Shadows on the Sun

by Brother Ali

Shadows on the Sun cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 27 May 2003
  • Label: Rhymesayers
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:06:02
  • Community rating: 3.79/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Produced entirely by label-mate Ant, the Minneapolis rapper's official debut is a profoundly vulnerable, fiercely articulate landmark of independent hip-hop. The brutally honest lyricism confronts themes of albinism, poverty, and religious faith against a backdrop of crisp, soulful boom-bap production.

Genres

Descriptors: Conscious, conscious, islamic, menacing, rap, storytelling, soulful, underground

Tracklist

  1. Room With A View (3:50)
  2. Champion (4:06)
  3. Star Quality (5:20)
  4. Prince Charming (4:35)
  5. Win Some Lose Some (3:24)
  6. Pay Them Back (2:53)
  7. Blah Blah Blah (4:20)
  8. Shadows On The Sun (4:36)
  9. Prelude (1:17)
  10. Forest Whitiker (3:00)
  11. Bitchslap! (3:19)
  12. Back Stage Pacin' (3:51)
  13. When The Beat Comes In (4:31)
  14. Missing Teeth (1:54)
  15. Dorian (3:50)
  16. Soul Whisper (1:49)
  17. Picket Fence (5:10)
  18. Victory! (Come Forward) (4:09)

Credits

  • Slug - lyrics by, featuring
  • Brother Ali - primary artist, executive-producer, lyrics by, mixed by, recorded by, written-by
  • Jason Cook - coordinator
  • A.N.T. - executive-producer, mixed by, recorded by, scratches, written-by
  • Brent Sayers - executive-producer
  • Sean Daley - executive-producer
  • Siddiq - layout, design
  • D'Ancona & Pflaum LLC - legal
  • Luke Demarte - legal
  • Emily Lazar - mastered by
  • Joe Mabbott - mixed by, recorded by
  • George Thompson - painting, layout, design
  • Dan Monick - photography by

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