Virgil “Tru-Life” Byrd, CM beat-smith/emcee and freestyle rapper extraordinaire invites you to partake of his long-awaited and highly anticipated solo debut The Journal Volume 1. On June 21, immerse yourself in The Journal, a transparent look into everyday life – everyday Tru-Life.
Born in Brooklyn, NY, raised in North Carolina and Virginia and ultimately landing in Philadelphia where he honed his production, emceeing and engineering skills. Tru-Life has been a staple in the CM crew for nearly a decade, not just as a man with a mic, but also as a man on a mission to reach the world for Christ. He set a goal to infiltrate Hip-Hop culture with something rarely promoted through mass media – Truth and Life.

In an Age of big business and marketing schemes and a culture that breeds lies, sex, drugs, alcoholism, self-worship and materialism, Tru-Life has stood firmly planted in his call to reflect Christ to the Hip-Hop generation. Chronicling life from his rebirth in Christ up to the present, Tru-Life’s The Journal is an honest look at God’s call on every Christian’s life. Joy and sorrow, trial and triumph abound in his moving testimony to the faithfulness of God and His call to minister to and through hip-hop music and culture. The Journal reverberates with the rhythms of life, and delivers convicting, thought provoking lyrics sure to encourage and inspire.

“The Journal is a transparent look at my life; the life of a everyday Christian who struggles but shares in order to make those around him better, as the LORD sanctifies me and I continue to grow.”

Format: Audio CD
Release Date: 06/28/05
Label: Cross Movement Records
Distributed by: Provident-Integrity
UPC: 881413001224
Product ID: CSMUS0694

1.	You Left Your Book (Intro)	Listen
2.	Just Listen	Listen
3.	Right Here	Listen		Listen
4.	Steppin Out	Listen
5.	This Is Your Life	Listen
6.	Get Back to Work (Interlude)	Listen
7.	Choices	Listen
8.	Productive	Listen
9.	Who He Is	Listen		Listen
10.	I'm Still Workin	Listen
11.	Lunch Break (Interlude)	Listen
12.	If I Could	Listen
13.	We Have	Listen		Listen
14.	I Cant Wait	Listen
15.	Moments	Listen
16.	Revisit It	Listen
17.	Let's Talk (Outro)	Listen