Back in the 1980s, Brother Ali was a teenager named Jason Newman, cutting school and beefing on the streets of North Minneapolis. He loved hip-hop's energy and joy, and its criticism of harsh social ...

The Rhymesayers Entertainment family will be well represented this Saturday night at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom for the Winter Shredded Beats event. Brother Ali is leading the lineup along with ...

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 ...

Brother Ali has been a major figure in indie hip-hop for nearly two decades. He's known for his socially conscious rap lyrics and is on the Rhymesayers label roster with artists like Atmosphere and ...

Brother Ali is a prophet, plain and simple. Even if you're unmoved by his life story — being a legally-blind albino rejected by society who found identity through hip-hop and the Muslim faith — his ...

Before the Minnesota-based hip-hop artist Brother Ali takes his place on The Abe Stage at Saturday in the Park, it’s probably best for us all to get to know his music. The rapper wears his heart on ...

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 ...

Brother Ali, a rising Minneapolis hip-hop star, is coming today to the College of St. Scholastica, a nice Benedictine college, to lecture to students on human dignity. He's also doing a concert ...

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.

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