Blacklight (Tedashii album)
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Blacklight is the third studio album
by Christian rap artist, Tedashii
on Reach Records. It was released on iTunes on May 24, 2011, and on May 31, 2011. The album produced singles "Need It Daily" (which later became a music video) and "Riot". The song "Last Goodbye" was made into a music video which was released on the 30th, the day after Memorial Day.
"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.."
The release ends with the statement: "We can and should live with the end in mind."
chart, #9 on the Rap Albums chart, #11 on the Digital Albums chart, and #63 on the Billboard 200
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Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Christian rap artist, Tedashii
Tedashii
Tedashii "Tdot" Anderson, known simply as Tedashii, is a Christian hip hop artist and member of the hip-hop troupe, 116 Clique. Tedashii has released three solo albums, Kingdom People, Identity Crisis, and Blacklight, on Reach Records...
on Reach Records. It was released on iTunes on May 24, 2011, and on May 31, 2011. The album produced singles "Need It Daily" (which later became a music video) and "Riot". The song "Last Goodbye" was made into a music video which was released on the 30th, the day after Memorial Day.
Theme
According to the official online release, Tedashii did this album with the intent of speaking to "the hearts of believers with the hope of eternity spent with Christ, no longer living in guilt for what has been uncovered in our lives", as found in 2 Corinthians 4:16,17:"Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day.."
The release ends with the statement: "We can and should live with the end in mind."
Track listing
Charts
When it debuted on May 31, 2011, Blacklight went #1 on the Christian Albums chart, #2 on the Gospel Albums chart, #8 on the Independent AlbumsIndependent Albums
The Billboard Independent Albums is a chart of the highest-selling independent music albums and extended plays in the United States, compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is used to list artists who are not signed to major labels...
chart, #9 on the Rap Albums chart, #11 on the Digital Albums chart, and #63 on the Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...
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