It's been two years since Brother Ali released the critically acclaimed album The Undisputed Truth, and as the Rhymesayers lyrical heavyweight and producer Ant put the finishing touches on their upcoming follow up (Fall '09) the dynamic duo cap off the last two years with a new EP.

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Here are nine tracks featuring three highly sought after B-sides and six new and previously unreleased songs.

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Brother Ali returns with the follow-up to his critically acclaimed 2007 album The Undisputed Truth. Us is an album about the people closest to Ali...those that have shaped him as a person. Many of the stories are ones we know exist but might not have a personal understanding of. American slavery from the perspective of the enslaved as well as those that carry the burden and bloodline of the slave master, rape and the struggle to regain control after experiencing it, drug abuse, depression, h   [ read more ]

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Here are nine tracks featuring three highly sought after B-sides and six new and previously unreleased songs. In addition to this EP is a full-length DVD featuring Brother Ali's sold out homecoming performance during The Undisputed Truth Tour in Minneapolis, as well as interviews, a special commentary, and videos of "Take Me Home" and "Uncle Sam Goddamn" from The Undisputed Truth.

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Brother Ali returns with the follow-up to his critically acclaimed 2007 album The Undisputed Truth. Us is an album about the people closest to Ali...those that have shaped him as a person. Many of the stories are ones we know exist but might not have a personal understanding of. American slavery from the perspective of the enslaved as well as those that carry the burden and bloodline of the slave master, rape and the struggle to regain control after experiencing it, drug abuse, depression, hom   [ read more ]

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In 2000, Brother Ali joined Rhymesayers with a self-produced demo, Rites of Passage. Three years later he released Shadows On The Sun, followed by the critically acclaimed Champion EP, which smacked hip-hop kids in the face worldwide. He spent the last seven years on tour. After struggling through a series of personal roadblocks, Brother Ali, along with Atmosphere producer and Shadows & Champion collaborator Ant, present his long-awaited sophomore full-length album. Personal, political,   [ read more ]

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"We don't have bar mitzvahs," raps Brother Ali on "Room With a View," "we become men the first time our father hits us." There's a lot of anger and pain behind the sophomore (and first CD) release by the self-described "urban Norman Rockwell," but Brother Ali chooses not to wallow in self-pity. Instead, his carefully observed lyrics draw on his Muslim faith and his personal experiences, including the self-esteem issues he has faced as a heavy-set albino, to convey a positive message of transcend   [ read more ]

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