By FEAR CHURCHWELL – Web Master
Released on Oct. 18, Rise, Trip Lee’s sixth album, uses lyrics with overwhelming amounts of emotional and personal experiences.
Being associated with the 116 Clique, a Christian Hip-Hop rap group, Lee incorporates religious lyrics into his songs. In the opening track, “Rise”, Lee expresses his belief in the God using the lyrics, “My God ain’t no folklore. He real, he real”. Lee also describes his rebellion towards the God in “I’m Gone”, by stating that he often believes that he has no need for God in his life.
The lyrics usually come back to one thing: the subject of God. Although this is mostly done from a first-person perspective, Lee also uses third-person narratives to portray the effect that he feels God has on his life. In the song “All My Love” Lee talks about a man who is at a crossroads between either staying with his wife or leaving her for another woman that he has fallen in love with.
Although Rise contains very emotional lyrics, there are few catchy lyrics due to the fact that the songs are more focused on the lyrical meaning.
Despite the uninteresting musical composition on Rise, Lee portrays the lyrics in such an emotional way that the listener, regardless of their religious stance, will want to listen to over and over again.
Rise attracts audiences in a different way than typical contemporary music. Instead of catchy, simple lyrics, Lee uses depthful lyrics and neglects the technical aspects of the song. Despite its differences from most modern albums, Rise fails to disappoint.
