Jeezy, the known BMF affiliate, shows love throughout the hook, rapping: “Shine in my pictures, pull up like J Bo/Death before dishonor I put that on my mama (like J-BO).”Īnd what’s a black church without getting turnt all the way up? “Holy Water” is an energetic record that very well could give you the ghetto holy ghost. The more uptempo “J Bo” track pays homage to the incarcerated BMF member, Chad “J-BO” Brown.

Almost like a ghetto revival of sorts, he charges in with the song “Lost Souls”, a track dedicated to the dope boys and strippers who have lost their lives or lost their souls while locked up.

Jeezy’s spirited testimonies are the most important highlights throughout the album. In fact, everything you know about Jeezy’s style, from his convincing delivery to his famous adlibs of “YEEEAAAAAHHHHHHH” and “THAT’S RIIIIGGHHHTT!!!!!” has been perfectly translated to give off the vibe of listening to a church sermon from a street general who seen it all, and done it all. Or even a strange mix of righteous ratchetness with lit bangers like the title track “ Church In These Streets,” “New Clothes,” and “Hustlaz Holiday.” The overall theme is almost like a blend of his 2008 moment-in-time classic, The Recession and his current status as a trap god. Throughout the lengthy tracklist, he delivers a balanced message of righteousness and ratchetness. Jeezy has developed a knack for being at the forefront of whatever social issues are killing the impoverished neighborhoods of America, and always delivers music when his congregation needs it the most. As they say, the church is all around you, and this time, the ATL star brings his firebrand word to the streets. And, that’s where Jeezy aka Pastor Young comes in. The place that embraces who you are in order to heal the spiritually sick and fallen. Not just the traditional church with the choir but the church that hip-hop built. So, now is the time where we need to be healed as a people (all colors and creeds). We’re existing in a world full of intolerance, sorrow, and anger.

The mass murder of unholy proportions from terrorists (domestic and international) seem like regular blog fodder - and that’s just sad, ‘yall. It feels like every time we log online, there’s news stories about people of color being gunned down in the streets or being violently assaulted by a trigger happy police officer, or somebody with hate in their blood. Right now, the world is undoubtedly going through an extremely dark, confusing, and hate-driven era. The church is usually a place for spiritual healing.

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