Prepare to get your groove on in the most righteous of ways.

Kyle “JForgiven” Jefferson, a junior at UNA, combines hip-hop beats with melodic choruses to ignite the attention of a multitude of listeners in his second album, Fear No Evil, released June 11.

“I think the album can be summed up in one word,” Jefferson said. “Transparency. Above all else I wanted to be real with my lyrics and share my faith in light of real-life circumstances.”

It is real life, indeed. Jefferson uses tangible ideologies and canny pop culture references including the friendzone, macaroni and cheese and Adam Sandler – and that’s just one song.

The anthemic single “Fear No Evil” provides a mix of Jefferson’s smart and witty rap with a rock-ballad guitar solo and emotional bridge that proves he has powerful vocals to back up his cleverly constructed lyrical verse.

Overall, the album is a series of instrumental collaborations with on-campus artists Philip Towns, Jeremiah Kirkland, Travis Dykes, Phillip Blevins, Chad Miller, Kristen Dunn and alumni Nathan Johnson and Suzanne Ford.

The album sounds professionally done, save a few confusing transitions between instruments. The songs on the seven-track album will likely be stuck in your head, which might be seen as the greatest compliment to an artist.

The introduction to “You Saved Me” bares shocking resemblance to Justin Timberlake’s “Suit & Tie”, but with a steady beat proves true to Jefferson’s traditional style of soulful intimacy with the subject of his lyric. A modern Kirk Franklin meets Lupe Fiasco, Jefferson humbly declares his talents as one of many media of God.

“Rap is common, but sadly it is commonly misused,” Jefferson’s Reverbnation profile reads. “Artists of the secular world choose to rap about things that are not uplifting, yet the youth of our world idolize them. My aim is to get the youth’s eyes off these ‘rappers’ and on Jesus Christ.

“It isn’t about me; it is about the God you see in me. I strive to be nothing more than an instrument that is used to continually uplift God and lead unbelievers to Him.”

Jefferson is no stranger to feeling victimized by his songs focused entirely on his spiritual relationship.

“People see I rap Christian – they call me crazy,” Jefferson writes in the track “Round 2.” “Maybe. Man, I gotta just stay me.”

It would seem that Jefferson’s spirituality, rather than inhibiting his sense of realism, augments it.

“Pain is unavoidable,” Jefferson said. “But when you have hope in Christ, you fear no evil.”

With a story-like theme, a bold purpose, intelligent lyrics, memorable tunes and crystalline sound, this sound engineer turned writer would be crazy not to give JForgiven a four out of five star review and a pledge to look out for his next album.