Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color - Brother Ali
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  • Summary: Produced by Jake One, the fifth album for the Minnesota rapper features guest appearances from Dr. Cornell West, Amir Sulaiman, Choklate, and Tone Trezure.

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  2. Mixed: 1 out of 11
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  1. Okayplayer
    Sep 28, 2012
    85
    Ali touches on every heavy topic under the sun but it's the more personal anecdotes, like flying home from Europe to attend his Dad's funeral or coming off tour to find his son neglected and injured that hit hardest and make Mourning in America worth copping.
  2. Mojo
    Sep 19, 2012
    80
    For all its survivalist blues and everyman politicking, Mourning really connects when the Ali gets up close and personal. [Oct 2012, p.89]
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  3. XXL
    Sep 21, 2012
    80
    Jake One helms all 14 tracks, and the Seattle native's distinguished soul production provides the necessary thump throughout, proving that one-producer-one-MC formula works superbly for this juncture.
  4. The Guardian
    Sep 19, 2012
    60
    It's mellifluous and clear in its delivery, but this points up Ali's limitations at the same time; the inflexibility of his style and the limits of his vocabulary.

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