This is what Brother Ali had to say about this new video for “Mourning In America”, the title track off his forthcoming new album.
This is the title track to my new album, Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color. The first half of the album highlights and critiques the dire situation in which we live. The second half outlines the tremendous opportunity we have to re-imagine and reform our society. This song is an observation and a critique of our culture of death and murder. From actual war zones around the world to our own inner cities where this summer’s death rates rival war zones. I also address our national hypocrisy regarding violence. We have a zero tolerance policy of violence committed against us, but we’re a lot more lenient and patient when it comes to the violence we commit. “A life is a life and a killer is a killer”.
The video is directed by Todd Angkasuwan, and is a rapid succession of provoking and challenging imagery, perfectly illustrating Ali’s words. This is a perfect example of why Brother Ali’s new album, which drops September 25th via Rhymesayers, made our list of the most anticipated. Watch it below.