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It's hard to find Christian music without the secular friendly lyrics, UNTIL NOW. This album is Christ centered and a true example what Christian rap music should be. Perfect for workouts and teenagers & adults who enjoy rhyming lyrics. Simply awesome.
I honestly didnt think there was such a thing as Gospel Hip Hop. Lately I have been trying to further my relationship with God from Lukewarm to on fire. I am a huge hip hop fan, TI, Jay-Z you name it. Im so glad that I found this album.it is the best of every element I like but can also be uplifting. Something in my spirit just cant listen to some of the old money chasing, girl smashing, drug filled lyrics. I love Gospel but I yearned for the old hip hop sound that I was used to. Something I can work out to as well. I love it and I feel blessed that there is someone out there who can get the point across with a nice flow and great lyrics.
Awesome.You cant go wrong with this album, you will be praising God a lot.This is Hot.
Lecrae's album Rebel is filled with talent and is a must have for Christian rap fans. Rebel is just as mainstream sounding as other rappers but is 100% Christ centered. If your a fan of Trip Lee, Json, Tedashii, Thisl, and Flame this album is for. My favorite track is Don't Waste Your Life. If you didn't like the past 2 albums but are still interested in something different from Lecrae this is a recommended album. I liked it so much I bought the album and the Rebel t-shirt.
Lecrae's creative ability in songcraft is simply stunning, especially so when one couples the craft of the songs to their theological soundness and biblical consistency. "The Bride" is an especially reassuring defense of the Church's identity as Christ's Bought Bride.
This artistry is no more apparent than in his newest (and by far, best) offering to date, Rebel.The album opens up with an awesome track aptly named "Rebel Intro". Outside of the artists in the Square Peg Alliance, there is perhaps no musician today making better music or exhibiting more biblically edifying and encouraging music than Lecrae.
The album continues with application in "Change", "Fall Back", "Live Free" and "Got Paper".Rebel ends in great encouragement with the songs "I'm a Saint" (reminiscent of Derek Webb's "Saint and Sinner"), "The Bride" and "Beautiful Feet". This track sets the tune for the rest of the album with its direct statement that Jesus was a rebel, not because He was disobedient or rebellious per se, but because He was a "sanctified troublemaker" and obedient in perfection to the Father.
The energy is maintained with the track "Don't Waste Your Life", and honest heart-felt appeal borrowed from the writings of John Piper to not waste your life on trivial pursuits, but to live life for the glory of God and for His renown.Lecrae continues the plea to be a rebel in this world with the driving "God Hard" and the incredibly transparent, humbling and self-effacing "Indwelling Sin", "Breathin' to Death" and "Desparate". Christians take a lot of flak in the World, many times justifiably so, yet this song asks us to consider ourselves not primarily as sinners, but as sinners loved by Jesus.The whole album is worth a good long listen.
"Rebel" is worth the purchase cost and will be an encouragement to your soul.
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