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| Release: | The Way It Is |
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| Media: | [Audio CD] | | Released: | 2000 |
| Recordlabel: | Metro One |
| Info: | Production by Smooth.
1. Intro
2. All You Gotta Do
3. Eternalife
4. Weight Of The World
5. Hold On
6. What's It Gonna Take?
7. Alive In The Sky
8. The Way It Is
9. You
10. God Fearing Believerz - featuring Voice & JRaw Of
Priesthood
11. The Final Hours
12. Lover Of My Soul
13. Memories
14. Before I Go |
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| | Review: | Metro 1 Music rap artists K2S originated in the 1990's and
is one of Christian music's most prominent rap groups. With
two Dove Award nominations, an enhanced CD which includes
three versions of The Way It Is CD the entire Bible, and a
heavy touring schedule behind them, it's a wonder that this
two-man show has captured time to produce a relevant and
apocalyptic project.
As in their three previous releases, they deliver a powerful
case to a biased world in their latest creation entitled,
The Way It Is.
Subpoenaed by God, the two gentlemen, Smooth and Ka-Buc,
disclose thorough evidence of greed, lust, and pride found
in the heart of man as they allude to antagonizing analogies
encountered daily in the song, "Eternal Life". Accompanied
by a strong defense of certified, credible beats, convicting
lyrics, and a persuasive flow, they vividly state their case
to a jury that seems to be totally clueless of the
consequences of these vices. Smooth refutes the world's
rebellious tone as he goes on to build the crux of his
deliberation.
In his own words, Smooth explains that "if you listen to
Eminem, Dr. Dre, or Snoop Dog, all you get is beep this and
beep that, nothing really good. The beats are tight, but
what they talk about is nothing but nonsense. What we try to
do is write about our lives.K2S Instead of feeding these
kids nothing but negative [words], we give them good things
to hear like 'you can make it, hold on, and keep your head
up.'"
Concrete evidence of this is displayed through out the album
in "Hold On", "Alive In The Sky", "The Final Hours",
and "Lover Of My Soul". Each is defined by heart-wrenching
quotes, rhythmic flow, and vibrant production. Witnesses
called to testify include Smooth's sister, Jennifer Newman,
who provides supportive background vocals. Higher Calling
also makes an appearance, and on "God Fearing Believerz",
star witness J-Raw captivates the jury with a catchy, upbeat
chorus.
K2S supplies the listener with a colorful menagerie of
rhymes that annihilate the myth of lame positive music by
reaching higher heights musically and lyrically and
pronouncing an edifying purpose "to encourage and uplift
the believer and to minister to the unsaved. Quite a few rap
fans tend to think that we are the soft rappers in the
industry, but we really show them different with The Way It
Is. [There’s] a little something for everyone," assures
Smooth.
As K2S concludes with closing arguments found in the
elements of the song "Weight Of The World", the jury is
stunned and left in a state of awe as they hear first hand
theK2S account of Christ's struggle for our redemption. A
spontaneous beat coupled with passionate words of life
transport the message of the Gospel whole heartedly.
The deciding fate lies in the hands of the partially
convinced jury. After experiencing K2S's latest LP, the
vote is unanimous. The jury concludes that the album
genuinely conveys the Gospel through rap and deserves to
become a definite staple in any rap fan's collection to
convince others of the saving power of Christ.
That's The Way It Is. | | source: GospelFlava.com, added: May 14, 2006 |  |
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