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Neither does hip hop nor its prolific breakout rhymist/activist/author/voice of conscience Lecrae.
Never afraid to move the needle, few would argue that his much anticipated Columbia Records debut album (due out this summer) comes at a pivotal moment for the artist, as hip hop’s torrent now moves to him.
Surging or insurgent - depending on your point of view - he’s blessed with a visionary verbal arsenal and an abiding faith that’s piloted a unique career trajectory defying the typical hip hop storyline. ‘The system may not have planned for this,’ wrote Vibe about Lecrae, ‘but it’s definitely coming around.’ “More caught than taught,” is how the artist describes his incredible journey that includes two Grammys, a history-making #1 album with his masterful 2014 offering, Anomaly (topped multiple categories, including the Billboard 200 and is RIAA Gold certified), and a compelling live resume, most recently notching a headlining 2016 ‘Destination’ tour which Lecrae says was about “real unity, not pretend unity.” He continues to thoughtfully engage the culture, reeling off a NY Times Bestseller (last year’s riveting memoir ‘Unashamed’) and a breakthrough spoken word performance at the BET Hip Hop Awards last fall that had the twittersphere heralding his arrival as truth-telling firebrand. BET hailed it as an “epic poem,” of “necessary affirmations.”
Lecrae relishes his purpose-driven career arc as inspired ‘catalyzer’ - going “from artist to architect” on the new album, widening the close-knit comfort zone of Reach Records (the label he co-founded) by partnering with Columbia Records and expanding his creative outreach. “I sought influences and collaborators I never imagined I’d have the opportunity to work with,” he says. The patient growth process was born out of a “gumbo” of more than 50 songs, “some to just get off my chest,” he says - “I don’t know if they were all meant to be heard but I know they were meant to be written.”
One song that has already seen the light of day is the powerfully uplifting “Blessings,” (featuring Ty Dolla $ign) which iHeartRadio chose for their ‘On The Verge’ platform which connects breaking artists with new listeners. Lecrae cites a refreshed perspective throughout the making of the new album after surviving one of the most tumultuous years he’s experienced since his turbulent teens. Among the hardships was the passing of his longtime friend and collaborator DJ Official, some “painful personal” ramifications after the publication of the unvarnished‘Unashamed,’ trusting friendships that went south, andchronic social media sparring from those attacking Lecrae for his candid and heartfelt perspective in response to theheartbreaking social justice issues making headlines in 2016. “Some people felt that maybe I shouldn’t be articulating the pain when it comes to the structural and systemic issues that have created barriers and disparity in regard to race,” he says. “But I came out of it feeling more confident in making this album then at any other time in my life.”
With trusted friend and Grammy winning producer S1 serving as a key production contributor, Lecrae says it was healing for him to weave some of the more nuanced, complex themes of the new album and come out the other side. “It’s about giving hope to people that they can overcome the fear and the insecurity when things do fall apart,” he says. “The before and after of it all. It may get ugly in your life, but there’s a point of rediscovery where the fear can actually drive the faith and restore you. Sometimes you have to acknowledge where you are at before it can get better.”
Such authenticity has been the hallmark of his 7 studio albums and multiple mixtapes, now nearing the 2 million mark in sales, with the acclaimed artist winning a Billboard Music Award, multiple BET, Soul Train, and Dove awards and even an Honorary Doctorate of music to go along with his 2 Grammy wins. Past signature songs like the ultra-relatable “Church Clothes,” and the prophetic, multi-perspective of “Welcome To America” revealed a Lecrae exploring the plight of the disconnected in all of us. Critics have praised the sociological component of his work and his heightened sensitivity toward the disenfranchised.
On the upcoming album, Lecrae hints he’s still mindful of the outsider role that’s enabled him to work the edges of hip hop stardom, but also conscious of the world coming into his space, now. “I don’t fit in to any one category,” he says. “The BET performance showed I can compete on the highest level and excel at it. I’ve already proven I’m part of the hip hop narrative. On this album I’m taking liberties.”
Fall Back
Lecrae Lyrics
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You hear on the radio and CD(fall back)
But you can be deceived pretty easy
Believe me you might wanna (fall back)
The enemy crafty and misleading
That's why I use the word of God to Lead me
And I ain't eating everything they feed me
Lies in them songs lies on television
No telling what lies on the television
Learned sacrasm, sexism, racism
Learned to worship money cars
Learned to hate Christians
All the Christians in the movies so typical
Alcoholic, child molesting, hypocritice and mystical
They say since everyone is doing it it's normal
But Jesus says be transformed and don't let them conform you
You ain't thin enough you need diet
You need a psychic everybody does it you should try it
Spring break hit the beach what you sposed to do?
Be careful what you let the media impose on you
You learned how to find peace from TV shows
You learned how to ride clean from them videos
In 30 seconds a commercial have you mixed up
(call now and we can have your whole life fixed up)
These days if you watch the, box you should block your
Mind in these times, and them lies that could lock you
They telling girls in our world to be hot stuff
And telling dudes link with crews on the block tough
Plus I'm feeling like they mock us
They think that God is old school like a box cut
But I'm sure that His flock's tough
And we can judge what is bug, and live pleasing in
His sight when the clock's up
I hope we gazing through His lens with eyes
So we can defend what it is when we get they lies
It's on that cash that they fix they mind
Man they always sayin cheese like it's picture time (be easy)
Tell em cool it with the mind games
I'm chasing Christ, I'm renewed in my mind frame
And removed from them tired games
Then say my life it ain't mine man
We must remove the damaged parts like a tire change
Be rebel let the word of God lead you
Satan uses media to tempt you and deceive you
He will lead ya leach ya leave ya
So be careful as you navigate thru media
Take heed fo gravity get the best of you
And you find the concrete bench pressin you
Use the word of God to help filter all that
Before you fall into the trap you better fall back
You know what I call that? I call that maturity
Learnin how to fall back so you can live in purity
Learnin how to walk that and saying them you ain't luring me
The media is meeting us with lies but He's curing me (be easy)
I know them guys trying to hype you
But cling to the Lord's Word, flee from them vipers
We spitting aiming at your heart like snipers
We'd like fa you to desire God like Piper
The song "Fall Back" by Lecrae feat. Trip Lee talks about the dangers of media and its potential to mislead people. The opening lines reflect on the easy access people have to various forms of media such as television and radio, which can result in deception. The artists suggest that people can easily believe everything they see in the media, but it is essential to fall back and not get trapped in the lies presented by the media.
They then talk about how the enemy behind the media is crafty and misleading, and the only way to escape from his deception is by following the word of God. The artists highlight how media promotes lies about various social constructs, including sexism, racism, and materialism, and how they have learned the worship of money, cars, and hate for Christians from movies.
The chorus talks about how essential it is to fall back and use the word of God to filter the media's information. The song's content suggests that it is imperative to rely on the word of God to avoid being misled by the media.
Line by Line Meaning
I know you might a seen on the TV
You may have seen things on TV
You hear on the radio and CD(fall back)
You've heard things on the radio and CD, but you should take a step back
But you can be deceived pretty easy
It's easy to be deceived
Believe me you might wanna (fall back)
You might want to take a step back
The enemy crafty and misleading
The enemy is sly and deceitful
That's why I use the word of God to Lead me
That's why I rely on the word of God to guide me
And I ain't eating everything they feed me
I'm not blindly accepting everything they're telling me
Tryna deceive me so I gotta fall back
They're trying to trick me, so I have to take a step back
Lies in them songs lies on television
There are lies in songs and on TV
No telling what lies on the television
It's hard to know what's true on TV
Learned sarcasm, sexism, racism
We've learned negative things like sarcasm, sexism, and racism
Learned to worship money cars
We've learned to worship material possessions like money and cars
Learned to hate Christians
We've been taught to hate Christians
All the Christians in the movies so typical
Christians in movies are often portrayed as stereotypical or negative
Alcoholic, child molesting, hypocritice and mystical
Christians are depicted as alcoholics, child molesters, hypocrites, and mystical
They say since everyone is doing it it's normal
People say that since everyone else is doing it, it's normal or okay
But Jesus says be transformed and don't let them conform you
Jesus says to transform, not conform to societal norms
You ain't thin enough you need diet
The media may say you need to lose weight
You need a psychic everybody does it you should try it
The media may say everyone is seeing a psychic, so you should too
Spring break hit the beach what you sposed to do?
The media may say spring break is for going to the beach
Be careful what you let the media impose on you
Be careful what you accept from the media
You learned how to find peace from TV shows
We've learned how to find peace through TV shows
You learned how to ride clean from them videos
We've learned how to appear wealthy from music videos
In 30 seconds a commercial have you mixed up
A commercial can confuse or deceive you in just 30 seconds
(call now and we can have your whole life fixed up)
A commercial may promise to fix all your problems
These days if you watch the, box you should block your
If you watch TV these days, you should be careful
Mind in these times, and them lies that could lock you
The lies on TV can trap your mind
They telling girls in our world to be hot stuff
The media may tell girls to be sexy
And telling dudes link with crews on the block tough
The media may tell guys to join gangs to be tough
Plus I'm feeling like they mock us
The media may be mocking us
They think that God is old school like a box cut
The media thinks that God is outdated
But I'm sure that His flock's tough
I'm sure that God's followers are strong
And we can judge what is bug, and live pleasing in
We can discern what's wrong and live virtuously
His sight when the clock's up
When our time on earth is up and we face God
I hope we gazing through His lens with eyes
I hope we see things through God's perspective
So we can defend what it is when we get they lies
So we can defend the truth and recognize deception
It's on that cash that they fix they mind
The media may focus on money
Man they always sayin cheese like it's picture time (be easy)
They always talk about money or say 'cheese' to take a picture (be careful)
Tell em cool it with the mind games
Tell them to stop playing mind games
I'm chasing Christ, I'm renewed in my mind frame
I'm following Jesus and my mindset has changed
And removed from them tired games
And removed from these exhausting games
Then say my life it ain't mine man
My life doesn't belong to me
We must remove the damaged parts like a tire change
We must remove negative influences like changing a tire
Be rebel let the word of God lead you
Be countercultural and follow God's word
Satan uses media to tempt you and deceive you
The devil uses the media to tempt and deceive us
He will lead ya leach ya leave ya
The devil will lead you astray
So be careful as you navigate thru media
Be careful when consuming media
Take heed fo gravity get the best of you
Be careful not to fall into temptations
And you find the concrete bench pressin you
And you find yourself in trouble
Use the word of God to help filter all that
Use God's word to discern truth and deception
Before you fall into the trap you better fall back
Before you make a mistake, take a step back
You know what I call that? I call that maturity
I call that being mature
Learnin how to fall back so you can live in purity
Learning how to take a step back to live a pure life
Learnin how to walk that and saying them you ain't luring me
Learning to resist temptation and tell others that you won't be deceived
The media is meeting us with lies but He's curing me (be easy)
The media is deceiving us, but God is healing me (be careful)
But cling to the Lord's Word, flee from them vipers
Hold on to God's word and avoid deceivers
We spitting aiming at your heart like snipers
We're trying to reach your heart with our message
We'd like fa you to desire God like Piper
We want you to have a strong desire for God like John Piper
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Gabriel Alberto Azucena, Le Crae Devaughn Moore, William Lee Barefield
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Mukudzei Mlambo
Still an underrated song from this album
Peyton Goad
Loving this new album
ChîRhôpher Lazarus
amen. But, the [actual] New Albums, really from 'Church clothes' on... have been extremely Dissapointing. And Yes, i have met Lecrae; he does Not do what he says in his albums. The new one's are sooo far from CHRIST Cnetered. i reccomend Lamp Mode and CHRISTCentric.
Enjoy sDg
Masta Gamez
Peyton Goad This album is from 2008 😁 but its still one of his best albums
Luis and Sierra
Love this song
salcazoid
This lyrics telling me the truth that the way media deludes myself.
John Fenty
Trip lee can rap !
Matty Ice
I love this song
Raymundo Andrino
👇🏻Who’s listening in 2020?
BUCK WILD
2023 still listening 💯