Hence the opener, albeit sharp off the bat, is decent with Lecrae rapping at his pace, and touching on the things he’s experienced so far and how he’s felt about it all. It isn’t just another Lecrae album, it’s a diary where Lecrae details the struggles he’s faced, thoughts, and how he’s found hope and restoration. If not, listening to the album in a vacuum might give off a different feel. The perspective for this album works best when you consider the struggles of the artist in recent years before the release of the album. It reminds us of songs like Lucky Ones, Can’t Stop Me Now & Cry For You to name a few, that encapsulate the emotion on this record. P ersonal sentiments, Content and Lyricism, Vocals and Production in no Particular order …Īs avid Lecrae fans who have listened to him since his Real Talk & Rebel days, this album was interesting, but in some ways, recognizable as the major theme running through the entire record has been experienced in small doses on previous projects. It is 14 tracks long with a run time of around 40 minutes. The singles Set Me Free, Deep End, Zombie & Drown, which featured John Legend teased the album. Noteworthily, this project featured none of his label mates at Reach records as Lecrae treated it as a personal body of work with features coming from external sources instead. Bassy, Jozzy, BJ the Chicago Kid amongst others.
The album which was released in August 2020, featured singers and songwriters John Legend, Marc E. A trip to Israel with other Christian Hip-Hop artists saw Lecrae baptized in the River of Jordan, and that was the beginning of his journey of restoration that eventually birthed this album. It was around that time that his trauma surfaced, with clinical depression also rearing its head. The background of this album, in retrospect, takes into account the struggles of the American rapper who came under critical fire from Christian circles and American evangelicals who disagreed with his choices- career wise and personal. Lecrae Devaughn Moore, affectionately known to the world as Lecrae, graced this ever shocking year with his record dubbed Restoration. Now, as you know, we stick to Ghanaian music primarily but, this was something Gnomic allowed us to do, and we are grateful for that. Greetings earthlings! Cyan Music here, coming at you with another review! This time we are reviewing something outside what we usually do- we’re looking at Lecrae’s Restoration album that dropped in August. Green, Massa Red, Dear Music fan, and lover – This is Cyan Music take a seat and breathe …
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