I think there's a lot of criticism of 'that artist' for various reasons, and I've seen a lot of underground rappers call him out for variously A) not being a good rapper, B) offering watered down social criticism that makes white middle class feel societally responsible, and C) for being very successful without giving any cred to his influences and predecessors.

I don't really care too much about that though - I just love how brother Ali manages to diss him while never mentioning his name... but rhyming his name in nearly every line.

Hey, cheers EDM!

In reply to this comment by evil_disco_man:
*promote

Done and done! Thanks disco man, at this rate I'm gonna owe you one hell of a large beer for all these promotes. Thank you!

In reply to this comment by evil_disco_man:
Please fix this, it's due for another promote

http://www.videosift.com/video/Brother-Ali-Truth-Is

Fix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXxVhTzH5jA

Please fix this, it's due for another promote

http://www.videosift.com/video/Brother-Ali-Truth-Is

Fix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXxVhTzH5jA

thank you!

In reply to this comment by MrFisk:
*promote

Aye, it's a great song, I don't understand it. Oh well, so goes the sift. Cheers!

In reply to this comment by MrConrads:
Thanks again disco! your promotes seem to be in vein for that video though

In reply to this comment by evil_disco_man:
*promote

Thanks again disco! your promotes seem to be in vein for that video though

In reply to this comment by evil_disco_man:
*promote

Thanks disco man!

In reply to this comment by evil_disco_man:
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Brother Ali isn't a black albino, his parents are white.
None of this matters though, what does matter is that his music is DOPE!

This article goes more in depth about his racial identity and how it has affected his life.

http://www.citypages.com/databank/28/1375/article15315.asp

It's easy to see how he would come to reject a white racial identity seeing how whites treated him like a sub-human freak and blacks accepted him. He's a very interesting and talented guy.

Ya salaam!

I met Brother Ali a couple of years ago in London - he's a really nice guy!