Sohail Daulatzai is a founding member of Razor Step, a creative media lab that works at the intersection of art, politics, and culture. A love thing.”īrother Ali is currently working on his first literary offering, tackling the topics that are discussed in his speaking engagements and workshops.
People can feel the love on the vanilla side of town and on the chocolate side of town. The album itself (Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color) is such a force for good and a food source for people’s souls. Sometimes he’s funky and sometimes he’s direct, but I love the way he tells the truth. He does it in his own smooth, sophisticated way. We’re part of the same tradition concerned with Truth and Justice. I want the world to know that Ali is my brother and I have so much great love and respect for him. He’s part of a great tradition in this country and around the world that highlights the wretched of the earth, allows them to undergo an awakening and shatters their sleepwalking. “Brother Ali is fundamentally committed to truth and justice. West had this to say about Ali and his work. In the summer of 2012, Ali was arrested in an act of civil disobedience as an organizer of Minnesota’s Occupy Homes movement to defend Twin Cities homeowners from unjust foreclosures.īrother Ali’s latest album, Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color is his manifesto on the political, socioeconomic and cultural suffering in modern American life, as well as a declaration of hope and possibility for a brighter future. In 2007, Ali was flagged by The US Department of Homeland Security for his controversial critique of America’s human rights violations in his song/video Uncle Sam Goddamn. He’s landed coveted press features such as Rolling Stone’s 40th anniversary “Artist to Watch” and Source Magazine’s “Hip-Hop Quotables.”Īli has won the hearts and minds of Hip-Hop fans world wide with his intimate song writing, captivating live performances and outspoken stance on issues of Justice and Human Dignity. He’s been the subject of Al-Jazeera and NPR pieces and was a keynote speaker at this year’s Nobel Peace Prize Forum. His decade long resume includes six critically acclaimed albums, mentorships with Iconic Hip-Hop legends Chuck D and Rakim and performances on late night talk shows with Conan O’Brien and Jimmy Fallon.
Brother Ali is a highly respected Hip Hop artist, speaker and activist from Minneapolis, MN.
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