Redemption is the eighth studio album

Studio album

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 released by American Southern rap

Southern rap

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 duo Grits

Grits

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 for the CCM

Contemporary Christian music

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 market. It was co-produced by Grits.

Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Feature guest(s)	Time
1	"We Workin"	Kene "Ghost" Bell		4:13
2	"Holla @ Ya"	Kene "Ghost" Bell, Co-produced by T-Boogie		4:27
3	"Heyyy"	Matthew "Snuck D" Johnson		3:46
4	"Tight Wit These"	Teron "Carterboy" Carter, Co-produced by Mo Henderson	IZ	4:56
5	"Soul Cry"	Anthony "Nyse" Johnson Jr.	Brittany Waddell Britt Nicole Brittany Nicole Waddell is a Christian music artist who performs under the name Britt Nicole. She is signed to EMI CMG/Sparrow.-Childhood:Britt Nicole was born on August 2nd 1985....	3:26
6	"Ambitions"	Kene "Ghost" Bell	Canibus Canibus Germaine Williams , better known by his stage name Canibus, is a Jamaican-born American rapper. He is a part of supergroup The HRSMN. Canibus rose to fame in the mid-nineties...	4:36
7	"You Said"	Matthew "Snuck D" Johnson	Pigeon John Pigeon John Pigeon John is an American hip hop rapper raised in Hawthorne, California and based in Los Angeles, California.-Biography:Pigeon John is a Los Angeles area rapper who has recorded four studio albums as a solo artist, as well as several others as a member of the groups like L.A. Symphony and... , Btwice	4:37
8	"We Ride"	Ric "Form" Robbins		3:50
9	"Memories"	Anthony "Nyse" Johnson Jr.		3:24
10	"Open Bar"	Anthony "Nyse" Johnson Jr.	Pigeon John Pigeon John Pigeon John is an American hip hop rapper raised in Hawthorne, California and based in Los Angeles, California.-Biography:Pigeon John is a Los Angeles area rapper who has recorded four studio albums as a solo artist, as well as several others as a member of the groups like L.A. Symphony and...	4:55
11	"Right Back"	Mario "Rio" Moore	Brittany Waddell Britt Nicole Brittany Nicole Waddell is a Christian music artist who performs under the name Britt Nicole. She is signed to EMI CMG/Sparrow.-Childhood:Britt Nicole was born on August 2nd 1985....	3:55

Reception

Redemption has fared well with Christian critics, who have said that while clichéd http://www.tollbooth.org/2007/reviews/grits.html and lacking substance http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2006/redemption.html http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/Redemption.asp, it offers musically enjoyable songs. Another common complaint is its abundance in synthesized

Synthesizer

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 beats. Jesus Freak Hideout

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 called it "mediocre" and originally rated it 2.5, but later raised its rating to 3.

Awards

In 2008, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Rap/Hip-Hop Album of the Year at the 39th GMA Dove Awards. The song "Open Bar" was also nominated for Rap/Hip-Hop Recorded Song of the Year.