Reviewed by Da Scribe
27 August 2008
Of all of the new releases being dropped this year, one of the most anticipated was the release of "Escaping Me" by Brinson. Brinson, who was already wearing quite a few hats , Media Mogul, Super Producer, and star of the Extreme Witnessing Videos, added a new hat, rapper / artist. "Escaping Me" marks Brinson's debut as an artist. I have witnessed samples of Brinson's style on other GCE releases. (Dat's Gospel Mixx CD) Prior to the release date I had heard the lead single from the Album, titled "Solar Powered."
The lead single was hot, Brinson and D-M.A.U.B. joined together and heated things up revealing that their true source of Power came from the Son. After hearing it I became even more anxious to listen to the entire album. Like many people I speculated as to what I would hear. Would there be more comedic antics like those in "Too High" or "Dat's Gospel Aerobics." Would he be serious and heavy like J-Mack was on Jihad, or would he take a more personal approach like ReadyWriter on Conduit. When I finally got my hands on it and gave it a listen all of my speculations were put to rest and my questions were answered...yes to all of the above.
"Escaping Me" was everything I expected it to be and then some. This CD contains 17 tracks, top notch production, and guest appearances from some of the industry's finest. Guest appearances include; Pettidee, Jovan Mackenzy, Jahaziel, Knine, and D-M.A.U.B. to name a few. Brinson shows his production savvy on this project as he teams up with a guest of many of the tracks. Like a wise coach putting his best players on the court, Brinson matches up the right artist on the right songs, creating some unforgettable tracks that will have you head bobbin and singing right along with them.
"Escaping Me" packs all of the power you would expect from a GodChaserz Ent release. Instead of pointing the finger, Brinson turns the spotlight on himself, revealing his awareness that he is nothing without Christ. I really enjoyed listening to this cd and I can see myself putting this on repeat (in fact I have done so several times already.)
The message and content of "Escaping Me" is solid and consistent, and the production is high quality. I enjoyed Escaping Me, in it's entirety but there were several stand out tracks for me, and those were; Solar Powered, What Should I Pray, Hear What I'm Talking, SuperBadd, SuperBadd U.K. Remix and It's Alright. Here's the entire track list:
- Hello
- I Can’t See Myself feat ReadyWriter and Jovan Mackenzy
- As Long As I Live feat Rossi
- Escaping Me feat Ryan Horton
- Hear What I’m Talkin feat Knine & Tenth Leper
- I Remember feat Oppose and Verses
- Solar Powered feat D. M.A.U.B.
- It’s Alright feat Rossi
- SuperBadd Uk Remix feat Jahaziel
- SuperBadd feat Pettidee & Jovan Mackenzy
- These Are Things
- Things You Shouldn’t Hear
- What Should I Pray feat Knine & Jovan Mackenzy
- We Need the Savior
- U Want Hip Hop? feat ReadyWriter & H.E.A.V.Y.
- Who Wanna Be Free
- Why Do I Need God
Normally when I purchase a CD from an artist I am not familiar with I use a 3 to 4 song requirement, that is at least three or four songs have to be bangin in order for me to purchase the CD. Had I not been familiar with Brinson and the GCE reputation, "Escaping Me" would have easily met that requirement. What more is that after listening several times I have discovered that the messages in the songs promote me to thinking even long after the songs have stopped playing.
All in all I really enjoyed listening to this cd. My final thoughts are that in the process of escaping himself, Brinson has not only found freedom in Christ...but he has also found a new fan as well. I look forward to even more releases from him and the GCE camp.
Da Final Word on "Escaping Me"
Four Stars (out of Five)
