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Professional Rapper

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This is a really awesome CD, it is better than Reuben's first two CD's. I especially like the song "Move". the music video for it is the funniest thing you have ever seen.I would say to buy this great CD.

Wow! Great rhymes! This guy gives hope to all us white rappers who have to lean on our rhyming skills instead of a cool voice. This album is a lot looser than Hindsight, which is hard to imagine, but it's a GOOD thing. Hindsight is def. one of the best rap albums I've ever heard, but this used a little rougher drum samples, and some live drums, from the sound of it. Todd Collins is gone from this one, I miss his golden touch, but C.R. Pendleton (from Forty Days Tempted), Grant Harrison ("Bassist Extraordinaire, and sometimes I play guitar, but you know how that goes...heh heh"), Toby Mac, and Joey Elwood (Gotee President) helped John produce it. Still John did a great job producing it, his touch is the main influence, lots of old-school, gritty beats. Toby Mac had a little too strong of a touch on "Life is Short", but other than that no complaints. AND...DUH DUH DUN! Surprise! The female vocs on "I haven't been myself" SAY it's Adrienne Camp, that's cuz it is, but at least one review has to point out that that's really Adrienne Liesching from The Benjamin Gate, but her name's different cuz she married Jeremy Camp. So that was cool, hearing her oh-so-jaw-droppingly-GORGEOUS voice on a hip-hop track. She does some of the other female vocals on the album, like on "Freedom to Feel". Dang, I miss The Benjamin Gate! "Five years to write" is a great track, I know which girl in MY life it makes me think of! :) And DJ Manuel shows off his scratching skio's on this one more, which is good cuz he's loaded with them. This is definitely still John Reuben, but a cool, rough, funky new sound. Any John Reu fan simply CAN'T dislike this album. Just had it for a few hours, so my thoughts may change, but usually an album takes time for me to like it, this one I KNOW is quality! Peace! Enjoy! I'm out!

John Reuben is in a class all his own.
If I were to put him in a group with any one group or singer, it would be KJ-52, who are in my mind the two best rappers in Christian music.

It's amazing how he can blend such silly tunes, funny (and clever) lyrics and his comical voice. He is pherhaps the goofiest singer in all of music today.

But dont take that for weakness. John Reuben, "Professional Rapper" (as he very much is)is very good at what he does. But he also loves God, as you can tell. And he gets that message across through each funny song. He will be a joy to your music collection.

John reu is definitely the best christian rapper out there. this cd is funny, serious and just awesome. Hindsight and Pro. Rapper are pretty even, and pro rapper is also a must have if u like hindsight.

I don't listen to a lot of rap but this album is great. My wife introduced me to his music and I didn't care for it at first. His music began to grow on me and now I listen to it in the car all the time. His lyrics are great and I recommend this cd to all. God Bless.

Once again John Reuben has cOme out with yet another great cd. He is my favorite christian rapper. He has awesome lyrics very cool sounding and fast beats, my favorite songs on this cd are move, life is short,and treats.John Reuben is my favorite Rapper. I highly recomend this cd and his other two cds hindsight and are we there yet.

I just picked up this new John Reuben cd. BOY, is it smackin. It is all good as he keeps it real. I listen to Reu when I'm workin, or just chillin. My boy John has his priorities straight, and knows how life in Cali be. He tells it like it is. His badboy styles and his good rhyming abilities are sensational. I think that you all should take a listen to his new tracks. Peace out, and keep it real.

John Reuben has put together a tremendous album. The musical tone goes from the silly(Jammin' John and Mixin' Manny) to the serious(All in All), and finishes with a beautiful song about his wife.

It's really nice to see some rap that ISN'T written with the intent of seeming as 'black' as possible.

The new CD is tight its fun and cool and off the hook

honestly, who's the man who signs these "christian" rappers? why do they all have to sound so corny? it irks me because i'd really like to see christian rap become huge. what christian rap needs are some more groups like the gospel gangstas who've lived that thug life and have come out of it thanks to God's grace and through salvation. there shouldn't be these guys from out in the sticks of iowa who sound like the wiggles and rap about corny topics. christian rap should sound almost exactly like secular rap in flow and beat and slang but with christian lyrics. it truly is possible and i guarantee will cause nonbelievers to turn to the truth. last year i tried so hard to get into christian rap. i tried and tried and tried. however, it just wasn't possible. so now the only type of christian music i'll listen to is steven curtis chapman or jars of clay or paul coleman trio. christian rock artists do a good job keeping abreast with what's hot. why can't the rappers do the same? you got me. for now i'm stuck listening to the likes of dipset, nas, jay-z, jadakiss, and t.i..