Before I get into this review, I
must say that I am not a Christian nor do I listen to a lot of music made by Christian
rappers. The songs that I heard before
this album was released (Smoke & Mirrors, Bury That, June, Shame The Devil)
made me want to review this album because those songs sounded great to me. With that said, I would like to say that I
have nothing against people who are religious.
I consider myself a very open-minded individual. I’m approaching this review as an avid Hip
Hop music fan. Now that’s out of the
way, let’s get into the review!
Before you listen to this album,
you have to be aware that this is NOT Malice from Clipse. This is No Malice. If you wanted to hear him talk about chopping
up Cocaine (Which there is plenty of in this album except in a repenting way)
and glorifying the sins of his past, you will be disappointed. No Malice has gone through significant life
changes since the last Clipse album and it is evident that he has put God at
the forefront of his life and this album.
With all of that in mind, this
may turn off people who are not into “Christian Rap Albums.” It is evident by the interludes and
underlying messages on each song that this album is religiously themed. Based on this album, many may say that No
Malice has turned into a Christian Rapper.
After listening to this album several times, I agree. Throughout the album, No Malice mainly talks
about serving God and reflecting on his past and how he was before. I feel like he’s REALLY trying to get across
that he is a changed man, which isn’t a bad thing, but it can get tiring
because it’s the same message over and over again.
As for beats, I LOVED most of the
beat chosen by No Malice. The majority
of the album definitely bumps in the whip (Maybe on your way to church? Hehe...). My only issue with the beats is that the
album starts to lose its momentum after the last three full songs because the
beats start to slow down compared to the first half of the album. Maybe No Malice wanted to solidify the
messages for those last three songs or maybe he wanted to signify the end of
the album by slowing it down.
Nonetheless, I still enjoyed those last three songs because of the
powerful messages presented.
Personally, I enjoyed the
album. My most favorite tracks are
“Smoke & Mirrors,” and “Hear Ye Him.” I thoroughly enjoyed the first part of the album. Although I consider myself very open-minded, I
could have done without the preaching No Malice gets into at the end of the
album (Maybe he should’ve made it into a separate interlude?) but it’s bearable
and I expected it because this album is religiously themed so I can’t be mad.
In conclusion, if you were a fan
of his past work under Clipse but can accept the fact that he has become more
religious, and you like Hip Hop music that isn’t about money, hoes, and drugs,
go ahead and listen to it. If you like
it, support the man by buying the album!
Buy Hear Ye Him on Amazon.
Buy Hear Ye Him on iTunes.
Buy Hear Ye Him on Amazon.
Buy Hear Ye Him on iTunes.
-David Hayder, Independent Rapper and Internet Radio Station DJ for Brainy Hip Hop Radio
Listen to my music I've released so far! http://www.davidhayder.com/listen.html
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