Grits: they're not just for breakfast anymore. Teron Carter and Stacey Jones have whooped up a mess of southern-seasoned rap tunes with a little meat amidst the gravy. Factors of the Seven, the sophomore release from Nashville's Grits (Grammatical Revolutions in the Spirit), features a hefty dose of music--nearly 70 minutes of grooves and rhymes. The 15 songs and three interludes address issues relevant to the rap subculture, as well as to Christians in general. On a casual first listen, many of the lyrics speed by unheard (or at least not understood by the uninitiated); with each additional listen, the messages come into focus. Themes run the gamut from thankfulness to testimonials to observations of the rap subculture. "Mirage" addresses living what we believe and warns about folks in the church who might use Christianity only as a means to their pleasure. "Blacks & Whites" is a short scratchy narrated piece, reminiscent of Erace: A Project to Eliminate Racism from Grits' label mates the Gotee Brothers. In the tradition of rap bravado, the somewhat posturing "Ain't Sayin' Nothin'" is Grits' editorial on the state of decadence and empty words among rap artists. The arrangements are lyrically intensive, over a bed of drum loops and keyboards. A welcome touch is Out of Eden's Joy Dannielle Kimmey, who adds her sweet, melodic vocals to the rap-intensive mix. Stylistically and thematically, Factors of the Seven may well be the most culturally relevant rap project in Christian music to date.