Lecrae calls a church service in the trap with Zaytoven on the keys this 22nd June. The Reach Records co-founder and flagship artist has teamed up with known industry trap producer to release the album, much like he did with DJ Canon.

Speaking of the collaborative effort Lecrae said: “When I hear the term “trap music,” I don’t think of glorifying the negativity. I think of a soundscape that speaks a certain language. I think of music that tells real stories.”

What’s Trap Music? 

Trap Music originating from the southern hip developed in the late 1990’s. Wikipedia describes it as “typified by double or triple-time sub-divided hi-hats, heavy, sub-bass layered kick drums from the Roland TR-808 drum machine, layered synthesizers and an overall dark, ominous or bleak atmosphere. The term “trap” referred to places where drug deals take place.”

Zaytoven is known for producing beats for Migos, Gucci Mane, and Waka Flocka Flame. Continuing to challenge the culture with his music, Lecrae is stirring conversation in both Christian and non-Christian spheres.

He continued on the title of the project, “After my literal come-to-Jesus moment, one of the leaders took a group of us straight to the Westside of Atlanta. This is before all the gentrified coffee shops and dog walkers. We were right in the middle of the trap. “Let’s share the good news with our people y’all,” we were told. I was so eager to tell the world about my newfound freedom in God, everybody got an earful—drunks, the elderly, dope boys.”

“That’s when I saw something I’ll never forget. As I walked back to the van I saw everyone huddled up. Our leader was talking to the neighborhood dope boy. He was older than us, maybe in his mid-20s, rough around the edges but flashy. He had the look of somebody who had definitely earned his stripes in the hood. Our leader told him something to the effect of, “God made us with dignity and value, and could use him for redemptive purposes.”

Right there in front of us, this street pharmacist broke down. Tears flowed. After our collective “Amen,” he reached into his pocket and pulled out a wad of hundred dollar bills and said, “Use this to do something right by God. God is the God of the Trap too, I guess.”

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Lecrae’s Church Clothes are off & he’s heading to the trap for a service on 22nd June: Let The Trap Say Amen.

Hopefully we’ll hear some known names like This’l & Reconcile amongst others.