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KEXP Seattle — Minneapolis MC, community activist, and KEXP favorite Brother Ali has been a fixture within the hip-hop community for the past 17 years. He debuted on his long-time label Rhymesayers in the year 2000 with Rites Of Passage, the first of six studio alb... more info

KEXP Seattle — This Wednesday, June 7th, on what would have been Prince’s 59th birthday, KEXP will be Feelin’ Minnesota as we celebrate with a spotlight on bands from the Land of 10,000 Lakes. From 6AM to 6PM, you’ll hear from artists like Hüsker Dü, Br... more info

Stereogum — The Minneapolis rapper Brother Ali is both an underground rap institution and a proud outlier; he is, after all, a legally blind Muslim rapper with albinism, and we don't have too many of those. Ali's new album All The Beauty In This Whole Life is ou... more info

Stereogum — Next month, Brother Ali will release his first album in five years, All The Beauty In This Whole Life. We've heard "Pen To Paper" and "Own Light (What Hearts Are For)," and today we're getting a music video for the latter. It was directed by Dave Wil... more info

Stereogum — Yesterday, Brother Ali shared a video for a new track called "Pen To Paper," and it turns out that it was a precursor for the rapper's first new full-length in five years since 2012's Mourning In America And Dreaming In Color. The new album is called... more info

Stereogum — Brother Ali is a Muslim rapper, with albinism, from Minneapolis, which makes him an anomaly among anomalies. But he's been rapping so well, for so long, that it's better to just think of him as a great underground rapper. He's a vocal powerhouse with... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Glitch Mob and Chrome Sparks are playing Hammerstein Ballroom on November 1. Tickets for that show go on sale today at 10 AM. Tickets for the Lydia Loveless show at The Studio at Webster Hall go on sale... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Minneapolis trio Alpha Consumer have strong ties to the local scene, members having collaborated with Bon Iver, Brother Ali, Andrew Bird and others. Their own music tilts toward twitchy new wave rock, unafraid to dip their toes into the... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Immortal Technique and Brother Ali are playing Highline Ballroom on April 9 and Brooklyn Bowl on April 11. Tickets for Highline and BBowl go on sale today at noon. Tickets for the second Neutral Milk Hotel show at Prospect... more info