![]() ![]() He’s got a word for the church, too, because “sometimes I’m preaching to the choir, but everybody in the choir ain’t all the way there.” Phew himself was that kid - always on time for Sunday service, but caught up trying to chase the approval of a crowd on a destructive path.Īs he crept into adulthood, the young rapper still flirted with disaster. “Making this music helped me discover a whole new world in myself.” “I found myself as an artist, and more importantly as a man through, WU2 ,” says Phew. The project is strapped with explosive features, from emerging trap star the 2-Chainz signed Skooly, who shines on the contemplative, atmospheric, string-laden standout track “Heatwave,” to labelmate Lecrae on their head-bopping “Wild N Out.” WHATUPRG, Jamie Grace, Foggie Raw and more lend their talents to WU2 ’s packed roster, wrapped together by a young artist maturing by leaps and bounds. There’s a sense of transparency that comes through in his music, a refined rawness only be gained through experience and honing your craft, leading up WU2. The young artist was instrumental in connecting contemporary trap legend Zaytoven with Reach Records co-founder Lecrae, leading to their critically acclaimed collaboration, Let the Trap Say Amen. As evidenced by his mixtapes Sunday Night (2015) and Life (2016) and his last album, What’s Understood, Phew’s got plenty of swag with the wisdom to match, a package that has brought him an incredible platform, including the 2019 season-anthem for his hometown Atlanta Falcons. You can pre-save the new record now by clicking here.They do. Their latest single "Wildin" is available now. No Church In A While will release on December 3. No Church In A While is telling people there's still hope, you can still turn to God no matter how long you've been away." God is waiting for everybody to tap back in. This album is for everybody who ain't been to church or connected to God in a while who thinks they can't go back. "We just went through the pandemic and ain't nobody to church in a minute. " No Church In A While has all types of meanings," expresses 1K Phew. ![]() The concept for their collaborative album, No Church In A While, grew out of their conversations. "Rappers like 1K Phew are carrying forward the torch we lit with 'Let The Trap Say Amen,' using their music to reach hip-hop heads with a spiritually that's not forced or foreign to them."ġK Phew's new project collaborative album with Lecrae, No Church In A While, features ten tracks, including their new single "Wildin." Lecrae was recording his mixtape, Church Clothes 4, when it occurred to him that people haven't been to church to even put on those church clothes in a while because of the pandemic, church hurt, and other reasons. "Our artists at Reach Records are continuing to prove that faith can exist beyond the pews of the church if expressed authentically," Lecrae shares. Reach Records president/co-founder Lecrae describes Phew's sound as hip-hop that is equally at home in the club or the church. ![]() 1K Phew is part of a new breed of artists taking the trap sensibility and elevating it to a new sound called "Street Gospel." 1K Phew's smooth delivery, swag, and evocative vocals have an infectious quality that is streetwise yet commercially viable. ![]()
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