BlackGirlMagic: Leah Smith

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Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2018

⏱️ 50 minutes

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From Philadelphia, singer/songwriter/musician Leah Smith bends R&B, gospel, and pop to create her smooth, signature sound. Her long awaited debut LP, Tenderheaded, soars with wit, potency, and Smith's lilting soprano that effortlessly imbues each lyric. Smith's start in professional music began in 2007. After attending the prestigious Creative and Performing Arts High School in Philadelphia, Smith toured extensively with GRAMMY award winning gospel group, Israel and New Breed. After a decision to leave the group and move back home, Smith won the 2008 Philly Rising Open Mic competition at one of Philly's premiere music venues, World Cafe Live. As part of the winner's package, Smith earned free studio time with which she recorded her revelatory debut EP, Beautifully Made. Visibility from this genre-bending project positioned Smith to be a sought after featured artist on many Christian Hip Hop records, most notably Trip Lee's hit "Sweet Victory." After an extensive break from music, which saw Smith marrying and beginning a family, Leah Smith is thrilled to reintroduce herself to the world with her beloved, new project, Tenderheaded, available on all digital platforms. Hosts: Michelle Higgins (twitter.com/AfroRising) Christina Edmondson (twitter.com/DrCEdmondson) Ekemini Uwan (twitter.com/sista_theology) Producer: Joshua Heath (twitter.com/J_DotMusic4) Executive Producer: Beau York (twitter.com/TheRealBeauYork) Special Thanks To: The Witness: A Black Christian Collective - www.TheWitnessBCC.com (twitter.com/TheWitnessBCC) Podastery - www.podastery.com (twitter.com/Podastery) Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0	And the Hey y'all, all, welcome to truth's table, midwives and Culture for Grace and Truth. I'm
0:23.7	Cameney. And I'm Christina. This table is built by Black Woman and
0:28.2	four Black Woman. So welcome to the table, see how you're doing Gah? I'm
0:32.1	doing good today. I'm a little tired I had like a my weekend had a lot of traveling in it so I'm like in a bit of a
0:39.2	frog saints because sleep is essential for my health, you know.
0:45.0	So, but you know, I'm doing good.
0:48.3	I'm a little fog, you've been doing good.
0:49.6	How are you doing E?
0:51.7	Hey, I'm good, you know, I went to the to the gym this morning. I'm trying to fight off this
0:56.4	this mid-30s expansion that's happening. I can assure you that it doesn't
1:03.2	it doesn't slow that.
1:04.7	It doesn't change.
1:05.7	I'm like, oh, God.
1:07.4	So I went to the gym.
1:08.4	I was talking me.
1:09.0	I made it at 5.30, you know, I was like, let's go, let's do's do this you know and I went in
1:13.8	winning so I'm feeling good I'm feeling energized yeah because you know this
1:19.0	mid 30's expansion ain't playing games I'm like uh oh more, uh oh, more wisdom and more body. More wisdom and more body.
1:25.6	Exactly, you know, I'm expanding in the right places. I'm happy with the places I'm expanding,
1:32.2	but you just want to tighten up some minutes.
1:34.0	But you know what? But you know what?
1:38.7	Speaking of expansion you know Michelle's not at the table today because it is Black Girl Magic episode.
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