Reviewed by Ben Hurrell

Introduction "World's Largest Prison" explains the album title and sets up the theme for most of the album: The world is a prison, full of people who've committed crimes against God. Yes, you guessed it; this album isn't the most uplifting listen. Phanatik¹s experience with veteran crew Cross Movement is evident. The album is filled with confident, aggressive rhymes backed up by slick, radio-friendly production, although it lacks the depth to make it real quality. There are a few tracks like "Work It Out" which seem custom-made for the dance floor while standout tracks include the jazzy "Mason Dixon" and "North & South", where T-Dot and Christawn provide some vocal interplay. While 'Crime & Consequences' has a lot going for it the prison theme grows old very quickly and the lack of variation over the 17 tracks left me hitting the skip track button far too often. In recent years the quality of Christian hip-hop has been rising dramatically, but this release is in danger of being left behind.

The opinions expressed in this article are not necessarily those held by Cross Rhythms. Any expressed views were accurate at the time of publishing but may or may not reflect the views of the individuals concerned at a later date.

Interested in reviewing music? Find out more here.