I listened to Brother Ali's #newalbum - Secrets & Escapes. Lyrically and substance wise it was top notch. I didn’t like the production, it was the wrong selection and variety of beats. The beats were kind of lazy, they didn’t have the nod factor, they didn’t make me zone or move or get interested in the songs. The beats were deeply underground but none stood out. I didn’t appreciate the song making, sometimes he doesn’t need the best beat to make a dope song, he didn’t deliver that on those project. It's a slow-moving, downtempo album. It might be better received live in concert at a part when you really want to slow down and talk to the audience and you want them to really listen to the depth of whats you’re saying. It's a good listen, but not a very entertaining listen. It's full of album cuts and b sides with nothing that stands out or makes the pop, or jump. If you deeply listen to lyrics it’s repeatable but if you just casually listen it won't be. Id give it a C+
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