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Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color
Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color is the fifth studio album by American rapper Brother Ali. It was released via Rhymesayers Entertainment on September 18, 2012. Entirely produced by Jake One, it includes a guest appearance from Dr. Cornel West. It reached number 44 on the "Billboard" 200 chart. It sold 10,000 copies in its first week of release.
Critical reception.
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics,
"Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color" received an average score of 80% based on 11 reviews.
David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "Layered viewpoints, bittersweet situations, and complicated anger flow out of this articulate effort, but the sweet trick of the album is how approachable it is, living up to its title with equal shares of Mourning and Dreaming." Nate Patrin of "Pitchfork" gave the album a 7.9 out of 10, saying, ""