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 ...

Ali has a remarkable presence that is composed and venerable yet friendly and approachable. He’s humble but still utterly confident and self-assured, which reflects in his powerfully uplifting lyrics.

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 ...

After a bitter divorce and even a bout of homelessness, Minneapolis-based rapper Brother Ali returns with The Undisputed Truth. Ali's tricky wordplay and raw emotion drew critics and fans to his soul- ...

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 ...

In a surprisingly poignant moment near the end of his set, Ali spoke about the recent death of fellow Rhymesayers artist Micheal “Eyedea” Larsen before performing a cover of the Eyedea & Abilities ...

Minnesota's Rhymesayers crew long ago transcended regional status. Its flagship act, Atmosphere, led by rapper Slug, eschewed mainstream trends and won an international fan base in the process. RS ...

Minneapolis rapper Brother Ali detailed his first album in five years, All the Beauty in This Whole Life, out May 5th via Rhymesayers Entertainment. The rapper previewed the 15-track set with the ...

XXL sat down with Brother Ali to get the scoop on his hiatus, what inspired him to return back to the music scene, his new album and the impact that spirituality has on his life. XXL: In the past, you ...

Rapper and activist Brother Ali has just released his fifth studio album, Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color, which was created during a self-imposed two-month exile. A practicing Muslim, Ali ...

Race relations, bullying, war crimes, and endemic hypocrisy are just a few of the proverbial elephants in the room that Midwestern rapper Brother Ali addresses on his forthcoming record, Mourning in ...

Music with a message — unity, bigotry, frustration — there’s no wonder Brother Ali is called a street preacher. He disagrees. “To preach, in my mind, is to tell you what you are supposed to be doing, ...