Comments on: “Tight Rope” – Review Of Brother Ali’s Us

By: Trill Smith AKA the Fresh Prince of the South

Trill Smith AKA the Fresh Prince of the South — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:02:21 +0000

this album aint shit..in comparison with his other work…no way in hell is it Album of the year

By: Cash

Cash — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:43:50 +0000

SMH when Pitchfork of all places gives a true hip-hop album a better review than TSS…oh yeah and every other website on the web that actually took the time out to review this album ALSO gave it a better rating than TSS….ever since they ‘upgraded’ this site it’s been downhill we go!

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By: Chase March

Chase March — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 23:45:43 +0000

I actually bought this album on the day it came out. It felt like I was a teenager again as I raced to the store after work on a Tuesday just to pick up a new record. The artwork is beautiful and I’m glad that I own it and not just a digital iTunes file.

I think this album has a feel-good vibe that is hard to describe. That is why I said that I believe that reviews are subjective. Based on that vibe alone, I would give this album a 4. The title track is inspiring and beautiful and alone it would deserve a 5. Splitting the difference, I would give it a 4.5. I admit that this is completely subjective on my part, but it is how I feel.

I’m glad that you take the time to write these reviews, put in effort to do so, and reply to comments intelligently. Keep it up. Thanks!

By: Cash

Cash — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:07:37 +0000

Shit, somebody needs to….you ain’t never listened to a Brother Ali album before either have you?…smh..at people that don’t like the music to begin with, reviewing the album. Ya’ll might just wanna go back & listen again cuz it DEF takes REPEATED listens to soak up ‘The Street Preacher’s knowledge….

By: TC

TC — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:57:38 +0000

I approved the review. You gonna check my competence too muthafucka?

By: Cash

Cash — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:41:14 +0000

GOD DAMN THIS SOME BULLSHIT! WE WAIT ALMOST A MONTH LATE FOR YA’LL FUCKS TO REVIEW THE FUCKIN’ ALBUM OF THE YEAR & YA’LL GIVE IT A 3 OUT OF 5???!! YOU GOTTA BE FUCKIN’ SHITTIN’ ME! YOU GAVE Playaz Circle, ‘Fresh Daily’?!, Warren G, Jay-Z, that bullshit re-hashed EP Drake dropped to rape the masses, AND that ‘comeback’ album from Raekwon which Gotty was even quoted as saying “Rae’ was panting to even keep up, far from a comeback!” WHICH YOU GAVE A 4.5! YOU GAVE ALL THESE ALBUMS (WHICH CAN’T EVEN GET FULL LISTENS LET ALONE REPEATED LISTENS!) MORE THAN THIS?! THAT WAS THE MOST BORING MONOTONOUS PIECE OF TRASH I’VE HEARD IN YEARS!

OMG…. YOU GAVE THIS MASTERPIECE OF ART THE SAME RATING AS Yukmouth ‘The West Coast Don’?! YOU SHOULD BE FUCKING SHOT! (you might wanna call your boss cuz the customers are outside w/ molotovs & machetes!)

I HEREBY DEMAND AN OFFICIAL RE-REVIEW OF THIS ALBUM, BUT FIRST I WOULD LIKE A COMPETENCY REVIEW TO BE HELD FOR THE TSS ‘EMPLOYEE’ NAMED K1NG!

By: Timbo

Timbo — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:06:17 +0000

I hope the reviewer at least understood the extended metaphor in “Breakin Dawn” and how well Ali executed that shit. I don’t know how you can knock the lyrics when taking that into account. It’s a little deeper than what the surface may lead you to believe.

By: Merk

Merk — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:57:15 +0000

Fair enough review, especially the last two sentences as I don’t think a new comer to Ali’s work is really going to appreciate this if they haven’t followed the journey thru Rites of Passage, Champion, SotS, The undisputed Truth and the accompanying EP.

However, being one of those that have had the opportunity to devour the afore-mentioned classics, I think this is an incredible album. As has been previously stated, this completely and utterly trumps some previously reviewed albums on this site. In two years I can guarantee that I will have (at least) parts of “Us” still making an occasional appearance on my ipod, while Death Cab for Cudi or whatever that piece was will be long forgotten.

All that being said, still got love for the site. Just throwing in my $0.02

By: B.C.

B.C. — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 05:56:59 +0000

If the album reviews are all objective, then I have to disagree with this rating. There’s no way this is worse than BP3 lyrically and the production isn’t far behind. It should at least get the 4 cigs tht Cudi’s album managed to get. It’s one of the strongest albums to come out this year.