Brother Ali Songs
Brother Ali - Work Everyday
As fans of the Minneapolis mainstay are aware, Brother Ali has involved himself heavily in the Occupy Homes movement, even allowing himself to be arrested while protesting an eviction. What you may not have known was that he...Read More
Atmosphere ft. Brother Ali, Carnage The Executioner, Haphduzn - It Ain’t The Prettiest
Beginning in the top of March, Atmosphere and a trio of Twin Cities homies will be hitting five cities around the state as part of their annual Welcome to Minnesota Tour. As a foretaste of what attendees can expect, the...Read More
Brother Ali - Only Life I Know
Uplifting rhymesayer Brother Ali releases his newest video for Only Life I Know, a feature cut off his fifth studio album, Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color. Holding an instrumental (pun intended) role in the project...Read More
Brother Ali - 4th King
Though the Dr. Dre and Jay-Z-assisted Three Kings won more than respectable reader reviews when it made its impact in the Booth in late July, attentive listens may have noticed that there was a little something missing from...Read More
Brother Ali - Mourning in America
Minneapolis lyricist Brother Ali has never been one to hold his tongue, so it should come as no surprise that he gets right into it on new title track, Mourning in America. Featured on Ali’s forthcoming Mourning In...Read More
Brother Ali - Stop the Press
Stop the Presses, Brother Ali‘s just released a brand new single! Oh, that’s right—we’re not an old timey newspaper, don’t use a printing press, and don’t actually need to stop anything in...Read More
Brother Ali - Not A Day Goes By
Three hundred sixty-four days out of the year, Brother Ali keeps it humble and positive, focusing on the personal and social issues that matter rather than the petty grievances so many other rappers get mired in. When the...Read More
Brother Ali ft. Phonte & Stokley Williams - I’ll Be Around
Loves may come and go, but Brother Ali is here to stay. On I’ll Be Around, a standout cut off his new EP, the Twin Cities stalwart reassures a woman left stressed by his itinerant lifestyle, flowing over the smooth,...Read More
Grynch ft. Brother Ali & Shaprece - So Far
It’s taken a long time for Grynch to carve out his niche in the game but, now that he’s made it, he ain’t going nowhere. On the latest single selection off his forthcoming album, the Pacific Northwestern...Read More
Brother Ali - Writer’s Block
Some folks drop tracks daily and projects weekly as quantity takes priority over quality. Not Brother Ali. He’s one of those emcees that’s deliberate in what he releases and when. As Ali says right from the...Read More
Donny Goines ft. Brother Ali - Mountain of Memories
Like anybody who’s walked the earth for a couple decades, Donny Goines has stored up a Mountain of Memories in his life to date. On this newly-leaked album standout, the Harlem representative shares just a few of them,...Read More
Classified ft. Brother Ali - Maybe It’s Just Me
Fresh off the release of his second major-label album (his 14th, in total), Enfield veteran Classified returns to our pages with a standout cut off the project. Wondering “Maybe It’s Just Me,” the Nova...Read More
Eligh ft. Brother Ali & Lisa Ahlstrom - Wake Up
A member of Cali’s famed Living Legends crew (which also includes MURS and The Grouch) and a prolific solo artist in his own right, Eligh should, by all rights, already be on your radar. Ever the considerate artist,...Read More
Brother Ali & Fashawn - Breakin’ Dawn Boys
Ok, so I just called my chiropractor for the first time since a bad kickball accident I had in ’05 (don’t ask). I told the good doc that I had listened to this new track called Breakin’ Dawn Boys from Fashawn and...Read More
Gift of Gab ft. Del the Funky Homosapien & Brother Ali - Dreamin’
They say that in the Bay they do things a little different, and if you need proof that the saying’s true you need look no further than Northern California, an area overflowing with creative emcees, including the always...Read More
Brother Ali ft. Freeway & Joell Ortiz - Best@It
On Us lead single Fresh Air, Brother Ali sounded like the happiest man in underground hip-hop – and why shouldn’t he be? He’s got a wonderful family, a devoted fanbase and, as evidenced by album inclusion...Read More
BK-One ft. Phonte, Brother Ali & The Grouch - Here I Am
If you’re visiting the Booth in search of the best hip-hop has to offer (and I hope you are, since those looking for bad music will likely be disappointed in our selections), BK-One has three words for you: “Here I...Read More
Brother Ali - Fresh Air
Domestic life is addressed relatively seldom in rap; artists are generally more than willing to take listeners to the clubs, the streets, the studio, or the tour bus, but, whether due to privacy concerns or simply because...Read More
Toki Wright ft. Brother Ali - The Feeling
Best known as Minne-ap mainstay Brother Ali‘s longtime hypeman and opening act, Toki Wright recently stepped into the Rhymesayers Spotlight with the release of his A Different Mirror LP. On newly-released album...Read More
cas One ft. Brother Ali - Flashbacks
The first line of Indiana emcee cas One‘s MySpace bio reads, “I sew together my demons and make ‘em look purty,” and I can hardly think of a better way to describe what he’s doing on this newly-released...Read More
Wale ft. Brother Ali - 2nd Time Around
2nd Time Around, a newly-released mixtape cut from underground star and DJBooth favorite Wale, finds the Seinfeld-loving emcee teaming up with Brother Ali, one of the most recognizable faces on the Murderapolis, MN hip hop...Read More
Jake One ft. Freeway & Brother Ali - The Truth
Jake One may be the best producer you’ve never heard of (if you have, feel free to skip the next three or four lines). The Seattle native has been perfecting his craft for the last decade or so, working with underground...Read More