Faze – Just Tryin Ta Stay Up (1996) Flac + 320kbps

 

Faze – Just Tryin Ta Stay Up is the debut full-length album by Christian hip-hop artist Faze, released through Grapetree Records. The album contains 17 tracks and runs for approximately 59 minutes. Faze was signed to Grapetree Records and became associated with the independent Christian rap movement of the 1990s.The album opens with “Intro” and continues with “Brain Damage,” “Slippin In The Darkness,” “Chillin With Pops,” “Jaucquesto,” “Hooked,” “Bombin On Your Dome,” and “Modern Day Prophet.” The second half includes “Just Tryin Ta Stay Up,” “Deadly Ground,” “Eddie & Festus,” “Guess Who’s Coming Ta Dinner,” “Five Percent Page,” “Pray Up Ta Stay Up,” “I Don’t Trust Nobody But G-O-D,” “One Day,” and “This Is Your Day.”The project combines hip-hop with Christian themes and focuses on faith, personal struggles, morality, and the effort to remain spiritually grounded. Songs such as “Pray Up Ta Stay Up” and “I Don’t Trust Nobody But G-O-D” make the religious direction of the album particularly explicit, while tracks such as “Brain Damage,” “Deadly Ground,” and “Bombin On Your Dome” retain a harder underground rap character.Faze also incorporates live instrumentation into his music. He began playing guitar as a teenager, drawing inspiration from musicians including Jimi Hendrix, Ernie Isley, and Prince. His use of guitar helped distinguish his recordings within the Christian hip-hop scene and eventually contributed to an endorsement relationship with Fender.The track “Jaucquesto” features Mista Tru, adding another voice to the album’s otherwise Faze-centered performance. Faze is credited as Randy Fazekas in composition information for the material, including the title track and “Guess Who’s Coming Ta Dinner.”Just Tryin Ta Stay Up became recognized within the underground Christian rap market and established Faze as part of Grapetree Records’ roster. The album was later followed by Battle of the Warrior the Rebirth, released under the name FazeBlaze.

1 Intro 1:20
2 Brain Damage 4:38
3 Slippin In The Darkness 5:24
4 Chillin With Pops 2:04
5 Jaucquesto 4:15
6 Hooked 1:24
7 Bombin On Your Dome 4:09
8 Modern Day Prophet 6:05
9 Just Tryin Ta Stay Up 4:26
10 Deadly Ground 3:35
11 Eddie & Festus 1:52
12 Guess Who’s Coming Ta Dinner? 4:12
13 Five Percent Page 1:21
14 Pray Up Ta Stay Up 4:02
15 I Don’t Trust Nobody But G.O.D. 4:51
16 One Day 1:13
17 This Is Your Day 3:53

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