Talk:Brother Ali
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[edit] POV tag
Oh no, it's another attack by Hyperbole Man! Are you kidding?! "...a testament to Ali's place as one of the most increddible emcees of all time"?! This article is uninteresting, poorly written, and sounds like it was copied from some record label's Web page. Boooooooooooooooooo. R 18:02, 26 November 2005 (UTC)
Yeah I agree - i'll try a re-write later on, I'd also like to know what his real name is. MagicBez 16:37, 30 November 2005 (UTC)
Yeah, this is written like a review. It's informative, but the tone is all wrong. 130.85.149.71 19:04, 23 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Nationality
I was just wondering what nationality he is.. hard to tell, what with being albino and all... -211.31.232.216 16:40, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
He's American. Born and raised in the Midwest. If you meant race, he's Caucasian. f(x)=ax2+bx+c 23:56, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
im pretty sure hes african american and therefore not caucasian 81.77.250.227 18:12, 25 November 2006 (UTC)
he's african american, but due to the fact that he's albino, it makes it kind of hard to tell.
Anyone want to get some citation on this fact? His features seem much more caucasian than african american, perhaps his parents were from different races? His voice does sound like a black mans though, thats for sure (not being racist or anything).--Azslande 07:36, 9 March 2007 (UTC)
His voice doesn't sound "like a black man's" - his voice is actually pretty unique in hip-hop. If you mean he has a tight flow, and he's a decent MC, that's something else entirely. J-B, 7 April 2007
He is not African American. Febodyed 14:00, 12 April 2007 (UTC)
Do any of you got some sources for your claims? Jonashm 01:50 18 April 2007
On the radio show he did about his latest album, he talked loads about his feelings on race and how just because in one interview when someone asked "are you black or white" and he said something along the lines of "make your own mind up and print that" and they printed that he was black so loads of other people took that as the truth. He doesn't say he's caucasian, but he does say he's not african american. I don't even see where the whole issue came from anyway, as Azslande said, he doesn't have african american features.Febodyed 07:25, 18 April 2007 (UTC)
Plus, in the liner notes of The Undisputed Truth, in his comment about Daylight he says "My family is white and I'm an albino." Febodyed 17:45, 20 April 2007 (UTC) diz cat straight up black69.143.165.9 01:01, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
He's actually a familly friend, and he's white caucasian, but albino —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.219.3.75 (talk) 05:02, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] YouTube links
This article is one of thousands on Wikipedia that have a link to YouTube in it. Based on the External links policy, most of these should probably be removed. I'm putting this message on the talk page, to request the regular editors take a look at the link and make sure it doesn't violate policy. In short: 1. 99% of the time YouTube should not be used as a source. 2. We must not link to material violating someone's copyright. If you are not sure whether the link on this article should be removed or if you would like to help spread this message, contact us on User talk:J.smith/YouTube Linklist. Thanks, ---J.S (t|c) 01:00, 12 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Religion
What about mentioning the fact that he is also a devout muslim? -- Librarianofages 09:42, 10 February 2007 (UTC)
[edit] History
I heard in an interview he gave that he grew up in Michigan, not Wisconsin.
[edit] Missing Info
I'd like to see more precise information about this guy's age (birthdate) and education. Where did he go to school? What level of education has he achieved? Spottacus 19:37, 22 April 2007 (UTC)
