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 This House I Shall Live Newcomers like Flame (see album review) are helping to bring the heat to St Louis. Fellow minister in the Gospel, Thi'sl, has released This House I Shall Live to provide more hip  hop from St. Louis. JR, N.A.B., Million Tracks and Big Mont provide most of the production on this one.Thi'sl's voice is like no other —it's grimy, and has a sound seldom heard in rappers. There's been an onslaught of emcees that are reaching out to the ladies, surelya breakthrough in a genre whose secular side is reknowned for exploitational antics. Thi'sl drops a beat banger, "Not Too Late Mommy" which is encouraging women of God to save themselves for marriage and the right man. JR lays a nice beat that will sure to get heads nodding along with the ladies'. Charity guests on "Things Gon Change", as Thi'sl talks about his troubled past and how God takes bad situations and turns them into good. Charity's voice is a delight, adding extra spice to this one.  With respect to lyrics, Thi'sl is candid. He makes sures that he ministers to those who've experienced hard times. On "A Father's Love", he tells of growing up without a father, and then testifies of the love that he experienced from his Heavenly Father, and goes on to how he wants to be a good father to his children. Nice production values from N.A.B. here.The best song on the album is "Rain Today". Thi'sl includes a group of kids to sing the chorus, while he raps in a softer tone than is his norm. JR adds a simple yet dope beat with some nice Middle Eastern samples. Everything on this song makes you want to smile and keep the repeat button on. Things get smoothed out with the R&P-flavored "Joy 2 Me". JR produces and sings the hook. Another jam is "Head On", featuring fellow St Louis ministers J-Son and Flame. Thi'sl produces this track and features crazy samples from Pac Man and the Fat Albert theme song. Flame and J-Son bring the heat with their verses as they spit the Gospel. Other standout tracks on the album are "Endure", "Keep Making Them Dance" and "Pardon Me" with the impressive Elicia. This House I Shall Live is a great debut by Thi'sl. It's all about bringing Jesus to the streets, wrapped in more heat from St. Louis.
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