I will say it again and again.... Brother Ali is in his own realm of MC'ing. His first album "Shadows of the Sun" shows his abilities as an MC with his smooth poetic flows. The "Undisputed Truth", Ali's sophmore album boasted his lyrical abilities once again but it also reflected his maturity as an MC.

"US" is an album that blew me away. He is a "Warrior for Peace" or a "Soldier for Unity" and he describes that in his songs on this album whether it be about slavery, rape, homosexuality or growing up as a kid. He is able to paint the picture so well that it sends me shivers. I don't care what the VMA's said, this by far is the best album to come out this year and I challenge you to listen to any other album this year and try to compare it to Ali. Hip-Hop heads want the "real", they want the "truth" and this provides it. This is something that Hip-Hop is missing too much of these days. Please, please, please pick up this album. It seems many people have been having problems with the digital album online so go out to the store and pick it up..

This is the Midwest (MPLS) representing right here.

I had been looking forward to the release of this album for a while i am happy its finally here. The 'Rope a Dope' mix tape and the 'Truth is here EP' were excellent and 'us' is a masterpiece. Ali really bears his soul on this one and lets the listener know who he is, where he's coming from and how his journey through life has shaped his outlook. Ali's words and delivery are definately inspired and he covers a wide range of topics, as only he can. Whether the songs are the hard hitting and somewhat boastful tales of being a bad Mutha!@#$ growing up in MN or tear jerking tales of the middle passage and the terrible legacy it has left us with, he doesn't miss a step. ANT's beats, as usual are great. i almost feel like given the quality of ANT'S huge volume of work with both ALI and SLUG that this goes without saying. So yeah, pick up the album and make sure you catch the tour when it comes to your town.

the song "babygirl" has taken my dance to a whole other level of integration between art and love.

i can't even come up with WORDS to talk about how intense and radical that song is. ali is his own thing. they're gonna try and take him down so support him best you can. he's gonna need it during the dark times because he's dangerous. he's dangerous to the status quo. EVERYTHING. that's why he's so beautiful and necessary.

i don't know what ali is doing yet. he doesn't, either. he's just guided and GOING.

but this is the good stuff you usually hear about after it's over--if you're LUCKY.

i think he has no color because when they made him, they wanted him to be translucent and crystal clear like glass so you could immediately see and hear into his heart and everything he says and is about. he's a screen for a new vision, and also a reflective mirror to us. there's no time in this busy world, so there can be no impediments to HEAR what he's preaching, saying, singing, screaming, cooing.

i'm so glad he exists. he's important. he's naked. he's CHANNELING. he's a visionary.

he's what art, life, and fight was supposed to be about. going into the madness of the abyss, the darkness, and coming out with the bouquet of flowers.

he's got the swagger of real alpha dog vulnerability. and YEAH, he IS sexy as hell. they don't make alpha dogs like him anymore. or at least it didn't SEEM so.

glad he had kids. your kids will be glad, too. this is a long, long game.

--erika lopez

Brother Ali is about as good as it gets. Crazy talent. Never has a hip-hop artist put so much emotion and truth into his work. Some "hard" to listen to songs, cause the world is a hard place to live. This cd is about so much more than bangin, selling drugs, and carryin a piece. Can't stop listening to this thing. Oh, and do yourself a favor and buy The Undisputed Truth and Shadows on the Sun too, sooner the better. You WON'T regret it.

Wow.. I got this cd the day it came out and all I can say is WOW.. I've been listening to it non-stop since then.. And I'm simply blown away because of how truly great of an artist Ali is.. He leaves nothing out in his music and lets you know his life and the people he shares it with.. Story filled lyrics to soul filled lyrics.. Ali is genius.. And Ant does an absolutely great job backing his style with amazing beats, cuts, and ridiculously perfect tempo'd music.. I guarantee you that once you start listening you want to stop and just keep on begging for more.. Buy this album.. if only for Us..

Favorite Tracks:

03-Crown Jewel

04-House Keys

09-Babygirl

15-You Say(Puppy Love)

16-Us