Some really dope music has been released over the past two weeks! Here are all of the details...
The Narrative by Sho Baraka
Three years after his last release Talented Xth, American Christian hip-hop artist is on the cusp of dropping his fourth studio album, The Narrative. Blending soul, funk, jazz and ‘Kanye rants’, Baraka’s first release on Humble Beast Records is easily one of the year’s best albums. The album hops around different eras of history and sound, providing not only a musical lesson, but stories of social consciousness, showing the impact of sin threading through all of time.
Tracklist:
- Forward, 1619 (feat. Adan Bean & C. Lacy)
- Soul, 1971 (feat. Jamie Portee)
- Kanye, 2009 (feat. Jackie Hill Perry)
- Love, 1959
- Here, 2016 (feat. Lecrae)
- 30 & Up, 1986 (feat. Courtney Orlando)
- Profhet, 1968 (feat. Jamie Portee)
- Maybe Both, 1865 (feat. Jamie Portee)
- Excellent, 2017
- Road to Humble, 1979
- My Hood, U.S.A., 1937 (feat. Vanessa Hill)
- Words, 2006
- Fathers, 2004
- Piano Break, 33 A.D.
Purchase on iTunes.
Beauty for Ashes by HeeSun Lee
Christian hip-hop artist, HeeSun Lee, has released her third album titled 'Beauty For Ashes.' In her third album release, HeeSun Lee makes her epic comeback to music with a bombastic wall of sound.
'Beauty For Ashes' starts out on full force of precise rap skills, hard-hitting beats, and flawless collaborations. With pumping tracks like "All Out," "Underdog," and "Losing Faith," any audience will gravitate to dance and lay back on the hype of the music. The title track lets HeeSun and her harmonious vocalists "Alia Akili" & "Dana Joe" experiment a refreshing direction that appeals to both rap and dance-pop audiences.
Tracklist:01. Intro (See the Sun) [feat. Laquan Green]
02. All Out (feat. Ted Smith)
03. Beauty for Ashes (feat. Alia Akili & Dana Jo)
04. Underdog (feat. Sicily, Butta P & Wxnder Y)
05. In My Veins (feat. Lyricks)
06. Let Me Talk
07. Losing Faith (feat. Tan Brown)
08. Bloodlines
09. I Love You, Daddy
10. I'm with You (feat. Sam Ock)
11. Treasure (feat. Laquan Green)
Crowns & Crosses' by Bizzle
Signed to the God Over Money label, L.A. raised MC Bizzle adds to a chain of powerful mixtapes and independent albums with this hard-hitting full length release. Crowns & Crosses showcases socially conscious rhymes and thought-provoking subjects over a bevy of atmospheric beats.
Tracklist:
- We Here Now (prod. by C-Life)
- Bless His Name (feat. Alexis Spight) [prod. by C-Life]
- Wake Up (prod. by Marv4MoBeats)
- Ain't Got it (feat. GS & Dee-1) [prod. by C-Life]
- Oh Yeah (prod. by C-Life)
- Knock Off Love (feat. Jonathan McReynolds) [prod. by Dilemma]
- Royalty Interlude (feat. Tony Gaskins) [prod. by The Cratez]
- Royalty (prod. by The Cratez)
- Closer (feat. Liz Rodrigues) [prod. by Boi-1da]
- Been 100 (prod. by The Cratez)
- Money Get Low (prod. by The Cratez)
- From The Outside (prod. by Marv4MoBeats)
- Dream World (prod. by C-Life)
- King (feat. H.U.R.T.) [prod. by MacNiff]
- Work It Out (prod. by Snaz)
- Forever Love (After The Storm Interlude) (prod. by C-Life)
- Hands In The Air (prod. by Marv4MoBeats)
- All I Know (feat. KB) [prod. by Curtiss King]
- God Over Money Cypher (feat. Sevin, Datin, Bumps INF & Selah The Corner) [prod. by Boi-1da]
Reflection by Derek Minor
Derek Minor’s latest inspired effort, Reflection (buy), deals heavily with themes of identity and he’s delivering the truth boldly in both style and substance.
- Look At Me Now
- Hold Up
- You Know It
- Until I’m Gone (f. BJ The Chicago Kid)
- Things Fall Apart
- Believe It
- I’m Good (f. Janice Gaines)
- Judo
- Love Go High (f. Chrisette Michele)
- Change the World (f. Hollyn)
- Live
- Good Enough (f. Camille Faulkner)
- Real Ones
- Greatness 2.0
- Greatness [Bonus]
- Hand on the Bible [Bonus]
- Touchdown (f. Canon) [Bonus]
- Drowning (f. V. Rose) [Bonus]
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