New Release Tuesday

Got a good one for y'all today as Brother Ali releases his latest disc, Mourning In America and Dreaming In Color. Anybody who's read this site realizes that I'm a huge Ali fan, but how can you not be? The dude is a great lyricist, story teller and one of the most passionate rhyme spitters in the game.

With his newest release, Ali seems to be more on the social and political commentary tip, which is okay, but I really like when Ali explores his personal life and spits some shit from the heart.

I also love his story telling, so hopefully we'll get some of that on here as well. Regardless, it's 14 tracks of new Ali music so how can you go wrong? I've only heard "Stop The Press" off this disc, but it is classic Ali so of course I'm ready to dive right into this album.

Also out today is Kanye West's G.O.O.D. music disc, Cruel Summer. I've always ran to get a new Kanye project, but I have to say I'm not the least bit excited for this album. Maybe Watch The Throne left a bad taste in my mouth, but Kanye just seems to rap about how much shit he has now instead of the heart-on-his-sleeve music that he used to make. 

The album features the likes of Big Sean, Pusha T., Common, Kid Cudi, Jay-Z, Chief Keef, 2 Chainz, R. Kelly, Cyhi the Prince, Mase, John Legend and of course Yeezy himself. I've heard four songs of this disc so far and I've liked only one, "New God Flow." "Mercy" and "Cold" were okay, but a little generic and "I Don't Like" is just not cutting it for me. I think the album will be worth a listen, but if you have to pick one, pick Brother Ali's disc. I promise it will have more memorable lyrics and songs than the G.O.O.D. music album.