For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her

by McKinley Dixon

For My Mama and Anyone Who Look Like Her cover art

Concluding a deeply personal album trilogy, the Richmond-based rapper utilized sweeping orchestral arrangements and dense jazz ensembles to examine profound trauma and Black joy. The incredibly dynamic instrumentationā€”featuring harps, strings, and brassā€”provides a lush backdrop for his poetic, highly conceptual storytelling. The critically acclaimed project explores the lingering grief of losing friends to violence and the desire to build community resilience.

Genres

  • Jazz Rap
  • Conscious Hip Hop

Tracklist

  1. Chain Sooo Heavy
  2. Never Will Know
  3. Bless the Child
  4. make a poet Black
  5. protective styles
  6. Swangin'
  7. brown shoulders
  8. B.B.N.E.
  9. Grown Man Voice
  10. Mama's Home
  11. Twist My Hair