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| Let Me At Em | ||||
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| Released | May 30, 2007 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, Christian hip hop, crunk, Christian rap, hardcore hip hop, gangsta rap | |||
| Length | 57:36 | |||
| Label | Hostyle Gospel Ministries | |||
| Producer | King Son, Proverb, Big Job | |||
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Let Me At Em is the first album by the Christian hip hop group Hostyle Gospel. Hostyle Gospel Ministries released this project on May 30, 2007. [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| Cross Rhythms |   [2] |
In an eight star review by Cross Rhythms , David Ashley wrote, "Listen carefully and the beats are innovative and quite a break from the ordinary." [2] The Let Me At Em album gave fans a first look at the group's signature sound described as battle music. [3]
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | 2:10 |
| 2. | "Mean Mug" | 3:21 |
| 3. | "Live and Die in the Name" | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Hollywood" | 4:11 |
| 5. | "Champs" | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Top of the Mountain" | 4:23 |
| 7. | "Let Me At Em" | 3:13 |
| 8. | "Freestyle" | 0:25 |
| 9. | "Castdown Castaway" | 4:10 |
| 10. | "Tomorrow Never Comes" | 3:43 |
| 11. | "Battlefield Chronicles" | 4:13 |
| 12. | "Armed Robbery Pt.2" | 3:07 |
| 13. | "Cold World" | 3:33 |
| 14. | "How Many Days" | 4:44 |
| 15. | "Jesus Invented Crunk" | 3:52 |
| 16. | "Let Me At Em (Extended Studio Track)" | 5:03 |
| Total length: | 57:36 | |
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