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Ali Douglas Newman (born Jason Douglas Newman, July 30, 1977), better known by his stage name Brother Ali, is an American rapper, community activist and member of the Rhymesayers Entertainment hip hop collective.
Ali was born in Madison, Wisconsin with albinism, a disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes. He moved with his family to Michigan for a few years and then settled in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1992. He attended Robbinsdale Cooper High School in New Hope, Minnesota. He began rapping at age eight.
Ali converted to Islam at age 15 and followed Imam Warith Deen Mohammed. During this time, Ali was selected to join a group of students on a Malaysian study tour, in which they explored the way that a more liberal Islamic society could peacefully coexist with different religions.
Ali credits his conversion to Islam to fellow hip hop musician KRS-One, whom he met during a lecture at age 13 at a local Minnesotan university. When asked about his faith, Ali stated "KRS-One was actually the one who told me I should read Malcolm X. He assigned the autobiography of Malcolm X to me; I read it, and that’s what led to me becoming a Muslim." Despite this, his magnum opus in “The Undisputed Truth” is widely considered to be universal in its language and helped harvest the indie underground scene of the mid 2000’s.
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Albums
Nardwuar Single
The Bite Marked Heart EP
Writer's Block Single
Us
Truth Is / Freedom Ain't Free / Original King Single
Champion EP EP
Room With a View Single
Rites of Passage
Popular Songs
- Bad Mufucker, Part II
- Nardwuar
- Doomage
- One For The
- Original Prince
- King Biscuit
- Live From The Chippie-Bun Club
- Officer Down
- Fire In the Eye
- Pitch Black Noon
- Raise Up the Levels
- Operation Push
- Baby Come Home
- Doin' The Do
- Original King
- The Trap
- Life Sentence
- The Magnificent
- Dorian
- Soul Whisper
- Back Stage Pacin'
- Picket Fence
- When the Beat Comes
- Victory!
- Missing Teeth
- Prelude
- Win Some Lose Some
- Forest Whitiker
- Pay Them Back
- Blah Blah Blah