Lecrae opens up the album exclaiming "I'm not ashamed". He wastes no time in making it known that he has a very clear agenda: a bold, upfront message about following Jesus.This is the quintessential album of classic Christian rap and it defined the direction Christian rap would take in the years to come. It's not really that this is bad music -- the album's production is solid, the flow is good, there are plenty of nice bars, and there are some tracks that stand out like "Take Me As I Am" -- but most people (including Christians) will be turned off and label it as being too preachy because of the outspoken message of this album.