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What are we here for? God created us to Glorify him. So in word, thought, and deed Lecrae's mission is to do simply that. Understanding that Christians live as regenerate (born again) people in an unregenerate (not born again) world, he knows the odds are against him. With no ambitions of being the next big thing or dreams of fame and wealth, Lecrae simply wants to point listeners in the direction of the Cross.

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5 out of 5 stars

Jesus Rebel September 30, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

I am a big fan of Lecrae's first two albums "Real Talk" and then "After the Music Stops." And I am now a big fan of Lecrae's third album "(rebel)" it is a new and interesting take on Lecrae's previous styles and it works. I like all the songs I haven't skipped one song and I have listened to it four times in two days of owning it. Buy this album, become a rebel like Jesus and represent the 116 Clique. Buy the Deluxe Edition available at ReachRecords.com
http://www.merchline.com/reach/categorydisplay.3093.c.htm (it comes with a t-shirt, window decal, usb wristband, and the album of course and buy the 116 hat they have on their site it is very comfortable and it shows that your unashamed of the Gospel)
Last thoughts: I love Holy Hip Hop, God, Reading the Bible, Conversing on deep matters like sin and so on. And if you like any of those previous mentioned things you will have a connection to this album, it is a very deep album worthy of Lecrae's first two amazing CD's.

5 out of 5 stars

SPEECHLESS October 10, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Wow, after listening to this album I was speechless! Every single song on here is amazing. This album exceeds the expectations of even the first 2, which were still awesome. Unlike other albums, I never skipped any of the songs. That's how good all of them are. Each and every one whether fast or slow had something to say to me. Lecrae is so real in his lyrics! If I could have rated this higher than 5 stars then I would have!

Here are my thoughts on the tracks:

Intro - Even though it's an intro I still love it...Be a rebel!

Don't Waste Your life - Instant classic. I think it's most people's favorite track in the album

Go Hard - This was my favorite song because I like those bangers!

Identity - I love this song because it talks about how our identities are found in Christ and not things of this world. Plus the colab with DA TRUTH and JR make it amazing.

Indwelling Sin - A battle with temptations in ourselves. I think we all have that. I love the lyrics in this one.

Breathin to Death - Again, Lecrae speaks from his heart.

Truth - great song! talks about the truth for people who think Christianity isn't real and that we are here to live for ourselves. However Lecrae speaks the truth without banging people over the head with arguments.

Desperate - I can identify with this one so much! When we feel so desperate for the Lord, He is there! This song touched me the most out of all the songs on this album.

Change - Catchy song, great message, banging beat - what's not to like?

Fall back - Great song with Trip Lee! Talks about the how we need to be careful around the media - don't fall in a trap.

Live Free - Another of my favorites. This song has a different sound, but it's so good! I love how it proclaims our freedom from sin and flesh. We are free!

Got Paper - Another banger! Lecrae says "You got money, you got paper. So what who cares?? I got Jesus, baby!" Love it.

I'm a saint - Lecrae's gonna give it to you straight every time! He's not gonna sugar coat anything or dumb it down. If I could be anything, I'd be a saint!

The Bride - This song talks about the church as the bride of Christ. It's a really good song that explains what the church really is.

Beautiful Feet - Good song with a story and a great colab with Dawntoya.

So as you can see, I enjoyed every song on this album. I also advise you to go to Reach Records website and read the lyrics while you listen to the songs. The lyrics are so deep, yet each song is still a banger! I love it! Lecrae's going strong!

5 out of 5 stars

God Willing Lacrae has done it again....and BETTER! October 15, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful

I was skeptical if Lacrae could improve from his last album "After the Music Stops" because it was go great. Well, he has done it again and better. This album is so tight I was bumping it at work with no shame. Like other reformed rappers, Lacrae stay true to the scriptures.

Sola Scriptura

5 out of 5 stars

Life-changing pop art October 22, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

While relatively new, the gospel rap movement has taken off with unbelievable success--lives are changing, records are selling, shows are selling out. God is at work--case closed.

On this record, the first thing that demands the listener's focus has to be Lecrae's openness--the transparency of his words; the cogency of his rhetoric; the totally unfettered, carefree pursuit of and joy in Truth in Christ.

That's something you don't see a lot. On the one hand, this isn't "worldview music"--the lyrics are as explicitly Christ-centered as possible--, while on the other, it's about the farthest thing from "praise music" as well. Instead, this is Jesus music--an all-out cultural assault on our wicked American values which preaches the truth of Jesus, the Word himself, in ways we rarely think about.

His personal honesty and fallibility allow just about any Christian to identify with him, while his resistance to palliate the gospel (or what Paul calls the "offense" of Christ) demonstrates his commitment to Truth over everything else. (He raps about just this; see "Go Hard" and "I'm a Saint.") His words evince an intimacy with Christ that I long for. In this way, this music encourages and edifies in a way that most praise music can only despair of with its patheticly rehashed music forms; lack of innovation; and bland, chintzy lyrics.

That reminds me of his packaging. While the picture of Lecrae standing by his "ride" is downright hilarious as it turns the whole "rap star" image completely upside down, I'm more drawn to the dark city art covering the Digipak case that very tastefully evokes the mystique of the inner city: the ridiculous crime and poverty rates somehow subsisting amid a sea of dollars and skyscrapers; that elusive notion of beauty inhered by darkness--I mean, it's downright perplexing. What are those tall buildings hiding? Their success is phony--they're dark and empty; their light has been removed. The ghettos that surround them in squalor indict them for their (unfortunately) American-style greed and fanciful fabrication of greatness. These pictures, while hollowing out our tallest cultural (and let's be honest--religious) structures, nevertheless infuse these depressing places with a mysterious attraction--and the urgent need for help.

This art is reconstruction in action. We're talking about the Christian requisition of an entire art form. This is monumental! Lecrae has tailored the crunkness of the sickest beats you've ever heard to magnify the truth of the God's Word, to expose the emptiness of American values, to show the weakness of humanity--but above all to delineate the _love_ and _power_ and _lordship_ of Jesus Christ--whom he constantly beckons his listeners to find, love, and worship.

Moreoever, he's advancing a new stage in American Christianity--a "pop-media" enabled return to the scriptures that impugns the American traditions that have unfortunately paralyzed the white American, suburban, conservative congregations from engaging the turmoil on our own shores. Paul went to cities. He planted churches in cities. What are we doing in the suburbs? Let's go back!

I could talk forever about particular lines and rhymes, but you can do that too.

Suffice to say:

This is singing a new song unto the Lord.

Note: I think this is Lecrae's best record--one that even rivals shai linne's _The Atonement_ as best of the genre.

Buy it now. And buy another two copies to hand out to your friends. That's the idea.

Let's do this thing. Let's get this rebellion on!

5 out of 5 stars

Top 5 Dead or Alive October 2, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

Lecrae - Top 5 Dead or Alive - Christian or secular rap. One of God's best instrument in this rap game! We don't live for Hip Hop, Hip Hop lives for us! Buy it, you won't regret.

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