20/20 (Minus Barbara Walters)

A few months ago, rapper Lecrae paid a visit to our weekly junior high meeting. It was phenomenal! He was accompanied by Ben Washer, the founder of Reach Records. Ben generously gave our ministry several CDs featuring Reach artists and, needless to say, we have become fans!

Recently, Ben sent me a copy of the new Trip Lee album called 20/20. I don't want to go into a full review (find that here, here, and here) but, in case you're unfamiliar, I wanted to share with you 3 things that I think sets Trip Lee and other Reach artists apart from the pack:

1. Their art and production value are top-notch. They don't make mainstream rip-offs and it doesn't sound like it was made in someone's basement.

2. These guys aren't chasing superstardom. They clearly value ministry over everything else. See the "ReachLife Ministries" section of their website for more.

3.They are smart. Listening to their lyrics is literally as informative as sitting in a theology class and as inspirational as listening to your favorite speaker. They are biblically informed and focused (easy 20/20 reference) on the truth.

Go ahead and download Trip Lee's 20/20 in iTunes and see for yourself that what I'm saying is true. Word (obligatory hip hop lingo).