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Storytellin’ With Brother Ali

The job of a distinctive emcee is to bring something unique to the table. Some are marked with an instantly recognisable voice (Method Man); some get their swag on with outlandish braggadocio (Jim Jones); some cut jokes with razor-sharp wit (Ludacris); some spit fire with a more political lean (Mos Def); some float entertainingly through random streams-of-consciousness (Lil Wayne). With Brother Ali, Rhymesayers’ champ and a revered underground icon, the beauty lies in the narrative....