Brother Ali: Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color – review

(Rhymesayers)While ostensibly an attempt to address contemporary social issues, this fourth album by Minnesotan white Muslim rapper Brother Ali is more clearly an exercise in nostalgia. The consequence may not be intended, but it turns out to be Mourning in America's main strength. With production by Jake One that's heavy on the drum fills, horn flares and rolling piano hooks, you can occasionially mistake a song for late-noughties Jay-Z. Ali's flow, meanwhile, is reminiscent of early Kanye or...

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