Reviewed by Steve Hayes

Rapper MIA3 grew up on the south side of Chicago and has carried a love of hip-hop through his life and longs to see Christian MCs stand against other MCs while speaking the Gospel of Jesus. As he rightly points out, "God doesn't have a problem with the culture of hip-hop any more than he does with any other culture. He just wants the culture to know, love and glorify him." Amen! Right from the off, over piano riff MIA3 points people to the life found in Jesus who "carried the weight of sin like a strong man contest so we could live to get into this world that God blessed." In "Wisdom", over guitar riff and rolling beats, we're encouraged to get wisdom and go all out for Christ instead of worldly things. "Never Be The Same" brings a soulful vocal hook and backing track. MIA3 encourages us to give your life to the Lord and never be the same. Other tracks follow the same encouragement such as "Rockin Wit The Best" talking about following Jesus, "Do You Know" (Jesus) and "The Way, Truth & Life" which flows smoothly about loving Jesus. We're also challenged in our Christian life such as "Lay It All Down", a gentle roller over trumpet and Spanish guitar riff. Overall a good independent project.

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