All the Beauty in This Whole Life

All the Beauty in This Whole Life is the sixth studio album by Brother Ali.[5] It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment on May 5, 2017.[6] It is Brother Ali's first album in five years.[7] Entirely produced by Ant, it features guest appearances from Amir Sulaiman, Dem Atlas, Sa-Roc, and Idris Phillips.[8]

All the Beauty in This Whole Life
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 5, 2017 (2017-05-05)
GenreHip hop
Length61:29
LabelRhymesayers Entertainment
ProducerAnt
Brother Ali chronology
Left in the Deck
(2013)
All the Beauty in This Whole Life
(2017)
Secrets & Escapes
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic79/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork7.4/10[3]
PopMatters[4]

It includes "Pray for Me", a track inspired by Brother Ali's experience with albinism, and "Out of Here", which references the suicides of his father and grandfather.[9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Pen to Paper" (featuring Amir Sulaiman)2:38
2."Own Light (What Hearts Are For)"4:09
3."Special Effects" (featuring Dem Atlas)4:51
4."Can't Take That Away"4:08
5."Dear Black Son"3:52
6."We Got This" (featuring Sa-Roc)3:01
7."Uncle Usi Taught Me"5:54
8."Pray for Me"3:43
9."It Ain't Easy"3:53
10."Never Learn"4:45
11."Tremble"3:09
12."Before They Called You White"3:36
13."The Bitten Apple" (featuring Idris Phillips)4:23
14."Out of Here"4:31
15."All the Beauty in This Whole Life"4:47

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
US Billboard 200[10]125

References