Sho Baraka has released his Talented Tenth album and it has garnered much conversation, praise and its share of controversy. Sho talks to NRT’s Dwayne Lacy about the album, the controversial song, "Jim Crow"and even his beloved LA Lakers.
OK man, you are definitely bringing something different to hip-hop, especially, to Christian hip-hop. Why did you choose the Talented Tenth as the topic?
I think the purpose of the album fits the title. There’s a book of the same name by W.E. Dubois. It’s sort of like what Lauryn Hill[…]