Brother Ali: My 5 Life-Changing Albums
Brother Ali is not shy about his influences. While the Minneapolis rapper has carved an indelible niche in hip hop for more than a decade with fiery, political lyrics, brutally candid confessionals and a confident attitude bordering on obstinate, he's happy to share stories of his biggest influences, including Rakim, Chuck D and KRS-One.
His recently released Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color finds the dexterous rapper as both journalist and storyteller, exorcising personal demons while delivering trenchant, astute observations on the state of the world. (Exhibit A: The recently released "Mourning in America" video.) The rapper tells Fuse five albums that made him the who he is today.
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