The Truth Is Here

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The Truth Is Here
The truth is here cover.jpg
EP by
Brother Ali
ReleasedMarch 9, 2009
Genre Hip hop
Length34:09
Label Rhymesayers Entertainment/ Warner Music Group
Producer Ant
Brother Ali chronology
The Undisputed Truth
(2007)		The Truth Is Here
(2009)		 Us
(2009)

The Truth Is Here is the second EP by Brother Ali. It was released on March 9, 2009, by Rhymesayers Entertainment. The EP contains nine songs which were previously unreleased. The song "Good Lord" had a promotional video. The CD was also sold with a DVD filled with interviews, music videos, and a full-length live performance from his The Undisputed Truth tour. [1]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDXStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Mindinversion(10/10) [3]
The Phoenix Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]
Pitchfork (7.4/10) [5]
PopMatters (8/10) [6]
Rapreviews(7.5/10) [7]

The EP was acclaimed by critics and gained 86% based on six reviews. [8]

Sales

The CD debuted at number 119 on the Billboard 200 and sold 4,861 units in its first week out. [9]

Track list

  1. "Real as Can Be" – 2:23
  2. "Philistine David" – 3:30
  3. "Little Rodney" – 4:27
  4. "Palm the Joker" – 2:33
  5. "Good Lord" – 4:11
  6. "Baby Don't Go" – 4:01
  7. "Talkin' My Shit" – 4:55
  8. "The Believers" (featuring Slug) – 4:47
  9. "Begin Here" – 3:22

Personnel

Album chart positions

Chart (1992)Peak
position
Billboard 200 [10] 119
Top Independent Albums [10] 18

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References

  1. ↑ "Brother Ali EP, DVD to Drop Next Month". HipHopDX.com. 3 February 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Brother Ali - The Truth Is Here". HipHopDX.com. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Review: Brother Ali, The Truth Is Here EP". Mindinversion.net. 10 March 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  4. 1 2 "The Phoenix review". Thephoenix.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Brother Ali: The Truth Is Here". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "PopMatters review". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Brother Ali :: The Truth Is Here :: Rhymesayers Entertainment". Rapreviews.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "The Truth Is Here [EP] by Brother Ali". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 3/15/2009". HipHopDX.com. 18 March 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  10. 1 2 "Brother Ali : Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
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