We just went through the pandemic and ain’t nobody to church in a minute. No Church In A While has all types of meanings, expresses 1K Phew. It’s better than I expected and there’s a couple bangers on here, but I’ll forget about this in a week. The concept for their collaborative album, No Church For A While grew out of their conversations. The album closer also completely wastes its features. Christian or Church Clothes did, and I’m very much not interested in Lecrae’s “more money, more problems” verse either. Don’t get me wrong, the hateful way Christians often treat each other deserves to be called out, but 1K Phew isn’t really equipped to tackle that with the sharpness that Dear Mr. The title track and Save Us attempt some emotionality on what is by design an eminently disposable project. I do like the horns on the hook but that’s about it. Lecrae was recording his mixtape, Church Clothes 4, when it occurred to him that people actually hadn’t been to church to even put on those church clothes because of the pandemic, church hurt, and other reasons. The obligatory Song For The Wife, What We Gon’ Do, is repetitive and bland. The concept for their collaborative album, No Church For A While grew out of conversations between Lecrae and 1K Phew. The only significant difference is Lecrae sounds much worse on Ready Or Not. Phew delivers a surprisingly intense verse as well.īorn Sinner, Amen and Ready Or Not are all paint-by-numbers trap with some clunky bars from Phew. I do not care that you met Cardi B, sorry.Ĭarvello’s production on Blockhead is grimier than usual for him, with thick Mustard-esque synths and some faint strings on the hook. One Call would be another hit for me if not for the whistle on the hook and Lecrae’s lightweight verse, and wouldn’t you know it, he drops more names. Both emcees ride the percussive instrumental quite well. Normally, a stunt sample like this would bore me, but the beat around it is delightful, with great drums and a solid beat-switch midway through Lecrae’s verse. Name-dropping Zaytoven on a tape that does not feature his production also comes off as clout-chasing if I’m honest. Yes Lecrae, we remember when you snagged a Metro Boomin’ credit. The pandemic has proven to be tough on people and society at large in more ways than we could have imagined. ![]() WILDIN opens the album on a pretty mediocre note. I have very low expectations going into this. Based on my admittedly limited exposure to him, I would characterize 1K Phew as a Christian version of Quavo with a marginally better flow. What pulled him back to making music? Apparently a collaborative mixtape with labelmate and relative Christian Hip-Hop newcomer 1K Phew. ![]() Well, Lecrae’s “retirement” lasted just over one year.
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