Brother Ali

Rapper and activist Brother Ali is known for his dramatic delivery and passion for social justice, with songs rooted in everyday experience, expressions of tolerance, acceptance, and spirituality, and in critiquing racism, the excesses of political power, and everyday economic struggles. His 2003 album, Shadows on the Sun, put him on the map. In 2007, his poignant and forceful The Undisputed Truth hit the Top 200. While 2012's Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color, addressed white privilege and the country's longstanding wars. In 2016, Ali endorsed and performed actively for Senator Bernie Sanders, and a year later, in the aftermath of Donald Trump's election to the presidency, he released All the Beauty in This Whole Life, recordings that actively addressed family, his role as a father, and spiritual practice. Kicking off the 2020s, he issued Secrets & Escapes, moved to Istanbul, and recorded Love & Service.