No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin
Meshell Ndegeocello · 2024
76 min · 17 tracks · hip-hop · jazz · soul
A soulful exploration of identity and resistance, weaving gospel, jazz, and hip-hop influences with poignant lyrical depth.
No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin is an album by Meshell Ndegeocello, released in 2024. A soulful exploration of identity and resistance, weaving gospel, jazz, and hip-hop influences with poignant lyrical depth. This album is significant for its critical engagement with Baldwin's themes of race, identity, and social justice, resonating deeply in contemporary culture. It has already garnered attention for its innovative fusion of musical styles and its profound lyrical commentary, making waves in both the music industry and literary circles. Here's what makes it worth your time and what to listen to next.
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What does No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin sound like?
A soulful exploration of identity and resistance, weaving gospel, jazz, and hip-hop influences with poignant lyrical depth. Rooted in hip-hop and jazz.
What makes No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin by Meshell Ndegeocello notable?
This album is significant for its critical engagement with Baldwin's themes of race, identity, and social justice, resonating deeply in contemporary culture. It has already garnered attention for its innovative fusion of musical styles and its profound lyrical commentary, making waves in both the music industry and literary circles. In 2024, Meshell Ndegeocello releases 'No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin' as her first album since 2018's 'Ventriloquism.' This album marks a significant artistic reinvention, showcasing her continued evolution as a genre-blurring artist while paying homage to the influential writer James Baldwin.
How many songs are on No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin?
No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin has 17 tracks, running approximately 76 minutes.
Tracklist
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- 1 Travel 4:10
- 2 On the Mountain Standout 5:59
- 3 Baldwin Manifesto I 0:43
- 4 Raise the Roof Standout 5:07
- 5 The Price of the Ticket 1:34
- 6 What Did I Do? 5:19
- 7 Pride I 2:54
- 8 Pride II 2:38
- 9 Eyes 5:17
- 10 Trouble 7:18
- 11 Thus Sayeth the Lorde Standout 5:40
- 12 Love 3:43
- 13 Hatred 5:29
- 14 Tsunami Rising 8:04
- 15 Another Country 4:47
- 16 Baldwin Manifesto II 2:07
- 17 Down at the Cross 5:43
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