Lions and Liars is the second album released by the Christian rap artist, Sho Baraka released through Reach Records on March 30, 2010.
"Turn My Life Up" is the first studio album of the Christian rap artist, Sho Baraka.
Amiri Baraka | Sho Baraka | Ras Baraka | Shō Shin | Baraka School | The Boys of Baraka | Shō Taikyū | Shō Nei | Shō Hō | Shisen-Sho | Al Baraka Banking Group |
Featured performers on the album include Lecrae, Beleaf of TheBREAX, Co Campbell, Thi'sl, Eshon Burgundy, Sho Baraka, Swoope, Rich Perez, and R-Swift, as well as a comic appearance of professional golfer Bubba Watson.
From Talented Tenth and Preaching With Sacred Fire, Sho Baraka delved into books such as The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander, Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, and The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien, along with various works by authors such as Phyllis Wheatley, Frederick Douglass, August Wilson, and C. S. Lewis.
In another interview on the Wade-O Radio Show, Sho Baraka explained that his motivation for the album was frustration not just with Christian music but with Christendom and the issues that are ignored and not addressed.
The album featured various notable Christian artists, such as Sho Baraka (formerly signed with Reach Records), J.R., Lecrae, J.Paul, KB, Andy "C-Lite" Mineo, Jimmy Needham, V.Rose, Suzy Rock, Jai, and Leah Smith.