The Truth Is Here
| The Truth Is Here | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| EP by Brother Ali | ||||
| Recorded | March 12, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Label | Rhymesayers Entertainment/ Warner Music Group | |||
| Producer | Ant | |||
| Brother Ali chronology | ||||
| ||||
The Truth Is Here is an EP by Rhymesayers MC Brother Ali.The song "Good Lord" had a promotional video. The record contains nine songs which were previously unreleased.The CD was also sold with a DVD filled with interviews, music videos, and a full-length live performance from his The Undisputed Truth tour.[1]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| HipHopDX |   [2] |
| Mindinversion | (10/10)[3] |
| The Phoenix | [4] |
| Pitchfork | (7.4/10)[5] |
| PopMatters | (8/10)[6] |
| Rapreviews | (7.5/10)[7] |
The Ep was universally acclaimed by critics and gained 86% based on 6 reviews.[8]
- The Phoenix (4/4) - "The Truth Is Here is his second perfect disc in that many years and just earned a spot in my Top Five Alive column."[9]
- Pitchfork (7.4/10) - "No one aspect of Ali's personality really dominates. The Truth Is Here is all the stronger for it, and that can only be considered a good sign."[10]
Sales
The CD debuted at number 119 on the Billboard 200 and sold 4,861 units in its first week out.[11]
Track list
- "Real As Can Be"
- "Philistine David"
- "Little Rodney"
- "Palm The Joker"
- "Good Lord"
- "Baby Don't Go"
- "Talkin' My Shit"
- "The Believers" (featuring Slug)
- "Begin Here"
Personnel
- Engineer – Joe "Mabbs" Mabbott
- Executive Producer – A. Davis, A. Newman, B. Sayers
- Mastered By – Chris Gerhinger
- Mixed By – Joe "Mabbs" Mabbott
- Producer – Ant
- Scratches – Ant
Album chart positions
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Billboard 200[12] | 119 |
| Top Independent Albums[13] | 18 |
References
- ↑ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.8503/title.brother-ali-ep-dvd-to-drop-next-month
- ↑ hiphop DX review
- ↑ http://mindinversion.wordpress.com/2009/03/09/review-brother-ali-the-truth-is-here-ep/
- ↑ The Phoenix review
- ↑ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12808-the-truth-is-here/
- ↑ PopMatters review
- ↑ http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/2009_03_thetruthishere.html
- ↑ http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/brotherali/truthishere?q=brother%20ali
- ↑ http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Music/78327-Brother-Ali-The-Truth-Is-Here/
- ↑ http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12808-the-truth-is-here/
- ↑ http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/news/id.8767/title.hip-hop-album-sales-the-week-ending-3-15-2009
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/297735/brother+ali/chart
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/297735/brother+ali/chart
External links
This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 6/1/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.