Pitchfork

Minnesota rapper Brother Ali's debut album Shadows on the Sun was one of the best albums of 2003; too bad most people didn't hear it. (I give you permission to stop reading this story and go listen to "Star Quality" over at the Rhymesayers website right now.)

Hopefully, that injustice will be righted this spring, when Brother Ali releases his second album, The Undisputed Truth, on Rhymesayers on April 10. Once again, it features Ali in collaboration with producer Ant (also of Atmosphere). If you pre-order the album from Rhymesayers' store Fifth Element, you get a free Brother Ali sticker and mixtape. And a lot of love.

Brother Ali will support the record with a jillion shows across America this spring. All dates will also feature Rhymesayers MC Psalm One and DJ BK One.

The Undisputed Truth tracklist:

01 Whatcha' Got
02 Lookin' at Me Sideways
03 Truth Is
04 Puzzle
05 Pedigree
06 Freedom Ain't Free
07 Letter From the Government
08 Here
09 Listen Up
10 Take Me Home
11 Uncle Sam Goddamn
12 Walkin' Away
13 Faheem
14 Ear to Ear

Dates:

02-17 Moorhead, MN - Kutson Center, Concordia College
03-08 Toronto, Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre
03-24 San Bernardino, CA - NOS Events Center (Paid Dues Festival)
04-10 Duluth, MN - Pizza Luce ^*
04-11 Fargo, ND - House of Rock ^*
04-12 Mankato, MN - What's Up Lounge ^*
04-13 Iowa City, IA - Picador ^*
04-14 Omaha, NE - Sokol Underground ^*
04-16 Aspen, CO - Belly Up ^*
04-17 Boulder, CO - Fox Theatre ^*
04-19 Menomonie, WI - Blue Devil Lounge ^*
04-20 Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon ^*
04-21 Chicago, IL - Subterranean ^*
04-22 Bloomington, IN - Bluebird ^*
04-23 St. Louis, MO - Washington University ^*
04-24 Louisville, KY - Uncle Pleasants ^*
04-25 Ann Arbor, MI - Blind Pig ^#
04-28 Columbus, OH - Skully's Music Diner ^#
04-29 Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop ^#
05-01 Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Lounge ^#
05-02 Boston, MA - Middle East ^#
05-03 New York, NY - Knitting Factory ^#
05-04 Philadelphia, PA - The Church ^#
05-05 Baltimore, MD - Ottobar ^#
05-06 Charlottesville, VA - Starr Hill ^#
05-08 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle ^#
05-09 Wilmington, NC - Soapbox $
05-10 Mt. Pleasant, SC - Village Tavern $
05-11 Orlando, FL - The Social ^$
05-12 Atlanta, GA - Drunken Unicorn ^$
05-14 Birmingham, AL - The Nick ^$
05-15 New Orleans, LA - Parish at House of Blues ^$
05-16 Austin, TX - Emo's ^$
05-17 Albuquerque, NM - Launchpad ^$
05-18 Tucson, AZ Club Congress ^$
05-19 Flagstaff, AZ - Orpheum ^$
05-20 Pomona, CA - Glasshouse ^!
05-22 San Diego, CA - Belly Up ^!
05-23 Los Angeles, CA - Troubadour ^!
05-24 San Luis Obispo, CA - Downtown Brew ^!
05-25 San Francisco, CA - Slim's ^!
05-26 Reno, NV - New Oasis ^!
05-29 Eugene, OR - WOW Hall ^!
05-30 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre ^!
05-31 Seattle, WA - Vera Project ^!
06-01 Bellingham, WA - Night Light ^!
06-02 Missoula, MT - The Loft ^!
06-04 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge ^!
06-05 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theatre ^!
06-06 Kansas City, KS - Record Bar ^!
06-07 Des Moines, IA - Vaudeville Mews ^!
06-08 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue ^!

^ with Psalm One and DJ BK One
* with Trama
# with One.Be.Lo
$ with Reef the Lost Cauze
! with Boom Bap Project