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Okay, three years after this album came out I am trying to figure out why it got such good ratings. I first heard T-Bone on KRS One's Spiritual Minded, and he sounded pretty intelligent. After reading all these reviews it was a no-brainer to buy it off Amazon. On it's way would be my first gospel album purchace. WHOOPS!
Wow, how overrated is this. To think it was nominated for a grammy. You call this Christian hip-hop? This sounded to me like commercial-typical rap only without the expletives. I purchased this hoping this would uplift and move me in some way. If this is one of gospel rap's best albums, I will not purchase another. Sure he has a decent flow and can get insanely fast at times, but it is not used effectively. He spends so much time talking about the killers, drug dealers, and pimps in his hood, but doesn't ever offer how shallow that can be.
Plus, T-Bone doesn't really explain his faith or how we can practice ours and believe in ourselves. He usually just name drops God, or the lord, or the creator in the hooks and such maybe just so he can call this gospel. "Last Street Preacha" sounds way to familiar to mainstream rap crap with too many references to empty thug life and use of the weird voices that Snoop, Warren G, and Kurupt use in their so-called music. "Father Figure" was pretty good but I've heard much better deeper hip-hop.
I am an old school and underground hip-hop fanatic and that helped lead me to this purchase. Oh yeah, it's nice that he talks about killing his demons, but even taking a razor blade to one's neck even figuratively does not inspire me at all. Look to Blackalicious, Talib Kweli, or even Common or the Roots for way more uplifing modern hip-hop, not this phony. Sorry T-Bone you need to look to better sources from the past in hip-hop for inspiration in your music, or even your life. Ghetto life may be or may have been hard for you, if you even lived that way, but if you are doing gospel you gotta offer more solutions and describe the emptiness and chance of falire for those who simply just live the street life and don't even think to better themselves.
KRS-One's gospel album wasn't perfect or even his best, but it is way better than this overrhyped, overemphasized mediocrity.

Overrated, just bordering upon terrible.

Truly God saves the best for himself! I cannot think of any rapper past or present, secular or gospel, who is in the same stratosphere as T-Bone. On "The Last Street Preacha" T-Bone is at his peak. Chase (the album's producer) is top notch as well, and I love the fact that he raps in English, Spanish, and Spanglish!

More importantly, he boldly proclaims Jesus Christ's love and message to his audience. Bony-Bone Corleone, may God increase and set you in a large place!

Needless to say, this is a must-have album!

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5.0 out of 5 stars its down right AWESOME!!
this thing has sweet rythems, it has sum cool hard-core rap.. it doesnt really sound like its christian but trust me it is.. i dont kno wut else to say about it... Read more

Published on May 27 2003 by Holly Lowry

5.0 out of 5 stars ATTENTION BUYERS...THIS IS A MUST HAVE CD!
One Word...AWESOME! His smooth beats mixed with his fast tounge makes this cd awesome! The messeges are incredible and they stand out! Man....if you only heard it! Read more

Published on Feb 24 2003 by Robert Grunau

5.0 out of 5 stars opinion on some of the best gospel rap
When I bought this cd, I had very little idea of what I was getting. I had been a christian for a while and had recently been convicted of my music so i let it go and started to... Read more

Published on Feb 24 2003 by brandonzretta

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally!!
T-Bone sounds like a real rap CD. I mean no offense, I am a Christian and The Lord bless all you rappers for Jesus out there... Read more

Published on July 26 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars T-Bone's Best Album
This is his best album.For those who like West Coast muzick then get this one.This is what I bump when I'm hittin' switches on University Ave. on weekends. Read more

Published on May 29 2002

5.0 out of 5 stars T-BONE'S ONE OF THE GREATEST RAPPERS EVER!!!!
THIS IS T-BONE'S BEST CD. AND A BIG CHANGE FROM HIS OTHER CD'S. BUY THIS CD.

Published on May 6 2002 by Steve

5.0 out of 5 stars Off the Hook
T-Bone goes off in a way explosive way that is just unbelieveable this was my first album of true christain rap I bought it as soon as it was released the best track on the disc... Read more

Published on April 15 2002 by spurdog

3.0 out of 5 stars OVER ALL
THIS ALBUM IS COOL ITS A WHOLE LOT BETTER THAN THA HOODLUMS TESTIMONY.I THINK THAT HE NEEDS BETTER BEATS HE NEEDS TO GET AT SOME THE BEST WESTCOAST PRODUCER LIKE BATTLECAT,DR. Read more

Published on Mar 29 2002 by Gen

5.0 out of 5 stars Off the hook
This album is worth buying simply for the songs "Nuttin 2 Somethin'", "Father Figure" and "Wipe Your Tears". Read more

Published on Oct 17 2001 by cesva

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy this album
Hands down, this is the finest gospel rap CD the industry has ever produced. T-Bone, although always great, finally has a real handle on what the gospel rap ministry is all... Read more

Published on Oct 4 2001 by Arthur J. Sluka

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