Analytic Dreamz: Notorious Mass Effect - "FORREST FRANK - YOUR WAY'S BETTER"

Episode Date: April 25, 2025

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/AnalyticBecome A Patron Of The Notorious Mass Effect Podcast For Additional Bonus Audio And Visual Content For All Things Nme! Join Our Patreon Here: https://ow.ly/oPsc50VBOuHIn this segment of Notorious Mass Effect, Analytic Dreamz dives into Forrest Frank’s “Your Way’s Better” from the 2024 Child of God album. Explore Frank’s Christian rap/hip-hop roots, his rise with Surfaces, and his No. 1 Billboard Christian album. The track, a Christian pop hit, blends worship and hip-hop, gaining traction via a viral TikTok dance trend with 250K+ videos. With 301K Spotify streams and a #41 peak on Billboard’s TikTok Top 50, its modest success is fueled by social media and the Child of God Tour. Join Analytic Dreamz for a detailed sales review and cultural insights.Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Now, this particular artist brings joy to my heart because I'm not going to want to you. When it comes to making Christian music, it's very difficult to impact the masses because of the way that the world is going. You know, there's a lot of hatred in the world. And I think music like this, as far as the lighthearted nature, as far as the message and the imagery that he uses in some of the music videos and not only the music video, but the dance videos as far as. TikTok, right? TikTok has came up once again to help out this particular artist. I'm covering for the first time. And he goes by the name of Forrest Frank. Now, of course, another artist is on this track. Thomas Red, which I've covered him before back in April 18, 2025 with Thomas Ret and Teddy, Teddy Swim's track. Something about a woman. Now, I talked about how that track peaked at number 74 on. Billboard Hot 100 back in April 18th, right? And that was a very phenomenal track. And I enjoy that track.

But as far as this particular track with Forrest Frank and Thomas Red, nothing else. This is something else, pun intended, because of course, it's phenomenal. I love the melody that he's using throughout the track. And the chorus is infectious to the point where you kind of realize how and why. this track is most popular on TikTok. And once again, TikTok is the reason why this song is going viral as it sparked a whole viral dance trend involving people of all ages performing the dance and singing along to the music. So I like how Forrest Frank, I don't know if it's his marketing team. I don't know if it was his idea, but I like how they're portraying a lot of the dances from these people dancing to its track from all walks of life. from all ages and it just showcases how creating christian music does not always have to be lame if you're making christian music it does not have to be very monotonous as far as the process to the point where people are always just another christian a christian track turn it off right the

melodies that he's using i believe is more modern centric and the whole notion of the cool christian music being labeled for this track i think it's applicable because because of the way that he's going about the music creation process. I think it really takes somebody who's a fan of music to understand how to blend that modern day replayability with the core values of Christian music. And Forrest Frank has found that in the most impactful way possible. As far as Billboard and the projections for May 3rd, 2025, Forrest Frank is set to have the 71st most play track in the world with his track. your ways better right and when it comes to nothing else that's a track that i like the most but when it comes to your ways is better that is the most popular track currently as if you go to

let me see if i can't see the billboard projections i forgot anyways um so with that being his most successful track i also have to point out how forest frank has an album right he has an album titled child of god and that is his latest album that was released july 26 2024 of course he's under river house records which i believe is under warner because sometimes when they just put actually let me see river house records music label i believe this is under warner i don't want to misspeak but okay so sony let's see river house also Okay, it says it's an independent label. Okay, so that's very interesting.

Because when I look up here, it says he's, I may be talking about Thomas Red, it says it's assigned to 10K project slash Warner Music, but right here is saying, like as far as the actual credits, it's saying River House Records, and it was launched in 2016, and it's an independent record label. Let me go to Amen, which is his latest EP. And that also says River House Records.

So anyways, I'm just going to say he's independent. And when it comes to this particular Nashville music label, having artists like Luke Combs, James and Rogers, Ray Fultcher, Drew Parker, and Georgian Webster, and releasing a lot of albums such as Forrest Franks, Alfredus, New Hems, and Child of God. And then you come to realize that they have a strong catalog as far as this entire music label. Forrest Frank is definitely the mascot for that label at this point as Child of God is currently the 41st most played album in the world. So when it comes to Forrest Frank's latest TikTok evolution as far as your ways better, you come to realize that not only is Christian music being brought back into the fold as far as the commercial effect, right? Because Christian music is always around. I'm talking about commercially speaking. This is notorious mass effects.

So we get into tracks and albums that impact the masses, right? This particular EP has a phenomenal track that's doing its biggest numbers on TikTok for the simple fact that your ways better is invoking a lot of people to put out viral TikTok dances. And that's not only authentic, but it's also helping out with the streams. So as the biggest thing I wanted to get into, he's also on tour as far as Child of God tour. and that's also helping drive visibility not only for the track but also for the album child of god and it probably adds to the fact that it's it's probably adding to the streams and the unit purchases which is why it's still the 41st most played album and the world but as far as his latest album amen that is his latest offering as far as the EP and that was released april but that was

released today as far as amen and amens there's another track title amen off of the album uh EP, right? Then you have your ways better. You have nothing else with Thomas Wrett. You have celebration and you have no else. So with that being said, click my lecture in my bio. Let me know on one of my social media is what do you think about Forrest Frank's Christian music? And if you've listened to A man or just in general, do you think that Christian artists face the dilemma of making good Christian music while also making it replayable? Or what do you think is the biggest reason why more Christian music? music isn't accepted by the masses when it comes to the billboard charts.