The Thief Next To Jesus - Ka (2024)

I swear I’d already planned this as today’s listen. Yesterday afternoon the headlines told me that Ka had died at age 52. I’d only known about his music for a couple of years (O_o), but it’s some of the best modern hip hop I know of.

If there’s a silver lining it’s that he leaves quite a legacy of smart, thoughtful, purposeful music that explores his faith and its meaning in the modern world and in his experience as an African American.

It’s an amazing body of work that will be influencing people for a long time to come.