All the Beauty in This Whole Life | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 5, 2017 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 61:29 | |||
Label | Rhymesayers Entertainment | |||
Producer | Ant | |||
Brother Ali chronology | ||||
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Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 79/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Pitchfork | 7.4/10[3] |
PopMatters | [4] |
All the Beauty in This Whole Life is the sixth studio album by Brother Ali.[5] It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment on May 5, 2017.[6] It is Brother Ali's first album in five years.[7] Entirely produced by Ant, it features guest appearances from Amir Sulaiman, Dem Atlas, Sa-Roc, and Idris Phillips.[8]
It includes "Pray for Me", a track inspired by Brother Ali's experience with albinism, and "Out of Here", which references the suicides of his father and grandfather.[9]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Pen to Paper" (featuring Amir Sulaiman) | 2:38 |
2. | "Own Light (What Hearts Are For)" | 4:09 |
3. | "Special Effects" (featuring Dem Atlas) | 4:51 |
4. | "Can't Take That Away" | 4:08 |
5. | "Dear Black Son" | 3:52 |
6. | "We Got This" (featuring Sa-Roc) | 3:01 |
7. | "Uncle Usi Taught Me" | 5:54 |
8. | "Pray for Me" | 3:43 |
9. | "It Ain't Easy" | 3:53 |
10. | "Never Learn" | 4:45 |
11. | "Tremble" | 3:09 |
12. | "Before They Called You White" | 3:36 |
13. | "The Bitten Apple" (featuring Idris Phillips) | 4:23 |
14. | "Out of Here" | 4:31 |
15. | "All the Beauty in This Whole Life" | 4:47 |
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[10] | 125 |