Turn My Life Up
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"Turn My Life Up" is the first studio album of the Christian rap artist, Sho Baraka
. It was released through Reach Records and peaked at #43 on the Billboard Gospel album charts.
had the following to say about the album: "Overall I have to cast my lot for this disk. I had a few grievances, but through and through Sho Baraka puts his mark on the music scene with a hard hitting, non-compromising, non-cheesy, debut CD. The content keeps you thinking and the beats keep you bobbing. Respect to Reach Records for putting this out."
Sho Baraka
Sho Baraka is a Christian hip-hop artist and writer who has recorded both independently and as a founding member of the 116 Clique. He was originally signed to Reach Records until leaving in March of 2011. He then co-founded a record label and group known as "High Society" with fellow Christian...
. It was released through Reach Records and peaked at #43 on the Billboard Gospel album charts.
Reception
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had the following to say about the album: "Overall I have to cast my lot for this disk. I had a few grievances, but through and through Sho Baraka puts his mark on the music scene with a hard hitting, non-compromising, non-cheesy, debut CD. The content keeps you thinking and the beats keep you bobbing. Respect to Reach Records for putting this out."
Track listing
- Turn My Life Up - 4:15
- Interlude: The Calling - 0:30
- Music of Life - 3:46
- Overrated - 3:20
- Rebuild The City (ft. CamCamA cam is a rotating or sliding piece in a mechanical linkage used especially in transforming rotary motion into linear motion or vice-versa. It is often a part of a rotating wheel or shaft that strikes a lever at one or more points on its circular path...
) - 3:55 - Maranatha (ft. TedashiiTedashiiTedashii "Tdot" Anderson, known simply as Tedashii, is a Christian hip hop artist and member of the hip-hop troupe, 116 Clique. Tedashii has released three solo albums, Kingdom People, Identity Crisis, and Blacklight, on Reach Records...
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) - 4:38 - Saint (ft. CamCamA cam is a rotating or sliding piece in a mechanical linkage used especially in transforming rotary motion into linear motion or vice-versa. It is often a part of a rotating wheel or shaft that strikes a lever at one or more points on its circular path...
& Dillon Chase) - 3:58 - Great Day II Die (ft. Dillavou) - 4:41
- Catch Me at the Brook (ft. LecraeLecraeLecrae Moore is an American Christian Hip Hop artist signed to Reach Records, the record label that he co-founded. Thus far Lecrae has released five solo studio albums, and his latest Rehab: The Overdose was released on January 11, 2011...
) - 3:43 - Higher Love - 3:58
- Slow it Down (Simplify Your Life) (ft. Trip LeeTrip LeeWilliam Lee Barefield III, better known by his stage name, "Trip Lee", is an American Christian rapper who is signed to Reach Records and has recorded both independently and as a founding member of the 116 Clique. Originally from Dallas, Texas, he now resides in Washington D.C.. He first gained...
) - 3:28 - Oh My Lord (ft. Mitchell Moore & Rick Trotter) - 4:55
- Love of My Life - 3:16
- 100 - 3:16
- GOD is Like/Who is Like GOD (ft. Amen, Cheeks, James Roberson, Joe Surkamer, and Dhati Lewis) - 4:34
- Rescue Me/You are My Everything (ft. Shanna Proctor & Keynon Akers) - 6:34
- Be Scientific - 5:07
Chart positions
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| U.S. Billboard Gospel Albums | 43 |