Christian Rap is slowly making a come back. In the days of Lecrae and Trip Lee, no one has taken the Christian Rap crown, until now. Andy Mineo and Wordsplayed Present Magic & Bird is a basketball related, feel good album. While listening to the album, it does not sound like it falls under the umbrella of “Christian Rap”. The beats are very up to date compared to other Christian Rap songs. The bass is louder and the beats sound similar to secular rap songs that are out today. The songs are well produced and the rhymes from each rapper are very well performed. Each artist has a distinctive sound which makes the duo of the two rappers together sound like nothing I have heard before. As many think, Christian Rap should be all about glorying God. This album has it but it is not the main focus of the album. The album is a compilation of great, clean songs that anyone can listen to and enjoy. The two rappers are known for their faith and they are unashamed to live out their faith and they mention God’s grace in their songs. Throughout the album there are minute long skits which help transition from some songs to the other. They are lighthearted and meant for comic relief and it does just that with Andy Mineo and Wordsplayed acting as high school gym teachers teaching their gym class. Over all, the album is a great project all together. The flow from each rapper is very impressive and the production of the whole album is key to what makes the album come together so well. This is one of my favorite albums out right now. I was skeptic of the album knowing it was under the genre of Christian Rap but I was very very pleasantly surprised and would recommend everyone to listen to this amazing project.
- Jacob Sandusky