Our World Fallen
Flame, a well-known and well-respected artist in the Christian Hip-Hop world, returns with his third album, Our World Fallen. The follow-up, Our World Redeemed, scheduled for release later this year. The concept for both albums was born from actual conversations Flame had with an old friend during the course of one day. Re-enactments of some of these conversations are portrayed throughout the album.
The concept is very intriguing and should raise considerable interest into the finished product. As for the final product, Flame definitely delivers a quality album. He has selected some great tracks to minister (rap) on throughout and gives the listener some definite head-nodding songs while not forsaking his prime responsibility of ministering the Word of God.
Our World Fallen, features some outstanding guest appearances by Tedashii, Diamone, JR and Da Truth. The latter dropping a highly memorable verse on one of the highlights of the album, When You Step. The beat, produced by CMR resident DJ and producer, DJ Official, seems to bring out the best in both Da Truth and Flame. Other highlights of the album include, Shinin ft. Tedashiiand Call Him in which Flame delivers:
Lets take a look at the fall man
The one who came down and put His foot on the raw land
Gotta question, do you know who you are man
Or do you assume that you can do what the Lord can?
I know its hard fam, trying to live life
Looking to the left and nobody is living right
Looking to the right and everybody is living wrong
Like we living in a movie and doing it to a song
Are your influences throwing you in a zone
Influence you to roam and do what you most prone
You know Christ he left His heavenly home
Not just that He left His heavenly throne
(Why?) Just to bring Ebony home
Or whatever you name is
He definitely claims His
Plus exchanges filth and anguish
Guilt and pain makes us stainless
Flame does an excellent of getting the point across that the world has indeed fallen and is desperate need of redemption. The one negative is that it didn’t seem to need 16 tracks to get this point across. Three-fourths of the way the point seemed clear and evident and every song after came across as overkill. Beyond that minor issue, Our World Fallen is a quality album and hopefully will lead other artists to take risks and push themselves when it comes to cohesive concepts for albums.
Highlights: Shinin, Call Him, When You Step |
