Sho Baraka Celebrates 5 Year Anniversary Of “The Narrative” Album | @amishobaraka @trackstarz
Thursday, October 21, marked the fifth anniversary of Sho Baraka’s album ‘The Narrative.’ To celebrate, Sho Baraka had a livestream YouTube event that ran from 7PM-9PM. During this stream, Sho talked about the making of the album and he brought in folks virtually and in person to discuss the project and it’s impact. One of […]
Sho Baraka “After The Funeral” Single | @amishobaraka @mrswoope @trackstarz
Sho Baraka continues to drop singles out of nowhere! Following up his single “Healthcare,” Mr. Baraka released his latest single “After The Funeral.” Produced by Swoope, Sho paints a picture of life in America as an African American, but really any marginalized people group can relate to this song. Whenever Sho talks about this subject […]
The Importance Of The Narrative | @kennyfresh1025 @refresherpoint @trackstarz
A narrative, at heart, is just a story. Whether spoken or written, it speaks to events or an overarching theme. There’s a narrative in every person, place, and thing. The key to the story is what the author wrote, their intention, and the reader/listener’s interpretation. For a long time, the story of America has been […]
Sho Baraka Returns With New Single “Their Eyes Were Watching” | @amishobaraka @trackstarz
Sho Baraka is back after three years with his single “Their Eyes Were Watching.” This song is still in the vein of ‘The Narrative’ with Sho waxing poetic over a Gospel sample and melodic piano chords and hip hop drums. Sho drops blistering lines like, “What’s your identity outside of white supremacy/ do you love […]
Sho Baraka Drops ‘The Narrative Vol. 2: Pianos And Politics’| @amishobaraka @humblebeast @trackstarz
Sho hinted that he had more music in the chamber for us on a podcast he was a guest on a couple of months ago. Seemingly out of nowhere Sho Baraka adds some new pages to ‘The Narrative’ with ‘The Narrative Vol. 2: Pianos and Politics.’ The masterful EP features 4 new songs as well […]
Is Sho Baraka Working On New Music?| News| @amishobaraka @humblebeast @trackstarz
Sho Baraka has been a very busy man! Once ‘The Narrative’ dropped, Sho hit the ground running and hasn’t looked back since. Mr. Baraka has been on tour performing, and speaking all across the country. He recently sat down with podcast “Clock Radio Speakers” to speak about how things have been going since the album […]
Sho Baraka Responds About The Issue With Lifeway| News| @amishobaraka @lifeway @trackstarz
Sho Baraka gives a response about his album being removed from the shelves of Lifeway Bookstores. Sho states, “I am not starting some great revolution against Lifeway. If getting kicked out of a Christian bookstore is our metric for revolution, then we need to reevaluate our activism.” He basically sheds some grace, much needed […]
Lifeway Bookstore Removes Sho Baraka’s Album from Shelves| News| @amishobaraka @trackstarz
It seems as if Sho Baraka can’t seem to escape controversy. From leaving Reach Records, to the Talented Xth album, Sho seems to keep being ostracized for being true to himself and his convictions. This most recent incident is no exception. After a few complaints from customers, Lifeway Christian Bookstores have removed Sho Baraka’s album […]
The Narrative| Album Review| @amishobaraka @kennyfresh_1914 @trackstarz
When one thinks of Amisho Baraka better known as Sho Baraka and his latest album, The Narrative, what do they think of? The words “it’s been a long time coming” sung by Sam Cook immediately come to mind for me. Sho Baraka is probably your favorite rapper’s favorite rapper and for good reason: he is […]
Sho Baraka Drops 30 And Up 1986| Music Video| @amishobaraka @humblebeast @trackstarz
Sho dropped a music video for the high energy yet grown song “30 and Up 1986.” The music and the visuals match perfectly and some guest cameos are in it as well, see if you can identify them. Check the video below.