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Brother Ali is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Nardwuar, Chuck D, KRS-One, Sage Francis and R.A. the Rugged Man. Those roots explain a lot about how Brother Ali arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dilated Peoples, Eyedea & Abilities, R.A. the Rugged Man, The Grouch and Blackalicious, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Fashawn and The Hold Steady, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 36 connections around Brother Ali, reaching back through Nardwuar and forward to Fashawn. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Ali Douglas Newman, better known by his stage name Brother Ali, is an American rapper, community activist, and member of the Rhymesayers Entertainment hip-hop collective. He has released eleven albums, four EPs, and a number of singles and collaborations. Some of his best known works include The Undisputed Truth (2007), Us (2009), and Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color (2012), all of which charted on the US Billboard and were favorably received by critics.
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Brother Ali connections
Brother Ali grew out of Nardwuar, Chuck D, KRS-One and Sage Francis, shares an orbit with Dilated Peoples, Eyedea & Abilities, R.A. the Rugged Man and The Grouch, went on to shape Fashawn and The Hold Steady. 36 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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