Lawrence Parker shocks his core of fans and a year after returning to the circuit, he releases a gospel rap album: is his fifth solo LP and is credited to KRS-One and the Temple of Hiphop, with a title referencing his 1988 debut with Boogie Down Productions. The rapper approaches Christianity, after having heavily discredited it over the years, coming to define it as a "slavemaster religion". The disk is lyrically weak, dominated by a production that sails worthily in the first half, with hard and acceptable rhythms, collapsing in the second part, plagued by bad music and lame hooks. KRS-One produces six tracks, the rest are done by Pastor BB Jay, Bervin Harris, Cookies and Cream, Douglas Jones, G. Simone, Domingo, Terry A., DeeJay Tine-Tim, Chase, Darren Quinlan, and Calvin Tibbs. Guests are T-Bone, BB Jay, Fat Joe, Rah Goddess, Rampage, and Smooth B. Distributed by Koch Records, the product is received in a mixed way by critics and audiences, ending up far in the rap chart, and better among independents and gospel records. Not recommended. 4/10.
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