The Urban Hymnal is a 2022 Grammy award winning debut[2] album by Tennessee State University (TSU) marching band Aristocrat of Bands (AOB).
The album came about when Sir the Baptist visited the TSU campus and saw AOB performing.
[4] Word spread in the Gospel music community, leading to several established pop Gospel artists appearing on the album, as well as faculty and staff of the university.
[2] The Aristocrat of Bands submitted the recording for Grammy consideration in August 2022, in the category Best Gospel Roots Album.
[2][5] The band promoted the album by performing at the half-time show of a Tennessee Titans game.