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Glory Era is a Kingdom project that bridges the raw honesty of 90s boom bap with the laid-back bounce of early 2000s West Coast G-Funk. Built on dusty drum breaks, jazzy samples, Moog basslines, and talkbox hooks, the album captures the sound of testimony on the block — gritty yet full of grace.

Each track is scripture-laced and Spirit-filled: from the storytelling of Streetlights & Scriptures and Hood Psalms, to the cruising anthems Westside Testimony and Ride With the King. The project celebrates breakthrough with Victory Lap, sharpens faith with Holy Cipher, and closes in reverence with Amen (The Benediction).

This is more than music — it’s a soundtrack of redemption, a blend of street realism and gospel truth, and a bold declaration that the glory belongs to Jesus in every era.

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Green Light (feat. Andre 3000)

John Legend is an artist mature beyond his years. He is a crooner in the best possible sense of the word — self-assured, gentle and debonair. For Legend’s sophomore album Kanye West resumes his role as executive producer, but Once Again is a mellower affair than Get Lifted. The songs get their gentility from Legend’s low, cocoa-smooth vocals, which never fail to bring a potentially hyper song to a place of calm. Though Once Again features an impressive assembly of producers — including Craig Street, will.i.am and West (all contributed multiple songs) — Legend is wholly in control of the album’s tone and tempo. The hip-hop underpinnings are balanced by the elegant jazz of “Again” and “Maxine.” “Where Did My Baby Go” is so simple that it feels timeless — it could be a piece of an old album by Arthur Alexander or even Joan Baez, made new again by Legend’s warm breath. “Save Room” is a song that glides so sweetly and effortlessly that it challenges every shred of malice that might be lurking within the listener. Even sweeter is “Slow Dance,” a melody as compact and pretty as a jeweled pocketwatch.

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