How often do dreams become reality? How often do wishes come to pass? I believe it’s as often as we put in the necessary work and ensure the dream is aligned with God’s will. Da’ T.R.U.T.H. and Limoblaze‘s joint project, ‘Bridges‘ is proof of this.
In June, Limoblaze had let me know during one of our conversations how much he listened to Da’ T.R.U.T.H. even before his career professionally kicked off. “I have a very wide range of musical influences,” he had said to me when I asked him about people who influence his music. “I come from a musical family so I’ve listened to every genre. Still, I would say the people I look up to are Lecrae and Da’ T.R.U.T.H..”
Grammy-nominated rapper, Da’ T.R.U.T.H.
Da’ T.R.U.T.H. on the other hand – whose incredible height of creativity expressed in his lyricism is unmatched – has not dropped any original album project since 2018. One can only imagine how much work and preparation he was doing in the background for a come-back project. And “Bridges” happened to be it.
And so imagine how much of a big deal this joint project would mean to both artistes. The enthusiasm and rush of excitement can very much be detected in this LP; from the first track till the very last.
1. Stupid Love
It’s same kind of love for God that has made both artistes stick to faith-themed music, even after so much pressure from all over to create “mainstream” content. They sing about how deep God’s love for them is and how He has kept showing up for them every single time they have needed Him.
2. Bridges
This Tbabz-produced track has his signature afro-pop hang to it that – even more than gets heads nodding to the rhythm – could make even the most downhearted person on the globe forget their worries and get dancing vigorously. Its core message is survival. It could be a huge task writing reviews and press kits and all, but I’m writing this particular one with joy because Limoblaze and Da’ T.R.U.T.H. have said to me in the track that there’s light at the end of the tunnel. Once I’m done writing this, I’m giving myself a treat. That’s my light at this moment. This track will help everyone see theirs at every stage of life that they find themselves per time.
Afrogospel singer, Limoblaze
3. African Church Boy
The fact that this particular genre of music has the root of its elements in Africa is the exact reason there’s an “Afro” in “Afrogospel” and the creators of “Bridges” seem to have acknowledged this fact with this track. They paint the picture of what it is like to be Christian and pursue a music career in Africa, making clear God’s faithfulness in both their journeys. I’m not allowed to have favourites because I’m writing a review, and that’s why I will not tell you that this particular track is my favourite off the album.
4. Landmines
It’s barely more than three minutes of Da’ T.R.U.T.H. and Limoblaze telling a story of how they survived hard and trying times solely through the help of God. The vibrations given off by this track is the artistes telling the listener to pay more attention to God’s word than those from people. In Limoblaze’s words, “…make you no mind them.”
5. Go Like
Hip-hop, adlibs and Limoblaze taking the rap lines make this particular track unique. Perhaps, you were beginning to forget Limoblaze raps. This is him reminding you that he is as good with spitting bars as much as he is with choruses. They needed help making this track as beautiful as they imagined it to be, so they got Solomon Plate on it to do justice.
6. Intermission
With this track, they address sociocultural issues – especially Black Oppression – and they do so using the traditionally subtly rebellious medium of reggae music. Da’ T.R.U.T.H tells a story about a racism experience he had and relates justice to God being fair and trustworthy.
7. Meantime
One day, I’ll write about how much Afrogospel has travelled, how Christian music has been made more jiggy and hippy through the genre and how much this album has played in making this happen. But in the “meantime“, let’s talk about the amazing job Jeremy Walker and Tbabz did producing this track off the album.
8. Sound of Victory
Having to be on a track with Travis Greene would have been another dream come true for Limoblaze, only that it was just too tall a dream for him to have in the first place. “Sound of Victory” is particularly doing very amazingly with numbers and it goes a long way at contributing to making the statement “Afrogospel to the world” a real thing.
9. Sumo Eh
In this track, both artistes sing about how they have fallen so much in love with God, that they want to draw even closer to Him all the more. It spurs the listener to hunger for God and continually seek Him.
There is a shift going on in the Afrobeats Gospel space and this album is driving it. Creators are now paying attention to the details more than ever before as the genre’s acceptance grows wider and wider by the minute. There’s still so much work to be done, the present position of the genre is not even close to where its creators picture it to be, but this LP by Da’ T.R.U.T.H and Limoblaze is building bridges to connect the dreams to reality and eventually make them the latter.
