The Urban Hymnal

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.