1. Brother Ali has released nine albums, four EPs, and a number of singles and collaborations.
18 Facts About Brother Ali
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Brother Ali has albinism, a disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair, and eyes.
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Brother Ali moved with his family to Michigan for a few years and then settled in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1992.
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Brother Ali attended Robbinsdale Cooper High School in New Hope, Minnesota.
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Brother Ali has stated that he was influenced by hip-hop culture at a very early age.
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On October 19,2007, Brother Ali appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and performed "Take Me Home" from The Undisputed Truth.
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On December 16,2009, Brother Ali appeared on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and was featured with late night band The Roots.
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On July 24,2013, Brother Ali appeared on the Maximum Fun podcast Judge John Hodgman as an "Expert Witness".
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Brother Ali appeared in Sacha Jenkins' 2018 documentary Word is Bond.
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Brother Ali is very private about his family and loved ones.
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Brother Ali often makes fun of the media's constant urge to mention his albinism in the first lines of their reviews or newspaper articles.
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Brother Ali is legally blind, a condition which is caused by his albinism.
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Brother Ali converted to Islam at age 15 and followed Imam Warith Deen Mohammed.
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Brother Ali primarily focuses on themes of racial inequality, slavery, and critiquing the United States government, though overarching themes of hope, acceptance, and rising from sorrow are often present.
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In 2012, Brother Ali was arrested along with thirty-seven others while occupying the home of a Minneapolis resident to fight the house's foreclosure.
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Brother Ali ended up using his celebrity as a platform to discuss these events, and bring them to the attention of his audience.
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Brother Ali praised Sanders for saying "Black lives matter" at a presidential debate, a reference to the social movement.
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In November 2019, Brother Ali performed at a Bernie Sanders rally in Minneapolis, Minnesota, alongside Representative Ilhan Omar.