Open Book
Open Book is the third solo album from Christian hip hop artist Da’ T.R.U.T.H., released on July 10, 2007. It debuted 2 in the Billboard/Soundscan Gospel Chart, 1 on the Soundscan Christian Hip Hop Chart and ranked in the Top-8 on the iTunes Christian & Gospel Album Chart. At the same time, the album's current single "Who Am I?" featuring Tye Tribbett debuted #9 on HipHopRnBSoul.com's Top 10 Hip-Hop Songs, as the only Gospel song on the chart, sandwiched between Kanye West's "Can't Tell Me Nothin'" and 50 Cent's "Amusement Park." More recently, while the song has received a Stellar Award nomination for "Urban/Inspirational Single or Performance of the Year" and "Music Video of the Year", it has also been nominated for a 2008 GMA Award in the category of "Rap/Hip-Hop Recorded Song". The album has received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album. The album also earned a Stellar Award in the "Rap/Hip hop Gospel CD of the year" category.
Music videos
A music video for the song "Who Am I?" featuring Tye Tribbett emerged from the project early in 2007. It can be found on YouTube, GodTube, or Rapzilla.com. A music video is also said to be in the works for the song "That Great Day".
Track listing
| # |
Title |
Time |
|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 2:12 |
| 2. | "Who Am I?" (feat. Tye Tribbett) | 4:11 |
| 3. | "Man Up" (feat. John Wells the Tonic) | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Star Struck" (feat. The Ambassador) | 3:05 |
| 5. | "Price Tag" (feat. Trip Lee) | 5:09 |
| 6. | "13/30 Interlude" | 0:47 |
| 7. | "13/30" (feat. Twyse) | 3:41 |
| 8. | "Every Day" (feat. Tia Pittman) | 4:22 |
| 9. | "Why I Do" | 4:19 |
| 10. | "That Great Day" (feat. Donnie McClurkin & Tye Tribbett) | 4:30 |
| 11. | "I Need You" (feat. Izzy) | 4:40 |
| 12. | "Open Book" | 5:34 |
| 13. | "Rose Interlude | 1:30 |
| 14. | "Rose" (feat. Lisa McClendon) | 6:50 |
| 15. | "Click (No Regrets)" | 5:05 |
| 16. | "Fig Tree" | 1:27 |
| 17. | "Outro" | 0:49 |
