Album Of The Day: The Narrative by Sho Baraka

Album Art of Sho Baraka's The Narrative album - On a grey background, a photo of a black man with longer, curly hair on the top and very short hair on the face and sides, looking to the left of the camera with a neutral face, not smiling nor frowning. The man is wearing a black suit with a white shirt and black bow tie. Around the edge is a black border with some extra flourishes around the corners, and indents at the top and bottom in the center. On the top, the black indent has the album name in larger letters, while the bottom has the artist name in smaller letters.

"Love over hate / I'm here for that" is a lyric from "Here". On this Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I think it's a good idea to listen to what our black brothers and sisters have to say on life, Christianity and America. I've got a lot to learn in these areas and I like this album from Sho Baraka as the artist shares his views through engaging hip-hop. In "Maybe Both", Baraka and crew talk about America's and Christianity's shortcomings with lyrics like, "Are they killing with a pistol or a vote? / Or, maybe, it is both?" as well as "So, are there two Christs totally unrelated / Or, maybe there's one Christ, and he's pretty complicated / Huh? Pretty complicated / Or, maybe it is both?" Beautiful instrumentation is beneath the fast-paced rap that encourages us to love our neighbor and be aware of our differences while embracing our similarities. I've gotta check out more of Sho Baraka's music as I'm really only familiar with this album, which I like a lot.

Release Year: 2016
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