3.7 - Solange and Blood Orange each did this type of R&B meditation on blackness more successfully but this is also a good record within that vein. There's tons of atmosphere, built from the jump, with re-dubbed double-dutch chants and monologues reminiscing about black elders. It takes a few quiet detours that detract from the energy, particularly the boring "Black." But it ends on a high with "Miracles", "Hold Me", "Pray up Stay Up" that reinforce affirmations of blackness and black identity.