Lecrae's
Rehab:The Overdose
Around every corner is the lure to consume--a desire to be satisfied. We lose ourselves in money, status, power and whatever else we can get our hands on. But no human being has found anything under the sun that brings lasting satisfaction. So, we consume more and more and more. Eventually, we overdose and death seems imminent. But there is hope! If Christianity is our rehab, in Jesus, satisfaction can be found. Grace, love, peace and hope can be found and there is always more.
Armed with that truth, Lecrae gives us Rehab: The Overdose—the sequel to his fourth album Rehab. While Rehab offers a steady build up to recognition of the need for Christ and the empowerment found in Him, Overdose reverberates with a sound and cadence of one who’s been rehabilitated and found ultimate and eternal satisfaction in Jesus. With production from DJ Official, Tony Stone, CheeseBeats and others, Overdose is another installment of sonically evolving music. The album picks up where “Release Date” (from Rehab) left off; “Overdose” booms with declarations reminiscent of the bold, unapologetically Christian sound of past Lecrae projects. What follows is the grungy, chant-laden “More,” on which Lecrae pleads for more of Jesus. The album climaxes with the martyr’s anthem “Battle Song” ft. Suzy Rock—a valiant proclamation of fearless allegiance to Jesus, even unto death.
Overdose also features collaborations with Thi’sl on “Anger Management” and Canon on “Blow Your High,” tracks that attack internal struggles and our need to adopt the mind of Christ in order to overcome them. Lecrae also offers vocals on “Strung Out” and “Like That,” lamenting over the effects of loving the world on the former, while pleading for women to not fall victim to the lure of ungodly men on the latter. “Chase That” glides in with a stream of strings that set the stage for an introspective account of chasing personal glory. Fittingly, “The Good Life” ft. J. Paul follows with tales of those lavishing in a fool’s paradise unaware that ultimate life and satisfaction are found in Christ alone. Overdose culminates with “Going In” ft. Swoope, which boasts in Christ’s finished work on the cross that provides assurance of our final rehabilitation in Heaven.
With Overdose, Lecrae pits the danger of excessive consumption of worldly enticers against continuous consumption of Jesus. One way leads to death, and the other to life. His advice: consume more of Jesus. Overdose.
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Album Credits
*Overdose* Produced by Street Symphony Written by Lecrae Moore and Torrance Esmond Additional vocals on intro by KB Recorded at Reach Studios Engineered by Jacob "Biz" Morris Mixed engineered by Mark Exit Goodchild for Milk Money Consulting, Inc. Fellowship of the Unashamed Music (BMI) and Track Or Die Music (BMI) *More* Produced by Kadence for ATP Written by Lecrae Moore and Marcus Jackson Recorded at Reach Studios Engineered by Jon "JP" Parker Mixed engineered by Carlton Lynn for Milk Money Consulting, Inc. Fellowship of the Unashamed Music (BMI) *Battle Song (feat. Suzy Rock)* Produced by Tony "Stone" Shepherd for Hands Up Music Production, LLC Written by Lecrae Moore, Natalie Sims and Tony Shepherd Recorded at Reach Studios Engineered by Jacob "Biz" Morris Mixed engineered by Mark Exit Goodchild or Carlton Lynn for Milk Money Consulting, Inc. Fellowship of the Unashamed Music (BMI) and T Shep Entertainments (ASCAP) *Anger Management (feat. Thi'sl)* Produced by D-Flow (Thebrassman) Written by Lecrae Moore, Travis Tyler and Abraham Olaleye Recorded at Reach Studios and The Kitchen Studio Engineered by Jacob "Biz" Morris and Travis Tyler Mixed engineered by Carlton Lynn for Milk Money Consulting, Inc. Fellowship of the Unashamed(BMI) and This House Publishing (ASCAP) Thi’sl appears courtesy of X Hustler Music, LLC. *Blow Your High (feat. Canon)* Produced by Street Symphony & Dunlap Exclusive Written by Lecrae Moore, Aaron McCain, Torrance Esmond and Charles Dunlap Additional vocals by Trip Lee Recorded at Reach Studios and Legacy Studio Engineered by Jacob "Biz" Morris, Joseph Prielozny and Eric Correa Mixed engineered by Sam Thomas for Milk Money Consulting, Inc. Fellowship of the Unashamed Music (BMI) and Track Or Die Music (BMI) *Strung Out* Produced by CheeseBeats aka “Tha Kracken” for LateBloom Productions Written by Lecrae Moore and John Williams Background Vocals JayTel Additional Vocal Arrangement by Billy Dorsey and JayTel for Life Line/FMG Guitar by Justin Lyons Drums by Nate Robinson Recorded at Late Bloom Studios (Dallas), Lifeline Studios (Houston) and ZAC (Atlanta) Engineered by Silent, Billy Dorsey, and Morgan Garcia Mixed engineered by Paul Sheehy for Milk Money Consulting, Inc. Fellowship of the Unashamed Music (BMI) and Uncle Willmese Music (ASCAP) *Chase That Intro* Produced by Joseph Prielozny for Lloyd-Jones Productions Written by Danika Lukasiewicz and Joseph Prielozny Recorded at The Hot Box Engineered by Jacob "Biz" Morris aka "Biz the Wiz" Strings by Danika Lukasiewicz Mixed engineered by Carlton Lynn for Milk Money Consulting, Inc. Unashamed Music (ASCAP) *Chase That* Produced by PK for PKALLDay.com Additional production by Joseph Prielozny Written by Lecrae Moore, Brian Taylor, Marlon Montgomery and Warren Harris Recorded at Reach Studios Engineered by Joseph Prielozny and Jacob "Biz" Morris Strings and additional vocals by Danika Lukasiewicz Mixed engineered by Carlton Lynn for Milk Money Consulting, Inc. Fellowship of the Unashamed Music (BMI), The Auditory Museum (ASCAP), Robemma Publishing (ASCAP) and Tuma Harris Publishing (ASCAP) *The Good Life (ft. J.Paul)* Produced by DJ Official Additional Production by Joseph Prielozny Written by Lecrae Moore, Lucius Rouser, Chris Lee Cobbins, Hunter Hall, Nelson Chu and Joseph Prielozny String Arrangement by Danika Lukasiewicz and Joseph Prielozny Strings by Danika Lukasiewicz Piano by Mike "Flyte" Stuckey Recorded at Reach Studios and Catapult Studios Engineered by Jacob "Biz" Morris and Caleb Carruth Mixed engineered by Carlton Lynn for Milk Money Consulting, Inc. Fellowship of the Unashamed Music(BMI) and Unashamed Music(ASCAP) *Like That* Produced by CheeseBeats aka “Tha Kracken” for LateBloom Productions Written by Lecrae Moore and John Williams Recorded at LateBloom Studios (Dallas) Engineered by Silent Mixed engineered by Sam Thomas for Milk Money Consulting, Inc. Fellowship of the Unashamed Music (BMI) and Uncle Willmese Music (ASCAP) *Going In (feat. Swoope)* Produced by DJ Official Written by Lecrae Moore, Allen Swoope, and Nelson Chu Recorded at Reach Studios Engineered by Jacob "Biz" Morris and Allen Swoope Mixed engineered by Carlton Lynn for Milk Money Consulting, Inc. Fellowship of the Unashamed Music(BMI), This Is Swoope's (ASCAP) and Unashamed Music(ASCAP)
