Brother Ali - Mourning in America

Producer: Jake One

Label: Rhymesayers Ent.

Minneapolis lyricist Brother Ali has never been one to hold his tongue, so it should come as no surprise that he gets right into it on new title track, Mourning in America. Featured on Ali’s forthcoming Mourning In America And Dreaming In Color album, the record consists of in your face commentary from the rapper who touches on matters both overseas and at home. On the song’s first verse the Rhymesayers spitter boldly takes notice of the similarities between what would typically be two opposing sides as he comments, “It’s a very thin line between a soldier and a terrorist.” The second verse hits home literally as Ali calls out the United States’ struggling school system, improper care of veterans and police violence. Fellow Northwesterner Jake One handles the production on Mourning In America providing it with a steady amount of raucous bass. Expect more collabs between Ali and Jake One when Mourning In America And Dreaming In Color, which will be available for direct digital purchase and free stream on DJBooth, is released on September 18.

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Max Pete DJ Booth Crew Total Ratings: 1633	Rating: Max Pete's Top Rated Songs Brother Ali is so dope.
	Posted on Aug 14, 2012

DJ Z DJ Booth Crew Total Ratings: 11633	Rating: DJ Z's Top Rated Songs Cannot wait to hear this album. Its pretty difficult to listen to his work and not feel the impact. Follow @DJBooth
	Posted on Aug 15, 2012

MgMuzik DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 102	Rating: MgMuzik's Top Rated Songs hope 2 see an ill vid for this joint
	Posted on Aug 15, 2012

djblaze DJ Booth Crew Total Ratings: 7960	Rating: djblaze's Top Rated Songs Nice mic skills by Brother Ali. The beat by Jake One is tight too. I'll give this a few spins. Follow @djblaze_djbooth
	Posted on Aug 15, 2012

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Aussie_Accents Tastemaker Total Ratings: 2904	Rating: Aussie_Accents's Top Rated Songs Wow, this hit hard, so hard, I should really check out Ali's early work, being a youngin'
	Posted on Aug 16, 2012

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Hip-Hop-Pop DJ Booth Member Total Ratings: 4	Rating: Hip-Hop-Pop's Top Rated Songs can't wait to see him in SF...masterfull!!!
	Posted on Sep 13, 2012