” (featuring those trendy, random “A” chants). There are a handful of energetic beats on this album, mostly contained to the middle segment. Trust divine intervention as your resolution He’s over hanging on the cross for your substitution Lust, pride, hate, death running through our blood “Divine Intervention” picks up the lyrical delivery a little bit, although it still feels fairly laid-back, and it further develops the metaphor in the classic, uncompromising Lecrae style: The opening “Check In” confesses addictions and rolls into “Killa,” featuring a silky-smooth chorus ( Baby this is innocent / It won’t even hurt a little bit) with a Proverbs-style admonition. Loosely themed around drug abuse recovery as a metaphor for God’s redemption from all things destructive, Lecrae once again features a colorful array of rappers, singers, and background chatterers, but it’s across a more diverse musical landscape. Lecrae trades the big beats and super-fast lyrical flow of Rebel for a greater variety of flavors. It’s been a few months now since Lecrae checked us all into Rehab, so what are the results? His latest album hit #16 on the Billboard chart with possibly the best ever opening sales for a Christian rap album ( Jesus Freak doesn’t count). Today, Reach Records nurtures a growing community of lyrical believers bringing big beats and unflinching lyrics, and Lecrae has risen to the forefront of these trailblazers. Until a few years ago, the Christian rap scene was almost entirely populated by two guys named Grits and a handful of white guys most people had never heard of.

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