by
Brother Ali
- Record Label: Rhymesayers Entertainment
- Release Date: Sep 18, 2012
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Sep 28, 2012Ali 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.
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Sep 26, 2012Ali is a mess of contradictions, but his latest effort proves how well those contradictions work together. Mourning In America is another amazing album by Ali, hip-hop's best street preacher.
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Sep 21, 2012Jake 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.
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MojoSep 19, 2012For 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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Q MagazineSep 19, 2012Despite the familiar palette, it's brutally effective. [Oct 2012, p.94]
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Sep 19, 2012Layered viewpoints, bittersweet situations, and complicated anger flow out of this articulate effort, but the sweet trick of the album is how approachable it is, living up to its title with equal shares of Mourning and Dreaming.
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Sep 19, 2012Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color takes an inspiring and heartfelt stance, representing another triumph for the resilient and complex orator Brother Ali.
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Sep 19, 2012Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color is more of a refinement than a deviation for Brother Ali, even though there's one prominent change that could set off questions.
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Oct 8, 2012Jake One gives the album more than consistency, he gives room for Ali to breathe.
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Sep 19, 2012Ali backs his vitriol and vigor with '70s R&B soul-style beats and a flow that expresses his emotion without being guttural or angry.