Empire

Description

Empire is the fifth full-length album by the American hip-hop artist Derek Minor (a.k.a. Derek Johnson Jr, previously known as PRo), released on Reflection Music Group in January 2015, manufactured and distributed by eOne Music.

The Nashville-based Derek ‘Derek Minor’ Johnson Jr has made considerable inroads into the hip-hop scene and this is his fifth album (his second as Derek Minor – previously he was PRo). ‘Empire’ is a search for meaning and grace amid the false gods and temptations of a fallen world. With varied beats and flows and guests like Tedashii, Colton Dixon, Social Club, Canon and big star Lecrae we’re treated to sub bass rumbles, epic build ups and downs and some blistering lyricism. While filled with uplifting southern bangers, the album goes beyond in tracks like «Kingdom Come» demonstrating a creativity in production and more east coast flavours in «Stranger» and the guitar lick-filled «Last Forever». It’s fitting that we end where we start, with a southern blaster of «Until The End Of Time». “Christ the King in this his empire, he don’t deserve no less than that.” [Steve Hayes, Cross Rhythms, November 2015]

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CD tracklist:

01. Intro – 2:12
02. All Hail the King (feat. Deraj & nobigdyl) – 3:42
03. Empire (feat. Traneshia “Truth” Chiles) – 3:10
04. Who You Know – 4:14
05. Babel 1 – 1:57
06. Kingdom Come – 3:27
07. Slow Down (feat. Tedashii & Tony Tillman) – 3:48
08. Stranger (feat. Roz) – 4:45
09. Last Forever (feat. B. Cooper & Leah Smith) – 3:47
10. Save Me (feat. J. Paul) 3:45
11. Babel 2 – 3:01
12. Fly (feat. Colton Dixon) – 3:42
13. Oceans (feat. Move Aside) – 3:35
14. Right By My Side (feat. Anthony Evans Jr. & Chad Jones) – 3:46
15. Party People (feat. Social Club) – 3:57
16. Until the End of Time (feat. Canon & Lecrae) – 5:18