7th Avenue is the first studio album

Studio album

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 by rapper

Rapping

Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”...

 KJ-52

KJ-52

KJ-52 is a Christian rapper from Tampa, Florida. The "KJ" part of his name refers to his old rap alias, "King J...

, and his only release before signing to BEC Recordings

BEC Recordings

BEC Recordings is a Christian rock record label that is a subsidiary of Tooth and Nail Records. The label was formed in 1997 in partnership with the EMI Christian Music Group....

. The album notably contains little to no pop

Pop music

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 influence, instead favoring old school hip hop

Old school hip hop

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, and KJ-52 has a more conventional flow here than in his BEC Recordings work, in which it is very simplistic. The album has been hailed as highly influential by such notable Christian hip hop artists such as Skribbal and LA Symphony

LA Symphony

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.

In 2004, it was re-released by Essential Records, with new tracks "Lift Me Up" (Jars of Clay

Jars of Clay

Jars of Clay is a Christian rock band from Nashville, Tennessee. They met at Greenville College in Greenville, Illinois.Jars of Clay consists of Dan Haseltine on vocals, Charlie Lowell on piano and keyboards, Stephen Mason on lead guitars and Matthew Odmark on rhythm guitars...

 cover), "All Around the World", "Need Someone", "It's The S.O.I. (Remix)", and "12 Round Knockout" added, and with all the skits, the "Greatest M.C." intro, continue, and outro, and songs "Cipha All Stars" and "They Know Not" cut.

2000 version

1. "The Greatest M.C. (Intro)"
2. "1, 2, 3" (feat. Yankee Man)
3. "Keep It Moving" (feat. Knowdaverbs
   Verbs (rapper)
   Verbs is a Christian hip hop artist who has achieved respect in the industry. Knowdaverbs has recorded for the Gotee label, home to GRITS and affiliated with dc Talk.-Background:...
   
   )
4. "The Hardway" (feat. T. Cleazy
   Todd Collins
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   )
5. "Keep Ya Head Up" (feat. Brook Ross)
6. "Melvin's Not Here (skit)"
7. "Do What I Do"
8. "The Greatest M.C."
9. "We Rock the Mic"
10. "Cipha All Stars" (feat. Goldinchild, Imagine, Supplanta, Urban Disciple)
11. "It's the S.O.I. (Sons of Intellect
    Sons of Intellect
    Sons of Intellect was a short-lived alternative hip hop group composed of KJ-52 and Goldinchild. They released one album, Insightful Comprehensions, with the single "Worldwide". KJ-52's solo career may have been intended as a side project, as implied by It's the S.O.I...
    
     Anthem)" (feat. The Ambassador, Phanatik
    Phanatik
    Brady Goodwin Jr. a.k.a. “Phanatik” is an author and Christian hip-hop artist who has recorded both independently and as a founding member of the two time Grammy nominated group The Cross Movement. Phanatik is signed to Cross Movement Records. His debut album entitled The Incredible Walk, was...
    
    )
12. "Mickey Cakes (Skit)"
13. "Integrity" (feat. Bonafide of GRITS
    GRITS
    GRITS, also known as G.R.I.T.S., is a Christian Hip Hop group from Nashville, Tennessee. Their name is an acronym, which stands for "Grammatical Revolution In The Spirit." GRITS is made up of Stacey "Coffee" Jones and Teron "Bonafide" Carter, both of whom were DC Talk dancers.Their song "Ooh Aah"...
    
    )
14. "This is Love" (feat. Amani)
15. "They Know Not" (feat. L.P., Passion)
16. "The Greatest M.C. (Outro)"

2004 re-release

1. "1, 2, 3"
2. "Keep It Moving"
3. "The Hardway"
4. "Keep Ya Head Up"
5. "Do What I Do"
6. "We Rock the Mic"
7. "It's the S.O.I. (Sons of Intellect Anthem)"
8. "Integrity"
9. "This is Love"
10. "Lift Me Up [Remix]"
11. "All Around the World" (feat. 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...
    
    , John Reuben
    John Reuben
    John Reuben is an American hip hop artist signed to Gotee Records until late 2010. Reuben has sold over 200,000 copies of his first four albums. He released his sixth album, Sex, Drugs and Self-Control on December 22, 2009...
    
    )
12. "Need Someone" (feat. Parkway
    Parkway
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    )
13. "It's the S.O.I. (Remix)" (feat. The Ambassador, Phanatik
    Phanatik
    Brady Goodwin Jr. a.k.a. “Phanatik” is an author and Christian hip-hop artist who has recorded both independently and as a founding member of the two time Grammy nominated group The Cross Movement. Phanatik is signed to Cross Movement Records. His debut album entitled The Incredible Walk, was...
    
    )
14. "12 Round Knockout"