If there's one thing that truly gets me in the mood for anything sports related, it's music. Specifically anything fast and upbeat, "Church Clothes 3," fit all of my "requirements." I became a big fan of Lecrae after seeing him in concert at the Motion15 Conference -- this was back when Anomaly was his latest album. Even though this album is nearly a year old now, I thought that there is never a bad time to review an album (especially when we're expecting another new album from him this coming year). Plus it doesn't hurt that I get to see him again in person in July.

Crash Course: In case you have no idea who Lecrae is, here is a quick crash course on a few things to know about Lecrae.

Lecrae is a Christian rapper who also cofounded Reach Records with Ben Washer. In "Church Clothes Vol. 2," he coined phrases like "no such thing as Christian rap, but rappers who believe," in Hands Up and "Congratulations, thank God we made it...Congratulations, we beat the odds." in Round of Applause.

Unlike many rappers of today Lecrae raps about topics of substance, and this is coming from a not-so-typical black teenaged girl who prided herself in saying she "hated" rap. In his latest album, Lecrae decided to take on very relevant subjects like racism, abortion, haters, and Jared Fogle. I decided to listen to the album straight through in the order he had them placed and right off the bat I was impressed with "Freedom" and "Gangland". Both of which will be perfect for soccer warm ups. I can honestly say that I loved the whole album with the exception of Forever which had great lyrics but was a little too slow for my liking.

My personal favorites from the album were "Freedom", "Gangland", "Cruising", and "It Is What It Is." Lecrae employed beautiful mixed tracks throughout the album from a slow groovy number in Cruising and Forever to a faster upbeat mix in Gangland. Unsurprisingly "Misconceptions 3" which featured fellow rappers John Givez, JGivens, and Jackie Hill Perry was a star on the album.

In the end, I definitely suggest that you give Lecrae's music a try, regardless of whether you've heard him or have beliefs similar to his.