The American Negro

Critic Score
Based on 8 reviews
2021 Ratings: #589 / 753
User Score
Based on 28 ratings
Liked by 4 people
February 26, 2021 / Release Date
LP / Format
Jazz Is Dead / Label
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prets
69

Revisionist History --
The American Negro 7.4/10
The Black Broadcast --
Revolutionize 5.8/10
Double Consciousness --
Watch the Children 6.5/10
Dying on the Run 6.2/10
Intransigence of the Blind --
James Mincey Jr. 7/10
Disadvantaged Without a Title --
Mama (You Will Make It) 7/10
The Black Queen --
Margaret Garner 7/10
Race Is a Fallacy --
Light on the Horizon 7/10
A Symphony for Sahara 7.2/10
America Is Listening --
The March on America 7.2/10
Paradox of the Positive --
The Death March ... read more

AnthroWobbly
90

Adrian Younge is a renaissance man. An academic, lawyer, author, poet, playwrite, actor, rapper, composer, and multi-instrumentalist, he embodies the ideal balance of both the studied and artful side of life. All of his projects are incredibly ambitious and inspired, but with this latest release, he may have just created his masterpiece. It serves as a perfect blend of all his occupations and passions while somehow managing to remain coherent and entertaining without becoming a pretensious ... read more

Louis13
70

The cringy, pretentious academic word salads that make up the spoken-word interludes do nothing but interrupt and bloat the already-excessive track list. Other than that, I am a fan of the the blend of strings and jazz-funk instrumentation, passionate vocal delivery and racially-charged lyrical themes, reflected in the powerful cover art. Unfortunately, the interludes between almost every track ruin my enjoyment of the album.

Favourite Tracks: The American Negro, Revolutionize*, Watch The ... read more

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Track List

  1. Revisionist History
  2. The American Negro
  3. The Black Broadcast
  4. Revolutionize
  5. Double Consciousness
  6. Watch the Children
  7. Dying on the Run
  8. Intransigence of the Blind
  9. James Mincey Jr.
  10. Disadvantaged Without a Title
  11. Mama (You Will Make It)
  12. The Black Queen
  13. Margaret Garner
  14. Race Is a Fallacy
  15. Light on the Horizon
  16. A Symphony for Sahara
  17. America Is Listening
  18. The March on America
  19. Paradox of the Positive
  20. The Death March
  21. Black Lives Matter
  22. Rotten Roses
  23. Jim Crow's Dance
  24. Patriotic Portraits
  25. George Stinney Jr.
  26. Sullen Countenance

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Added on: February 17, 2021