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 Pure Gospel, Pure Flava  There’s some familiar stuff on here, including hits from the holy hip hop’s Camp Quest crew, choice cuts from the Lee Jerkins-produced Rock of Ages set, and Farley Keith “Jackmaster Funk”’s club remix of Ricky Dillard and New G’s “That’s Just Like Him”. Erick Matthews also contributes with a couple, as does Derrick Stark’s & Today’s Generation (with their cover of Lionel Richie’s “Jesus Is Love”).The sizzle gets spicy when Detroit newcomer Donavan slows it down with the prayerful and soulful vocals of “Teach Me”. Lisa McClendon delivers her delectable neosoul with “If You Fall”, and the much respected Corey Red drops his East Coast accented rap flows on "It’s My Turn”. Look to Steve McCaster for “Born Again”, a phat cut that drops his smooth sound on a bumpy, brass track. A native of Buffalo, New York, McCaster brings his Kim Burrell influenced jazzy-soul tones to the fore. Others making first-time impacts are the Mad Prophets crew with their stipped down sound on “Street Theology”, rapper T-Church (both out of Detroit) with his plea “Lord, I Need You” and Kiwi with Diane Magee (formerly of Witness) with the ‘put yo hands up’ rhythmic vocal bonus cut vibe of “Pure Flave”. Crystal Rose Records — reviewed by Stan North —
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