A quarter-century ago, Chuck D called rap the black CNN. While it’s grown more multicultural, its politics have yielded to gritty dramas and lifestyle programming. Rapper Brother Ali is the exception.

Brother Ali has been a fixture on the underground rap scene for decades now. Ali is currently based in Istanbul, but he came up alongside Atmosphere and that group’s extended Minneapolis circle. He’s ...

This Little Underground is Orlando Weekly’s music column providing perspective, live reviews and news on the city’s music scene. Read the latest column here. Brother Ali at the Social (photo by Devin ...

Download Brother Ali’s “Uncle Sam Goddamn” (6 MB) or stream it below. If you cannot see the music player below, download the free Flash Player. The key track off of The Undisputed Truth, the fourth ...

Brother Ali's new album All The Beauty In This Whole Life is set to drop this spring. The hip-hop artist and activist is gearing up to drop his studio project and the entire project will be produced ...

It’s a long journey from the political agitation of Brother Ali’s 2007 sophomore album “The Undisputed Truth” to his current “Satisfied Soul,” but not nearly as long as the one the rapper has taken to ...

Since his first release nearly a decade ago, Minneapolis rapper Brother Ali has crafted a stage persona of a tough guy with a soft underbelly. His 2007 release, The Undisputed Truth, added a stronger ...

It’s a long journey from “Uncle Sam Goddamn” to “Satisfied Soul,” but not nearly as long as the one Brother Ali has taken to get where he is today. Born with albinism and legally blind, Ali found ...

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Madison, Wisconsin-born rapper Brother Ali lives in Istanbul, Turkey. When asked, the acclaimed musician and lyricist said there are a number of reasons for his transition from where he and his wife ...

Brother Ali will celebrate the 15th anniversary of his acclaimed breakthrough LP, 2003’s Shadows on the Sun, with a U.S. fall tour. The 13-date trek launches November 1st in Washington, D.C. and wraps ...