Jackie Hillâ??s debut album doesnâ??t sound like a debut album. The 25-year-old St. Louis native, already known for unleashing raw, in-your-face truth through the medium of spoken word poetry, has now released a mature and stirring album from Humble Beast Records titled The Art of Joy. From the first song (â??Argumentâ?) to the last (â??The Art of Joyâ?)â??which together, she has pointed out, act as thematic â??bread slicesâ? bookending the 12-track projectâ??The Art of Joy is a work of art.
I recently corresponded with Hill [Twitter] about her transition to rap, the meaning of the album title, how John Piper influenced the project, and more.
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