@valet what do his older fans think of this? On the one hand he's spreading his message to a bigger and more secular audience. on the other hand, while the Christian themes are still there, it seems like its a lot less explicit and in your face than his earlier work. do his hardcore Christian fans view him as a sellout chasing mainstream success?
Yes, it's pretty divided. Some feel that he has this big platform but is shying away from explicity promoting "Jesus saves, repent of your sins", etc. Along with that some are offended that he doesn't call himself a Christian rapper. And feel that he doesn't promote Christian hip hop. And basically disassociating himself with a genre who made him who he is. So yeah, some feel he is a sell out. In a money sense. As well as a sell out by not putting on more Christian artists and in their view forgetting where he came from. Some feel it's money motivated. Some say he wants to fit in, etc. And that he's compromising when he making songs with Saigon, Scotty ATL, Krit, etc.
Originally with this album, he wanted to have Mack Wilds, T.D.E., and 'Ye. But partly because people felt like he's trying to getting validation from mainstream, he decided not to.
Others feel that the change is great because he's not just preaching to the choir so to speak. They feel it's no requirement from the Bible that you have to talk about "Jesus, the Bible" on every song. So it's great he's becoming more of an artist. And creating his own lane.
