| Ali | |
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| Also known as | Daddy Ali (previously, now dropped) Africain Lié à l'Islam |
| Born | 1975 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France |
| Genres | Rap, hip hop |
| Years active | 1994 – present |
| Labels | 45 Scientific |
| Associated acts | Booba, Lunatic, Time Bomb, 45 Scientific |
| Website | www.karlwolf.com |
Ali, originally Daddy Ali (born in 1975 at Issy-les-Moulineaux, France) is a French rapper from Paris who started his music career with Booba as rap duo Lunatic and now is a solo rapper artist. His name was made up of first letters of Africain Lié à l'Islam (Ali)
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Daddy Ali was born in 1975 in a southwestern suburban area of Paris. He and Booba formed Lunatic in 1994 after meeting in a party. Upon formation, Daddy Ali dropped the "daddy" part from his stage name and started to be known as Ali only. Between 1994 and 1996 they appeared on different mixtapes of the record Time Bomb. Their first song "Le crime paie", released in 1996 was considered a classic song of French hip hop, talked about dangers of the street life and the banlieues. In 1997, they released their second song. They left Time Bomb in 1997 and when Booba was penned up in 1998 and Ali had to continue in solo. Later on, the duo created the 45 Scientific record with two friends to release the album they were preparing.
The duo released their first and only album entitled Mauvais œil. This album contains fourteen songs and is considered a classic. The mix of the peaceful lyrics of Ali and the violent lyrics of Booba was one of the factors that used to bring Lunatic on top. They were also the first French hip-hop group to sell more than 100,000 albums with their independent record 45 Scientific and were often compared to Mobb Deep for their sound and their complimentary styles. The two-man group split up in 2003.
After split-up, Ali also started a solo career. In 2005, he released Chaos et Harmonie[1] with 45 Scientific. He made the track "Golden Boy" talking about his old friend Booba without mentioning his name and accusing him that he was no longer a singer but only a man who wanted to make money.
In 2008, he took part with Beni Snassen in a solo song and another featuring Abd al Malik.
In 2010, Ali released his second album Le Rassemblement again with 45 Scientific.