"Confessions", styled "Confe$$ions", is a Christian hip hop song by Lecrae from his album Gravity, released on September 4, 2012. Lyrically, the song critiques the pursuit of wealth and expresses the emptiness and lack of peace that comes with materialism.
| "Confe$$ions" | |
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| Song by Lecrae | |
| from the album Gravity | |
| Released | September 4, 2012 |
| Genre | Christian hip hop |
| Length | 3:18 |
| Label | Reach Records |
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| Music video | |
| Video on YouTube | |
Lyrics and style
editStupidDOPE called "Confe$$ions" "a deep, hard hitting, thoughtful number that finds Lecrae speaking from his heart while he hangs out and shows us the wolves",[1] and AllHipHop explained the song as addressing the hollowness wealth without peace.[2] The BoomBox stated that "The old saying 'money can't buy you happiness' isn't further from the truth for Lecrae, who raps about companions who have the game twisted about what's really important".[3] Allmusic described Lecrae as taking on bling culture with a Christian-based message "in the unexpected, brittle style of a beatnik poet or Saul Williams on Def Poetry Jam."[4] Stylistically, the song features a dramatic, slow-tempo beat, and DaSouth described it as carrying "a burdened aroma of ecclesiastical despondency with an uncredited Bruno Mars-esque chorus (no diss at all)".[3][5]
Music video
editThe music video for "Confe$$ions" depicts a masquerade ball at which David Banner portrays a dissatisfied gold-masked millionaire engaging with a gold-masked woman dressed in green, interspersed with footage of a hunting wolf. Video director Kyle Dettman explained that the wolf, which tracks down and devours a quail, symbolizes the predatory inner character of the millionaire as he pursues money, represented by the woman in gold and green.[6] The video debuted on BET's hip-hop music video station 106 & Park on April 30, 2013.[7][8]
External links
editReferences
edit- ^ James, Jesse (May 1, 2013). "Lecrae – Confessions | Music Video". StupidDOPE. Shane Breen and LeVar Thomas. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ Eljay, K1ng (September 12, 2012). "Album Review: Lecrae's "Gravity"". AllHipHop. AHH Holdings. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ a b Whaley, Natelege (September 4, 2012). "Lecrae 'Gravity' Album Track-by-Track Breakdown". TheBoomBox. AOL Music. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ Jeffries, David. "Gravity". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ Clifford, Jim (September 2, 2012). "Lecrae – Gravity". DaSouth.com. DaSouth Network. Archived from the original on November 9, 2012. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ Rood, Philip (May 2, 2013). "Kyle Dettman Live Interview - Lecrae Confe$$ions Music Video" (Video/Web). Rapzilla. Philip Rood and Chad Horton. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
- ^ BET's 106 & Park (April 30, 2013). "#On106Today we have a WORLD ..." Twitter. Retrieved May 5, 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Martinez, Paul (April 29, 2013). "Lecrae premiering Confe$$ions music video on BET's 106 & Park". Rapzilla. Philip Rood and Chad Horton. Retrieved May 5, 2013.