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Zion
Let Me In

Jesus says that “many are called, but few are chosen” (Matt 24:14). Consider Savannah’s own Zion as one of the chosen few.

After seeing how God changed his father’s life, Zion pressed to search for his true purpose. In 1997, he found his true purpose by preaching his first sermon and becoming a licensed minister. It wasn’t until 2002 that God called Zion to minister through rap.

Zion’s album Let Me In is the fruition of what God pre-destined.

The album starts off with fire with a heavy, hardcore, rock-influenced beat in “Jesus Christ is Lord”. Zion thanks the Lord for saving him and vows that he won’t compromise the truth. This is truly an “in-your-face” and “let the redeemed of the Lord say so” song that encourages the saints of God to stand firm while discouraging folks from using strictly adjectives to reference the Lord.

“Where Do We Go” featuring Mario Tramaine is a hot West coast, R&P flava’d song that talks about how trials and tribulations in life can make people wonder where to go, where to run, and what to do. Zion persuasively points out that Christ in the answer to the world’s problems.

On “He Was There”, Zion passionately raps about how Christ was still there for him despite the fact that he was living in sin. The smooth piano playing over the jazzy track, along with Zion sharing his heart is perfect for fostering the mindset of holy worship.

In “Let Me In”, Zion shows his lyrical skills by challenging the churches and the music industry to expose children to holy hip hop instead of secular rap stars and negative songs. Zion raps about how political the music industry can be by playing artists that can make money, but refusing to play like artists himself, with the antidote. Zion expresses that even if Gospel rap isn’t your thing, it can still be used to give God the glory.

Let Me In is a well-produced project that should put Zion on your purchasing radar. With cuts like, “The Realist Believer”, “Rescue Me”, “Life After Death”, and the sister-encouraging “Product of Sin” featuring Latonya Tippins, the entire project is an album to be reckoned with.

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Production: Various album release date: June, 2007
independent

— reviewed by Michael Poole —