Rhymesayers has been a stamp in Midwest Hip-Hop for as long as I remember. They also have their fair share of classics, but I’m almost positive that Brother Ali’s Shadows On The Sun is still the best album from their catalog to date. Brother Ali leaves the microphone murderously massacred on every single track on this album, and Ant’s production is nothing short of superbly stellar. I am a fan of everything that Ali has put out, but I really don’t think that any other album stands up to this one. There are so many different feels on this album, one track Ali will be spitting furiously, and the next track he’ll be having fun. If this album makes one thing clear, it’s that Brother Ali loves Hip-Hop, and Hip-Hop loves Brother Ali. Continue reading
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Wildstyle Wednesday Review: Brother Ali, Shadows On The Sun
Posted in Music Reviews, Wildstyle Wednesdays with tags Ant, Brother Ali, Rhymesayers Entertainment, Shadows On The Sun, Slug on Wednesday, June 24, 2009 by Tim AlthausIllogic Has Diabolic Fun With Slug, Aesop & Zerostar
Posted in Downloads, Media with tags Aesop Rock, Diabolical Fun, Illogic, Shake, Slug, Zerostar on Tuesday, April 14, 2009 by Tim Althaus
Hearing this track takes me back to the “Hold Mine” days. There is nothing like hearing Illogic, Aesop Rock & Slug together again. As the homie Shake said over at 2Dopeboyz, it would be incredible for Blueprint and Eyedea to jump on the wagon for an Orphanage reunion. This track is pretty much lights out on every verse. Zerostar is an emcee from Ohio who is an artist on Weightless Recordings. He spits a raw verse, and I wouldn’t be suprised to be hearing big things from him in the future.
Make sure you go out an get Illogic’s new album Diabolical Fun which is out now via Weightless.
Download: Illogic, “Diabolical Fun” (Remix) Featuring Aesop Rock, Slug & Zerostar
Atmosphere Brings You To “Your Glasshouse”
Posted in Media, Video with tags Ant, Atmosphere, Slug, When Life Gives You Lemons You Paint That Shit Gold, Your Glasshouse on Thursday, April 2, 2009 by Tim AlthausVodpod videos no longer available.
Here is the new video for the song “Your Glasshouse” off of Atmosphere’s latest effort When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold. I am happy to see that Slug & Ant are keeping the campaign going for the album that came out last year. This video has great cinematography and has an interesting theme to it (as most of the Atmosphere videos have as of late). Make sure you check out the video, and if you haven’t go out and cop When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold.
Review: Brother Ali, The Truth Is Here EP
Posted in Music Reviews with tags Brother Ali, Hip-Hop, Rhymesayers Entertainment, Slug on Monday, March 9, 2009 by Tim Althaus
There isn’t one project that Brother Ali has done that I can say is below average, or below great for that matter. This effort follows the same track record Ali has gained for himself and shoots him miles into the atmosphere (no pun intended) of greatness. There’s no denying it, Ant & Brother Ali can make some great fucking music. If you only gave these two a tape recorder and a snare drum there’s still a great chance that they could cook up a classic. The chemistry between these two just meshes seamlessly and every time they make a record it’s a classic, or as close to it as you can get. Continue reading
Brother Ali to Release New EP & DVD Next Month
Posted in Music News with tags Ant, Brother Ali, Hip-Hop, Rhymesayers Enterntainment, Slug, The Truth is Here on Tuesday, February 3, 2009 by Tim Althaus
Well it appears as though your favorite albino emcee, Brother Ali, will be coming out with a new nine track EP next month (with a guest appearance from Slug) as well as a DVD that accompanies it. The EP will be nine tracks of straight fire material as you can expect and it is titled The Truth is Here. This is the preface for his fourth studio album due out this fall. I can assure you that this EP will be nothing short of amazing. Brother Ali & Ant have been doing some amazing things for years, I’m sure they are sticking to the same formula.
The DVD will feature the homecoming show off his Undisputed Truth Tour at the legendary venue First Avenue. I was actually at this show, and I can tell you that it was truly an amazing show, every single aspect of it. This EP is worth it for the DVD alone, the music is just going to make this purchase have a ton of added value. It will also feature interviews with Brother Ali as well a commentary by the man himself. You also will get the videos for “Uncle Sam Goddamn” and “Take Me Home” (which was probably my favorite track on the album).
I can assure you on March 10th when this comes out, I will be at the store making a purchase of this album. I’ve heard from a few sources that Ali’s new material is ridiculous and I can’t wait to hear it. Again folks, here is another example of Rhymsayers dropping megaton bombs.
Spotted at HipHopDX
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