Artist Title: Kirk Franklin – The Fight of my life Label: Fo Yo Soul/Zomba Genre: Gospel Verdict Kirk Franklin has produced another masterpiece. Following the same formula he used to great effect in his last full release ‘Hero’, Kirk brings a similar mix of banging RnB anthems and beautiful heartfelt ballads. There is a real...Read More

Artist – Title: Israel & New Breed – A Deeper Level Label: Integrity/Provident Genre: Gospel/Pop Verdict There are very few worship outfits with music can transcend cultural barriers and appeal to both the white and black sectors of the church. With A Deeper Level, Israel does this effortlessly. There is no doubt that this album...Read More

SonyBMG/Integrity The Gospel music market is not short of compilations, ‘Gotta Have Gospel’ and ‘WOW Gospel’ are both very well established, so this offering needed to come with something different to be worthy of any type of success. The first question I asked myself was, ‘Does this collection really live up to its name?’  Well…...Read More

Boneyard/Flicker Records Bone-a-fide is a release worthy of a rapper who has paid his dues and “been ripping mikes since [the days of] tape decks”.  Only the most enduring Holy Hip-Hop fans would know that the MC who is now probably best known for his role as the latino rapper in Beyonce & Cuba’s  ‘Fighting...Read More

Fruits Productions That is the question posed on track 3 of this album from Birmingham based rap duo Fruits.  Your answer better be “Really Real” because these rough diamonds of the underground Gospel Rap scene bring the message raw and uncut.  Whilst the production style of Friksun is at times often as dark as a...Read More