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I’m fresh off of going to a concert where I saw something I have never ever seen in Christian music. At this concert, I saw at least 7 Christian femcees that all blessed one album. It took place in Philadelphia and although it was poorly attended, it was monumental because of the accomplishment. So let’s talk about the album. Flip it Friday was a campaign that Philadelphia Christian rapper Concepts came up with where every Friday he and some features remixed a secular song and made it a free download. The album is a collection of these songs. So here goes the review.
The beat selection is all over the place. There are some R&B tracks that are remade and some down south, some east coast. This is a testament to what was trying to be accomplished. Remixing of some of the hottest songs in the world. So to make it easier for the listener, Concepts smartly named every song by just adding “remix” to the end of the original song. The beat selection for the most part was good. I’ll go into a few specifics a little later.
Vocally, there is so much to deal with. Let’s start with the fact that the quality is inconsistent as it was recorded in multiple locations….but truth be told, that might be the only negative. The performance of all the artists really does bring their personality to the front of the stage. Lyrically, there are some stronger artists than others, but the overwhelming feeling is that every Christian rapper is at least adequate and able to handle his/her own.
I will be straight forward and say that I’m impressed heavily with the femcees on the album. Daarinah, Deesha Light, Melissa T, Fanetta and others go in. I’m loving the fact that the femcees were able to hold their own against their male counterparts. Usually, and unfortunately, it is the case the the female rappers are weaker than the males. Not in this case, they really did bring their own polished style to the table. Punchlines were just as strong, and the presence was just as strong, lyrically they were on par….they held their own.
Now the one there are 3 areas where the compilation does suffer a little bit. First is the fact that so many of the choruses are comprised of the secular songs, which makes it hard when it comes to the mix. The mix is inconsistent through the album. There are some that are mixed well, and some that are not mixed as well. It really depended on the rappers that were involved and the engineer handling the mix. Overall, the mix was OK, but there were a few where I wouldn’t rate them as solid.
The second thing that wasn’t up to snuff was the mastering. I don’t think the project was mastered. The bottom line is that they don’t go as hard as the original songs. Lastly, I think the energy that came through on the concert (especially from the female rappers) would’ve been great to hear on record. For the most part though, the verses didn’t have as much energy; they still sounded good, but didn’t get you excited as seeing it live.
All around, I’m glad that I can present this free download. It is a solid release that supported the unity of the Philadelphia Christian Hip Hop scene.
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