L9 is one of the hottest new artists in the movement today. The production/sound quality on "Reckless Living" rivals that of many mainstream artists today and the lyricism surpasses even that level.
Here's a peak at some of his lyrics in this song.
I said I'm sinning on the daily but swimming in love
I ain't never seen change from covering up
My dude said he won't come to Christ till he clean his self up
I say you'll never be clean enough
We hardwired to screw it up
Word, my whole life is full of screw-ups
Thanking God on the daily He see His Son when He see us
Cause, looking at me I know I'm dirty and ratchet
I ain't deserve Christ I deserve a close casket
But I walk around and I live it
Got these Pharisees livid
Free Grace so I get it
As a double bonus, this song features Swade who also brings aggressive, concise lyrics and clever engineering.
For instance, examining his starting lines.
I grew up another screw-up
Got introduced to His grace it changed my whole crew up
Righteous living in lieu of living my own way
I was giving that new love but at the end of the day
I am still human and I am still learning
The opening is a take off on Notorious B.I.G.'s song Runnin' and has a familiar structure in its presentation. Art on a much higher level.
The song and the rest of L9's album "Something Reckless" is available for download here and comes highly recommended.
Best,
Felix
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