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.”