“Not only did it affect me, it affected all the artists on the tour,” he told CP.ĭespite losing some support, the entertainer said many others have been reaching out wishing to rebook the date. “It was actually a tour date” that was canceled following his comments on Christianity, Lecrae revealed. The Texas native is gearing up for the “We Are Unashamed” Tour coming nationwide this spring. But sometimes the problem is not with the faith it’s with the distortions of the faith,’” he continued. “I just thought to myself, ‘Man, I know that feeling.’ But sometimes we throw the baby out with the bathwater, and I wanted to just encourage people that, ‘Hey, I know where you’re, what you’re feeling. “What inspired the tweet was that a few people that I know this year, who’ve been professing Christians for years, have decided they no longer claim Christianity,” Lecrae told The Christian Post, speaking of his recent “once upon a time” tweet. Now his relationship with Christ is stronger than ever. However, the rapper sought out on a journey to reconstruct his faith. That season almost made him walk away from his Christian faith. Lecrae admits that he also had to do some soul searching after feeling so abused by fellow Christians in 2017. In recent years, some notable Christian figures have claimed they are deconstructing from Christianity altogether after experiencing doubts about their faith. Jesus welcomes the outcast and seeks to bring healing.” The Grammy award-winning artist added: “Vulnerability gets people kicked out of exclusive tribes. The following day, Lecrae re-shared his tweet and wrote: “Just lost a show because of this tweet. But the reality was I was just done with the institutional, corporatized, gentrified, politicized, culturally exclusive version of it,” the popular emcee tweeted on Tuesday. “Once upon a time I thought I was done with Christianity. “I’m tryna show my people,” adding, “you don’t need nobody’s approval for your dopeness.” For those that haven’t heard, or just need the reminder, WU2 is here for you.Reach Records founder Lecrae revealed that he and his team lost one of their tour dates this spring after sharing an honest tweet about deconstructing from “politicized” and “corporatized” modern church culture. It’s why he wants everybody, from the choir to the club, to hear the true Phew throughout WU2 and see his comfort in his own skin. He credits the goodness of God for making it out alive, and the love of his parents with getting his mind right and keeping his heart pure. I’m done, I’m done, I’m done.’ If I kept going, I’d be dead or in jail.” “Something came over me that day,” says Phew. Phew made it out in one piece, but once he stepped out the car he dropped to his knees. Soon, the whole crew ducked their heads as shots whirred past their vehicle. One bullet connected with the car mirror. A weed deal intended to score extra money for college quickly went south, forcing Phew and his crew to flee the scene, speeding down city streets and dodging oncoming traffic as gunshots trailed in the distance. 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.
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