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.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- dynamic journey with emotional peaks
- soulful exploration of identity
- reflective listening in quiet moments
- cathartic release through poignant themes
- engaging narrative arcs throughout
Maybe skip if you want
- prefer instant gratification tracks
- seek standalone hit singles
Where this album fits
- Career context
- 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.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Erykah Badu· Lauryn Hill· Robert Glasper
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Travel 4:10
- 2 On the Mountain 5:59
- 3 Baldwin Manifesto I 0:43
- 4 Raise the Roof 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 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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