What makes it worth it is Jennings' honest, poignant, and warm writing, empowering at times and occasionally heartbreaking. A couple listens later and you'll get him, but few debuts are this wandering and deep from the get-go. The biggest problem with this smooth, thinking singer's debut is that there's no prologue or 'hey, how ya doing?' Instead, Jennings vividly pours out his troubles with little background, assuming you're down. Quit worrying, because what Lyfe Jennings has to say is worth hearing, well presented for the most part, and you only have to excuse some overeagerness. Nowhere is this better defined than on the roots reggae infusion of “You Think You’ve Got It Bad,” a piece of near-gospel about accepting and struggling in an unforgiving world.Opening with an intro and going right into a talky interlude, you just know Lyfe 268-192 is a heavy-with-message, ambitious album that's going to flirt with ponderous disaster. “Never Never Land” and “Baby I’m A Star” embrace a pop-oriented R&B feel and “Midnight Train” is a song in search of an adult contemporary audience, but the majority of the album sticks closely to Jennings’ original vision: passionate songs with a positive, determined message. While Lyfe Change is a clear attempt to expand his commercial appeal by working with a variety of producers (his previous works were primarily self-produced) and more mainstream material, the performances never feel cheap or hackneyed. His previous album, The Phoenix, was a deeply personal piece of work that showcased Jennings’ songwriting skills and had him introducing every track with a spoken word explanation. When he sings, you feel he is behind his lyrics 100%, and the depth of his life experience - 10 years in prison, starting at age 14 - is embedded in every fiber of his voice. What sets Lyfe Jennings apart from so many of his R&B contemporaries is his conviction.

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