Brother Ali: MC For The People

[CalvinMcCaskill]

When I lived in Minneapolis, Brother Ali was one of the nicest dudes to me in the hip hop scene. I'll be returning to Minneapolis soon, and I'm sure we'll be kicking it a lot more.

[lawnboyinthehood1980]

This dude is a fucking cllown

[lawnboyinthehood1980]

This clown is a mark ass bitch, is this how a muslim is supposed to act? I don't think so . This clown is a fuckn joke . Stupid ass albino milk toast honkey

[thisdudenick]

@lawnboyinthehood1980 grow up dog

[lawnboyinthehood1980]

@thisdudenick Who the fuck are you ?Randy Jacson? No one says "dog" you fucking cony bitch. No wonder you like this faggot.

[thisdudenick]

@lawnboyinthehood1980 cool dude maybe if you exercised as much as you troll you wouldnt be so damn fat

[MejerI]

@lawnboyinthehood1980 hate much? stop bitchin'

[jflight4life]

@TheJanione Good Lord!

[SultanMixDown]

If you dont like go listen to LIL WAYNE

[hsephilly200]

People! He is an albino Caucasian who is Muslim. Why is it so difficult to understand??

[konradhk00]

how could anyone think he's a joke... thats a f'ing joke..

go listen to Room with a View, by the same man

[RealspitHiphop604]

lol @ ppl that think ali is a joke, he is one of the best mc's living right now.

[XxXxXxxx610]

@JasonDaPsycho

get educated, hes albino

[fitzsyisbeast]

@XxXxXxxx610 his parents are white, so even if he wasn't albino he still would be white, he just hung around black people because they accepted him unlike the white kids

[HighandMighty609]

This is tough man....real music for real ears...you gotta love it....underground artists like MURS, CYNE, BLU, BRO ALI, ESOTERIC, TOP SCHOLARS, Jay Electronica, Big KRIT ALL NEED TO BE LISTENED TO BY THE MASSES!!!Please pay them their respect!

[ColourizeTheStreets]

man brother ali is real and i agree with what he said about people having different opinions and how you just ignore those whos differ from yours and live for those who understand and in my mind thats some real hiphop...not givin a fuck what some people think and just tellin your story and feelings and thats why brother ali is up there with atmosphere and other major underground or alternative rappers because its the truth and its real life not some stupid techno-club bullshit...its real hiphop!

[ParadoxmProductions]

Hip hop is a reference to ones own personal struggles and times if you rap about money and girls than thats all you know if you rap about bein overweight white and poor than thats what you know writeres and rappers can only narrate what they know.

[prabshiro]

hip hop is alive with mcs such as brother ali , atmosphere , mf doom , non-phixion , q-unique , cunninlyunguist , who are orignal , and universal regardless of race and faith.

thats HIP HOP.

[leoandpisces]

fuck pussy money weed

i tried all of them

I NEED SOMETHING REALLY FEEDS MY HEART AND MY EAR AND MY SOUL

[SeruCheru1]

the best rap is a tru story and meaning behind it....i like to hear bout different peoples struggles cuz someone of them ican relate to and how they got through it rather then these niggers talkin bout money,jewerly,cars,bitches..th­ey thrive of that shit those arnt real they are fakes...an example 2pac even when he got crazy rich he was stil dropin the real shit goin at the government about poverty and the shit they do that other people dont see

[neilden6789]

It doesn't mater what color his skin is. If you truely listen to what he has to say you wouldn't say ish about it. Yes, he is a white albino, but what does that change? Does it make what he says any less significant? Here is something to think about: "They ask me if I'm black or white, I'm neither race is a made up thing I don't believe in it. My genes tie me to those that despised me" and "The same color blood just pass through our veins and tears taste the same when they splash on your face."

[neilden6789]

It doesn't mater what color his skin is. If you truely listen to what he has to say you wouldn't say ish about it. Yes, he is a white albino, but what does that change? Does it make what he says any less significant? Here is something to think about: "They ask me if I'm black or white, I'm neither race is a made up thing I don't believe in it. My genes tie me to those that despised me" and "The same color blood just pass through our veins and tears taste the same when they splash on your face."

[marswun]

im starting to not like ali anymore hes a fat white albino i cant respect it

[FireStorm036]

@marswun Wow ure a faggot

[Call999AmOnFire]

@marswun you a sh!t stabbin waster man....damn

[IXChopperXI]

I don't care what anyone says..white..black...it don't matter Ali speaks for all colors,just sit back and enjoy an artist that is real and inspiring.

[noremacful]

that was a fantastic interview, i mean, just listening to brother ali talk is so inspiring.

[colojono1]

I love hearin new and local. Big Frost Minnesota is sumthin nice too!

[Sagefrakrobatik]

I think Krondon is a black albino

[NCredibleHulk1]

uncle sam got damn is one of the realest songs ever

[MrJumpingfences]

word to the brother i feel you !

[f1zzrawr]

u all make it sound like white people cant be ddooppee... we all bleed red peeps

[SEnglert]

@ILLER121...Perfectly said homie... people get your heads outta the gutter... real recognize real...and Ali IS the REALEST...

[DarkDevil3000]

Rap is not only about money, hoes n cars ;)

[MarkPheonix]

@DarkDevil3000 WHAT?! YOU LIE!!

[DarkDevil3000]

@MarkPheonix lol calm down...

[MarkPheonix]

@DarkDevil3000 Don't play with my emotions man. If it aint about booty popping fast money and fast cars why listen? ITS FOR THE KIDS!

[AuthentiqProductions]

he's the shit!

[HipHopUnderground009]

ok for the ones saying "he's white", well you dumb fucks

1.) he's albino

2.) any true fan of hip hop know that hip hop has no color!!!! hip hop is an art and self expression...not a trend

[TexasRevolution2010]

@HipHopUnderground009 He is white just like Eminem, but both those cats spit real fire so it doesen't matter about color lol

[HipHopUnderground009]

@TexasRevolution2010 Its a difference between being white(race wise) and being albino (duhh) but it's just defect in the production of melanin; However, both his parents are black so he's still African American. And when did I say it matter about color?? please tell me...don't worry I don't judge when it comes to the hip hop culture =]

[ILLER121]

lol @ all the morons going on about his ethnicity. WHO GIVES A FUCK?!?!? its such a shame that hip hop has become so image based that there are probably people out there that wont take him seriously just because hes albino.

someone as powerful as him can only be defined as one thing........the truth! its like all this white Jesus black Jesus argument, who gives a fuck! its the message thats important.

[THEREALDJSKRIBE]

brother ali is the DOPE! Black, White, Red, Brown, Yellow, we are all the same!!!

[jonbazar]

Rhymesayers as a whole is deff one of the few holdin real hip hop down

[CivilandSimple]

It's not about color, it's about the music they make.

[VPrimeTimeV]

Race doesn't matter in music. As long as you treat is as a ART instead of a TREND, there's no limit to what you make, since you feel the music instead of just make it.

[thundasnowz]

If you listen to him and watch how he lives his life the fact that he is biologically white is pretty much meaningless. US really lays out how he relates primarily to bllack culture due to his feelings of marginalization due to his feelings around being albino and such. The dipshit misses this not which box he was born into.

[emaycass]

like ive always said...minneapolis has the best talent. brother ali is real hiphop

[sacmasta]

THIS IS HIP HOP AT ITS FINEST!!! /watch?v=BFKGzQRS5G8

[sensihezi]

Brother Ali IS the MAN.. His music is amazing and so truthful. Show love on message boards -- dont start rumors. Music people. Music.

[inssanne]

word !!!

[damoneybucket]

white black puerto rican or asian dude kills it - my president is black but his house is white - its 2010 - race doesnt make or break the man

[peternewsome]

Lol...He isnt even white. Hes an albino black guy.

[MrWegleitner]

You are wrong. He let those rumors run wild.

"Race is a made up thing, I don't believe in it"

-Brother Ali

[swidikrull]

@peternewsome so his parents are african americans ?

[Matthewkilb]

No he isn't. He's an albino white guy. Do your research before making such a bold claim.

[Icemanrussian]

@Matthewkilb isnt he blind or something?

[Matthewkilb]

@Icemanrussian I don't think so....

[Zigster39]

Legally so. Not totally though. He can see, he just needs hard core prescription lenses.

[nillabiscuit]

@peternewsome he is white dipshit

[peternewsome]

thanks a bunch einstein. im so delighted sarcasm's wings keep it soaring over the heads of many deadbeats such as yourself. Congrats moron, your officially retarded

[ScabzNScarz]

who the fuck cares? if you can rhyme you can rhyme. white black or whatever. to many people worry about the color and not the talent, feeling and experience.

[0194D]

@ScabzNScarz

What are you talking about, not many people will stop listening to someone just because of their color, its just a subject, that alot of people like to discuss, it doesn't matter, but its just interesting to really no what someone is.

And what most people care about now(Determines if they listen you or not) is what you are talking about, if you are not talking "swag", guns, money and hos, most people won't give you a chance. Thats what I try to focus on getting rid of.

[sykopath66190]

I find it funny people want to call Ali out on being white...he explains, "i was taught life and manhood by black men. So part of me believes that I AM them." He's white on the outside, but exactly the same on the inside as all of us, white black or whatever.

[JasonDaPsycho]

Ya'll people be saying that he ain't real cuz he's white

but I tell you, he's the realest out there, better than all of those wack dnace-pop-rap garbage

he's one of the most inspiring artists of all time, totally underrated

[0194D]

@JasonDaPsycho

No offense, but if he inspires you thats good, but you can't really speak for everyone else. To me thats just your opinion and not a majority thought,because you're the only person I ever heard say that.

[sfiorentino]

@JasonDaPsycho and hes not really white anyway, hes albino. i mean if someone is going to debate style and validity of an artist based on heritage and upbringing then i guess you could have a worth while argument but to LITERALLY say hes a worse rapper because the color of his skin is insane. black, white, purple. it doesnt matter, good hip hop is good hip hop

[DrXsjado]

@JasonDaPsycho Yeah well also... Both his parents are black. He's albino. It happens every now and again.

[paydn202]

@DrXsjado his parents are not black man why the fuck does everyone think that black albinos still have the facial features theyre just white..look at him!! imagine him with black skin!! does he look black or white?!?! hes white!!!!

[FireDropTechnologies]

@JasonDaPsycho

Well said.

I second the motion.

[FindRealHipHop]

@JasonDaPsycho actually hes black, hes just albino

[Stephthatackle]

@FindRealHipHop no..hes white...but hes also albino...

[yimdimdocsum]

@JasonDaPsycho he's not white! haven't you listened to his songs?

[Stephthatackle]

@yimdimdocsum He is white! hes just albino.

[yimdimdocsum]

@Stephthatackle do some research man, in the song win some lose some "stick them once for black power..." learn.

[Stephthatackle]

@yimdimdocsum he never says hes black..he actually says thats just a common misconception of the song and he's always felt "most at home amognst niggas" hes not black tho....do some research or shut it up!

[yimdimdocsum]

@Stephthatackle care to make a wager on that? name the price...

[Stephthatackle]

@yimdimdocsum got paypal? prove to me that hes black and ill paypal you 10 bucks...what the hell?!

[Stephthatackle]

@yimdimdocsum ?On top of that look at his features..his stature or voice doesnt reseble black and he gorws that thin ass beard....hes white

[Stephthatackle]

@yimdimdocsum Check these lyrics out. brother ali-daylight: "I was taught life and manhood by black men

So I'm a product of that understanding

And a small part of me feels like I am them

Does that make me a liar maybe

but I don't want the white folks that praise me to think they can claim me" yeh dude..hes white

[AFrame88]

@yimdimdocsum and the line after that 'and you thought i had issues, now i really had them back...' or ' you aint getting me on the linoleum so 3 white boys can start stopping only one'...

[BRBgottaskate]

@JasonDaPsycho listen to Forest Whitaker, hes not white. = albino

[Stephthatackle]

@BRBgottaskate hes white...hes a WHITE ALBINO!!!!

[zxzrp0]

@JasonDaPsycho You're right. At the same time they'll play some Eminem- not dissin him but I'm sorry Ems shit is recycled- been done before subject matter.

This guy has more perspective and understanding than most "Entertainers".

[Hellishhorse]

Nice one- when it came to this kind of music I was a complete outsider-until a friend dragged me over to see him at the Glastonbury festival-he won me over totaly- what a passionate,real,genuine man- what he had to say was uplifting, positive and thought provoking- i got to meet him after the gig- now i know there is more to this than Gangster rap and all of that s**t. Peace H.H.

[Leoooonard]

@JasonDaPsycho oh my god u cant call him the most inspiring artists of all time and be a true hiphop head dude . i mean he isnt bad but not underrated since alot of his videos has 1 mill plus now check the artifacts or aborigionals they dont even go over a 100

[ILLER121]

how can anyone think hes a joke? hes a fuckin genius!

[TheRealDjScully]

hey BENZ suck a dick

[gdizzle1986]

The world can do without racist cunts like you. Ali is the realest dude out there dumb fuck.

[madadvice]

You're an ignorant, ethnocentric, closed-minded, old-world idiot with a blind perspective. Call Brother Ali a "niiger white boy" (I think you meant nigger...) and categorize yourself as one who TRULY lacks understanding. If you really think he's trying to be ANYTHING that he isn't, then bravo for missing the point.

[MasterAzunai]

Wow you racist cunt. hes amazing and you cant see that. your loss, and the worlds for you're existense

[KennyBeezwax]

jesus!! wow nice 1

[sopl99]

everyone go listen to shadows on the sun .. now

[PolskiTartarking]

aslamaleykum you are not the only white muslim in america who feel like no one under stand me or see thru my eyes and harts and beats your brother abdi nasir michael konopka

[drewmillz1]

Bro Ali is the man.. He keeps it real and makes you open up your mind to whats really gone on around us as U.S. citizens.. Big props to him and all his work he has done to keep me entertained...

[bigflufybalz]

brother ali raps too much about religious subjects!!!!!!!!

[TheRhymesmith]

hahahahahaha!

[aicfnm]

agreed but he is still dope

[Magz303]

u can never rap too much religion homie

[Locksmithbeats]

word

[Djwakenbake]

should he rap more about money he dont have? bitches? cars? hes tellin his story so if you dont like it.... i suggest you find someone else to listen to

[bigflufybalz]

emmm....? no im not saying its a bad thing dumbass. im just saying he does.

[Mothafuck2]

Atleast he's being real...

[HipHopRapManiac]

Real Recognise Real.. Props for real cats

[DarthHemis]

Saying that someone does something too much usually means that it bugs you. So you would think its a bad thing. Dumb ass

[spamoner]

word! and props from berlin germany ! ! !

[getemnate11]

MINNEAPOLIS!!! ST PAAAAUUULLLLLLLL

[epic22]

"but if I didn't have a wife, your kids would be Albino"

[Nekkidj]

great tune!!!

[RonBrasco]

the blond beard is killin me, DOPE MC

[becoolkid]

so real. and so talented.

[jehfree562]

i have alot of respect for this dude....

he keeps it real in his music..

[Lucifer986]

the truth is her te truth is her. brother ali got mist rythmatic soulful voice in hiphop love it. its like listening to i dont mixture of genres

[Maximili012m]

Brother Ali is real....