Flame: The 6th
Posted March 31, 2012
By TCMRB,
Flame has long been part of the Christian rap scene. The 6th is ironically his sixth album, and he has also recently started his own record company, Clear Sights Music, on which he has signed V. Rose and Young Noah (both of which appear on this record several times). The album goes through the journey of man and all the lies we have conjured up and the fall of man. But Flame contrasts that with the love of Christ and how he conquered death to save us from the lies and stupidity of this world. The concept of the album is spectacular.
The first song, "Try Me," with Young Noah is really a hit or miss. I have a feeling some people are going to love it, and others are going to hate it, which is mostly because of Young Noah. Personally I love the song, and it has become one of my pump songs. But I could definitely see where people could get really annoyed with Young Noah's hook. Even at times I can get tired of hearing his voice.
Any song with Lecrae is automatically going to be one of the top tracks on an album. "Show Out" is a great song with a really great message behind it, which is all about bragging on Jesus and how great He is. Flame said, in a press release, of the song, "Jesus showed up on the cross and showed out when he was resurrected." This song has some of the greatest lyrics and greatest one liners on the album. Lecrae of course did a spectacular job, but Flame did a really great job on his verse too. The two mix together really well.
"Trap Money" was the first song released from the record, and truthfully it had to grow on me. After listening to it probably three times though, it has become my favorite song on the record. The song deals with the trap that so many people fall into, which is that money will bring happiness - which is clearly false. Thi'sl's verse is spot on, and he sounds better than ever. Young Noah impressed me with his verse as well, and it has really made me excited to hear some new stuff from him.
After the sixth song, "Man," the album really drops off, which is pretty upsetting to me. The rest of the songs are really mediocre. The beats are mediocre and the rapping and guest vocals are mediocre. V. Rose really disappointed me with her guest spots. I guess I expect so much from her because of how amazing she sounded on "Surrender" from Flame's last album Captured. "Running" with Steve T is one I automatically skip over and I do the same with "Christ Alone." A few of the other songs I'll skip to a verse or two and that is it. I wish he had carried on the greatness of the first six tracks to the rest of the album. Probably the one song I like in the later tracks is "He Did it Again" with AD3. It sounds like secular rapper Flo Rida a little bit and has some great lyrics and one of the better beats.
I will give him one thing though, "Let Go," was a decent way to end the album. That is the other song at the end of the album I like. This new trend of having CCM artists on rap songs is really cool, and DecembeRadio was a really awesome choice. The song is all about how everything man is searching for is found in Jesus. It is only in Him that we are truly alive. He truly satisfies us.
Unfortunately The 6th was a little of a disappointment to me because I really enjoyed Captured, and I really liked Our World Redeemed. Do not get me wrong, there are some really good songs on this album, but as an overall project it just does not compare to his last two, but especially Captured. I have a feeling I will still be listening to this one every once and awhile, but I every time I finish listening to the album I come away feeling like something is missing from it.
Favorite Song: Trap Money
Favorite Lyrics: "Simply put man, we blasted. Hope you read me, printing press. One day we blastin' off, Apollo 11. Can't pay for your sin. It won't get you in Heaven." (From the song "Man")
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