25 Facts About Chali 2na

Chali 2na is known for his bass-baritone voice and quick-delivery rapping style.

Chali 2na was raised by his grandmother, a practicing Christian, he later converted to Islam.

Chali 2na's stage name is a reference to Charlie the Tuna, the deep-voiced animated mascot of StarKist Tuna.

Chali 2na and Cut Chemist became friends in high school.

Chali 2na is a founding member of the activist salsa funk band Ozomatli; although no longer an official member, he continues to collaborate with them on occasion and maintains his friendships with them.

Chali 2na is a founding member of Jurassic 5, which boasted in the song "Improvise" that the four MCs sounded like one.

Chali 2na delves into some of the formative experiences in his life, including a tragic incident in which his cousin, Be-Be, was killed in the 2003 E2 nightclub stampede.

Much like the first Fish Market album, this is mainly filled with collaborations Chali 2na has completed throughout his career with famous artists such as Linkin Park.

Chali 2na is a good friend of and frequent collaborator with British hip hop star Roots Manuva, having worked with him on a number of songs.

Chali 2na worked with Ozomatli on their first album and toured with New Orleans funk band Galactic.

Chali 2na is featured on Galactic's 2007 release From the Corner to the Block on the cut "Think Back".

Chali 2na collaborated with Blackalicious on their 2002 album Blazing Arrow on the track "4000 Miles," alongside Lateef the Truthspeaker.

Chali 2na appears alongside fellow Jurassic 5 MC, Akil, on the track "We know something you don't know" on the 2003 album Music for the Mature B-Boy by UK artist DJ Format.

Chali 2na was featured on Lyrics Born's Everywhere at Once album, performing on "Hott 2 Deff".

On K'naan's 2009 album, Troubadour, Chali 2na was featured on "America" together with Mos Def.

On Long Beach Dub Allstars 2001 album Wonders of the World Chali 2na was featured on "Life Goes On" featuring Half-Pint, Ives, and Tippa Irie.

In 2008 Chali 2Na recorded with Ditch for Ditch's CD Public Intoxication on the song "All Comes Down To Money" which he co-wrote with Ditch.

Furthermore, Chali 2Na recorded a track together with Dutch rap artist Jerome XL in 2008.

In June 2010, British dubstep star Rusko released a collaboration with Chali 2na entitled "Gadget GoGo".

Chali 2na appeared on the track "Speaking in Tongues" from the album Drinking From the Sun, the 2012 release from Australian hip-hop artists Hilltop Hoods.

Chali 2na featured on the song "Get Original" on the Black Eyed Peas album Bridging the Gap released in 2000.

Chali 2na is featured prominently in the award-winning documentary This Is the Life, chronicling the music movement that was birthed at The Good Life Cafe in South Central Los Angeles.

Chali 2na is featured in the documentary Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme, and in the movie Never Been Kissed as part of Ozomatli, performing in a club.

Chali 2na was taking a short breather while on the band's 2005 Australian tour.

Chali 2na has starred in the Epic Rap Battles of History video, Sir Isaac Newton versus Bill Nye as astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.