Identity Crisis (Tedashii album)

Identity Crisis
Studio album by Tedashii
Released May 26, 2009[1]
Recorded 2008 — 2009
Genre Christian hip hop
Length 52:42
Label Reach Records
Producer Tony Stone, NAZ, Big Juice, BenJah, DJ Official, PRo, Joseph Prielozny, G Styles, G.P., D Free, DJ PRUITT, K-Drama, Mchendree
Tedashii chronology
Kingdom People
(2006)		 Identity Crisis
(2009)
Singles from Identity Crisis
  1. "26's"
  2. "I'm a Believer"
    Released: April 30, 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
DaSouth.com [3]
Holy Culture [4]
Jesus Freak Hideout [5]
Rapzilla (Mixed)[6]

Identity Crisis is the second studio album by Christian rap artist, Tedashii. It was released on May 26, 2009 after being pushed back from its originally scheduled May 19, 2009 release date.[1]

Contents

Conception

Background

Tedashii based the title of the album on 1 Corinthians 15:10.

"But by the grace of God I am what I am, and his grace to me was not without effect."

Release and promotion

The album, initially intended for a May 19, 2008 release date, was pushed back to May 26, 2009 by Reach Records. In order to make up for the delay, Reach Records made two left over tracks from the album freely available online.[7]

The album's second single, "I'm a Believer", featuring label mate Trip Lee and Soyé was released on iTunes on April 30, 2009.

Track listing

No. Title Producer(s) Length
1. "Identity Crisis Intro"   NAZ 1:43
2. "Work"   Big Juice 4:02
3. "26's Introduction"   BenJah 0:28
4. "26's" (featuring Lecrae) NAZ 5:13
5. "Hollywood" (featuring Rozie Turner) Dion "D Free" Burroughs 4:27
6. "Identity 1: We Fell"   DJ Official, Pro, D.J. PRUITT 2:27
7. "Make War" (featuring Flame and clips of John Piper) K-Drama, MCHENDREE 4:22
8. "Gotta Believe" (featuring Diamone) Tony Stone, Joseph Prielozny 4:52
9. "Identity 2: Adoption" (featuring Rick Trotter) Dion "D Free" Burroughs 3:48
10. "I'm a Believer" (featuring Trip Lee and Soyé) G.P. 3:47
11. "Fresh"   G-Styles 3:16
12. "Thank You"   G.P. 4:03
13. "All I Need" (featuring Chris Davis) G.P. 3:28
14. "Identity 3: The Church"   DJ Official 3:08
15. "Community" (featuring Stephen the Levite and Sho Baraka) DJ Official 3:38

Charts

Chart Position
U.S. Billboard 200 137
U.S. Billboard Top Gospel Albums 2
U.S. Billboard Top Christian Albums 10
U.S. Billboard Top Christian & Gospel Albums 10
U.S. Billboard Top Independent Albums 19
U.S. Billboard Top Internet Albums 137

References

  1. ^ a b Tedashii's New Album Delayed + 2 Free Downloads. Rapzilla. 29 April, 2009.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ DaSouth.com review
  4. ^ Holy Culture review
  5. ^ Jesus Freak Hideout review
  6. ^ Rapzilla review
  7. ^ Free Music Downloads & Tedashii Album pushed back to May 26th. Reach Records. April 29, 2009.