Strategically it's never clever to change names. Still Mr. Rogers is aka Coleon. And with the new name it does have you expect something on the Mafia tip. But with this record dropping on Syntax Records, you know that it will be done to represent the Lord. That shouldn't prevent you from continuing to read this review, or even to check the record out, as this is actually quite nice.

Coleon can flow and rhymes rather smoothly, but with a quick tongue, like on "Squandering", that manages to get us interested with these strings, hooked up by Brother J. Co' then chills down, going for something slower on "Relax Ya Soul", that has laid back keyboard keys done by Weasel and the gospel is being told too, while not shoved down your throat. Man, even the club track of "Stuff Be On" works in the commercial type of vibe, not really being what we usually enjoy, but done good, so that it does not have to hide itself from the major competition.

The enjoyed series is then ended on "If I", that beat wise struggles, Coleon making his street approach work, but borrowing a little too much from other peoples flows and styles, also spitting some weak similes. But "Ra-Ra" is okay again, even though the piano would have been enough and the keyboard was not needed. And Co' is getting some serious 'regular' spitting done, shoving his cause to the background, simply rhyming. Sade is then used to get the women ready to do the nasty, and "Like A Tattoo" fails. This interlude ("Choices") is giving us a dope antithesis to all them ridiculous sex interludes on other records. The message is kept around on "Pass You By" too, where life experiences are mixed with point of views, to give us something to ponder about. There's an almost hidden low sound on here too, that adds nice depth.

We then get a really cool offering on "Looking For Direction", with even the crooning being nice. The credits go to K-Love for the dope beat, while Co' is getting a nod of approval for his guiding lyrics, as we don't judge the content, but the intention, that deserves props. The vibe then drastically drops with "Wondering Why", that explores some evils, with an according beat. Weasel gives us another nice beat on the theological "Who's God" before on "CREAM" we are nodding our head to this production and the still unstopping flow by Coleon, that explores the thens and nows and the path in between as well as ahead. And finally we get "Good Living Good Life", that's telling us what's bad and in a self righteous way, what's good, over not the best beat though.

So basically we like this, as there is some good production on here, Coleon can rhyme, has something to say too. In combination we get a street preacher, that doesn't forget where he came from, living proof of personal paradigm shifts. We can't knock that and such honest efforts. Especially not if they tracks are booming too.