On My Way to Church [Record Store Day Clear Red Vinyl]

by Jim Jones

Overview

Fellow Diplomat and Cam'ron's partner in crime finally gets around to releasing his first solo album after nearly a handful of guest appearances, productions, videos, and whatever else there is in this rap Renaissance man's oeuvre. All of the lyrical topics du jour are covered in great detail here, with an emphasis on the concept of church and religion playing the dominant role throughout the record. Nearly a survey of rap styles is evident here: Dirty South, East Coast, West Coast, hip-hop -- and yes, a predictable lift from Kanye by speeding up obscure soul records and using them as a basis for a whole track, but that's the one tired flat to be found in the entire album's production. However, that's not all in the knockoff department. There's also the obligatory Neptunes/Asian/Indian knockoff with "Spanish Fly," a track that not even Chico DeBarge can help resuscitate. Guest appearances by Cam'ron, everyone's favorite "no-homo," are abundant and help to strengthen the album at most points. But On My Way to Church stretches things so much musically and lyrically that at over an hour's length it can leave a feeling of exhaustion about midway through. ~ Rob Theakston

Product Details

Release Date:	04/22/2023
Label:	Mnrk Music Group / Mnrk Urban
UPC:	0634164687816
Rank:	77470

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jim Jones   Primary Artist
Junie Bezel   Primary Artist
JR Writer   Primary Artist
Benjamin Chavis Muhammad   Primary Artist,Vocals
Cam'ron   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Juelz Santana   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
Chico DeBarge   Primary Artist,Guest Artist
T.I.   Primary Artist
Denise Weeks   Primary Artist,Vocals
Bizzy Bone   Guest Artist

Technical Credits

Boola   Producer
Jim Jones   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Executive Producer
Bang!   Producer
S. Thomas   Composer
Mike T.   Mixing,Engineer
Eric "Ebo" Butler   Mixing,Engineer
Mike Peters   Engineer
Ryan Press   Producer
DJ S&S   Producer
Chad Hamilton   Producer
Heatmakerz   Producer
G.C. Green   Composer
LaRon James   Composer
E.J. Harris   Composer
A.J. Lewis   Composer
Aari Jubran   Art Direction
R. Robinson   Composer
Jamel George   A&R
Shootie   Producer
Firemen   Producer
C. Harris   Composer
George "Duke DaGod" Moore   A&R
T & J Sidekicks   Producer
Oluwaseye Olusa   Photography
Cameron Giles   Composer,Executive Producer