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| Thephoenix |
![Brother Ali - The Truth Is Here [EP] review](http://www.sweetslyrics.com/poze/brother ali.jpg) My"greatest rapper" list reads differently from most. Ghostface Killah resides at the zenith, beside Rakim's throne, and Minneapolis truth agent Brother Ali — who recently toured with those two Gods, and whose The Truth Is Here is his second perfect disc in that many years — just earned a spot in my Top Five Alive column. Ali's 2007 divine rap masterpiece, The Undisputed Truth, was a theme album of sorts, taking us through the honest but bittersweet tribulations of an adopted albino MC whose positivity and talent carried him from poverty to proud working-class bliss....full text |
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| Prefixmag |
| I haven't heard an opening track as hard as Brother Ali's "Whatcha Got" in a long, long time. The best comparison I can make, and the one get-out-of-my-way-or-I'll-cave-your-face-in boot-stomp I keep going back to, is the intro on DMX's It's Dark and Hell Is Hot, where X talks to himself for a few seconds before a timpani "dong" sparks life while setting a tone as foreboding as death. "Whatcha Got" doesn't store up its anticipation the same way; Ali can hardly wait for the wild organ and guitar-wails in the beat to kick in before ripping them apart, like some hungry animal smelling blood. Which is exactly what he does, detailing how he got here and why this moment is the beginning of something so much more and proving how, for four-and-a-half minutes, one man is enough. And this, of course, is the right way to start an album....full text |
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| Urb |
Two years removed from his last project (The Undisputed Truth), the truth teller Brother Ali returns with The Truth Is Here. This EP is comprised of seven tracks and two B-sides (”Palm the Joker” and “Talkin’ My Shit” from the Uncle Sam Goddamn12-inch series).
Every time Ali drops an album, there are a few things that can be counted on: His rhymes are grounded in life experiences, and his voice will always carry a certain tonal quality that makes it sound like he is delivering a sermon from behind a pulpit. On The Truth Is Here, Ali maintains these trademarks. Exploring the spiritual foundation of his work on "Good Lord," Ali rhymes, "Best believe the Koran influence all of my songs" and later indicates how the audience can catch this spirit: "Something spiritual happens when the hands get to clappin'." "Real As Can Be" kicks off the album sets a thankful yet hungry tone for this album by recounting many of the events that have happen over the last year (first headlining tour, album dropped, heroes brought him on tour, baby daughter is on the way). It is interesting to hear him discuss how out-of-sorts he feels when he comes home after being on the road for 7 out of the last 8 months....full text |
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