Prince Ali

Bay Region rhymesayer Prince Ali’s verbal assault combines a flaunting, B-boy-like swagger with nuances of spirituality, a solid implication of his Souls of Mischief impact. Blessed in Oakland, CA, but elevated a few mls south in Hayward, CA, Ali was motivated to become an MC within the mid-’80s from the ruler B-boys of hip-hop, Run-D.M.C. After he finished his graduate system at NY University’s Tisch College from the Arts, he founded Attention5 Recordings in 2006, placing forth a well balanced of intensifying rap performers, including L.A. hip-hop music group Destruments and three-man team Pacific Sonz (which he is an associate). That same yr, Ali made sound along with his underground mixtape, Part Outfit, despite its limited distribution. Oakland hip-hop pioneers Hieroglyphics captured wind from the up-and-coming MC and found the mixtape and debut recording, Curb Side Services, for proper launch via Hiero Imperium/Fontana Distribution the next yr. The full-length presented Hiero users Pep Like, Tajai, and Informal in addition to guest places from World Asia and Keith Murray.