


It’s just coming as I am, not putting on for nobody: not putting on for the street, not putting on for the church. The album was anticipated by three promotional singles: “The Offering,” released in May 2022 “Church House Trap House,” released in August “Safe,” released in September. That’s where the “Gospel Rap is back” came from: just me really embracing where I came from in my lane. And I ain’t gonna lie: a couple years ago, God really came to me and told me to stop playing with it, and embrace it. is where I grew up at: no matter how much I try to run away from it, no matter how much I try not to claim it, church is always in me.
X10 1k phew full#
More specifically, As I Am has come several months after the Phew Skylark EP series and slightly less than a year after Phew’s previous full length project, the Lecrae-assisted No Church in a While.ĭuring an interview with the portal Rapzilla, Phew explained that he wanted to create a tighter bond between Gospel music and Atlanta rap on this album, saying quote: As I Am is 1K Phew’s debut studio album, released on Octounder Reach Records.Īs confirmed by the Atlanta native, the LP’s entire production process lasted for three years: in the meantime, the artist also focused on an extended series of other works, including solo singles, features and side projects.
