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Brother Ali's Mourning in America is still poignant in '22

Posted by Loren on September 22, 2022

Brother Ali's Mourning in America is still poignant in '22
photo by Mike Madison

First released in 2012, Brother Ali's Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color will soon get a 10 year anniversary 2xLP edition that includes a bonus 7" featuring "Just Fine" and "Dreaming in Color." It will be the first time these bonus tracks have been available on physical format.

The new version includes redesigned packaging and layout along with full lyrics and will only be sold via Rhymesayers.

Ali last released Secrets & Escapes in 2019.

Album Track list:

Letter to My Countrymen [feat. Dr. Cornel West]
Only Life I Know    
Stop the Press    
Mourning in America    
Gather Round    
Work Everyday    
Need a Knot    
Won More Hit    
Say Amen    
Fajr    
Namesake    
All You Need    
My Beloved    
Singing This Song

7” Tracklist: 
Just Fine 
Dreaming in Color

Brother Ali's Mourning in America is still poignant in '22
photo by Mike Madison

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Mourning In America And Dreaming In Color
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Brother Ali is one of RhymeSayers’ and Minneapolis’ premiere rappers, and his career trajectory has been on the up-and-up with each release. Still, for whatever reason, my interest in Ali has waned with each new LP. His tendency for bluntness and tough guy delivery of not-so-tough material had gotten to be a bit much, and I figured it was time … Read more