Future Hit Maker
Posted August 07, 2009
By SarahFine_NRT, Staff Reviewer
Since the departure of those such as Paul Wright and Grits, Gotee Records has more recently been producing more and more Christian rockers than hip-hop artists. But all of that changed when earlier this year, record co-founder tobyMac announced that they had found their newest rap artist, a southern boy named Brian Reith, AKA, B. Reith. B. Reith’s first EP ‘The Forcast’ was released to iTunes first a few months ago but just recently has started to sell online.
I’m a pretty diverse people when it comes to CCM…I can listen to anything, so when I first got this album I was very anxious to see for myself: would I enjoy this? And would people who aren’t rap fans listen and like it? The answer? Yes.
‘The Forecast’ starts off with ‘Here We Are’, an upbeat song that gives you a taste of what’s to come, ‘Rain Down’ and ‘Mess’ are the next two tracks, songs that mix rap beats with worship lyrics can get messy and fast but he pulls it off without a beat missed. ‘Awe-struck’ is the fourth track and a very enjoyable one to boot, I wouldn’t call it a love song as much as I would a ‘love-sick song’. Very enjoyable and you’re sure to get a giggle out of the story behind it…
‘Bottom of the 9th’ is a very definitive song on it’s own, but with the help of rapper Knine, it brings the sing, about using your time on earth for Gods Kingdom, full circle. ‘Cold World’ is easily the standout of the album and the mix of rap, pop and strings will leave you with a very eerie message that you won’t soon forget. The album closes with the fan favorite ‘Go On’, a very danceable tune with lyrics that would make the meanest person on earth laugh. Very much like a song you would hear from KJ-52.
Hip-hop beats with singable choruses makes this album something very reminiscing to what Toby himself would do. Even if you aren’t the biggest fan of rap, th beats on this one are just too catchy to put away. My only problem with the EP is that, well, it was an EP! I look forward to B’s new album ‘Now Is Not Forever’ dropping at the end of 2009!
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