Straight out of Minneapolis, Brother Ali is blues infused barbecue chicken slathered in tangy hot sauce and cooked over smokey coals. He mourns the struggles of poverty and a broken society yet celebrates the lights in his life with equal vigor. Ali's Truth, however, is far from being all sensitivity and Uncle Sam bashing. His battle raps continue to smack lesser MCs straight in the mouth, sending them back to the notepad with a broken pencil, and the Whipper Whip laced Listen Up will get you slapping your steering wheel like a red headed stepchild. ANT's beats are impressive as usual, a roller-coaster ride of harmonicas, hi-hats, and rock guitar riffing. While this latest endeavor isn't quite as explosive as Shadows On The Sun, it is still quite worthy of heavy ipod rotation. Long live the legally blind albino Muslim lyricist. (B+)
Tuesday, July 10, 2007
For Your Ear Hole: Brother Ali - The Undisputed Truth
Straight out of Minneapolis, Brother Ali is blues infused barbecue chicken slathered in tangy hot sauce and cooked over smokey coals. He mourns the struggles of poverty and a broken society yet celebrates the lights in his life with equal vigor. Ali's Truth, however, is far from being all sensitivity and Uncle Sam bashing. His battle raps continue to smack lesser MCs straight in the mouth, sending them back to the notepad with a broken pencil, and the Whipper Whip laced Listen Up will get you slapping your steering wheel like a red headed stepchild. ANT's beats are impressive as usual, a roller-coaster ride of harmonicas, hi-hats, and rock guitar riffing. While this latest endeavor isn't quite as explosive as Shadows On The Sun, it is still quite worthy of heavy ipod rotation. Long live the legally blind albino Muslim lyricist. (B+)
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Can't wait!!
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