Sus introspectivas letras han causado furor y buena crítica; además de contar con un "flow" cargado de pasión. Su primer álbum fue producido por él mismo en su casa, Rites of Passage (2000). Luego de hacerse un nombre en el ambiente under paso a ser miembro de Rhymesayers Entertainment, un sello independiente
The Undisputed Truth un disco cargado de protestas que contiene el tema "Uncle Sam Goddamn" que es una fuerte crítica al gobierno de los Estados Unidos. Es importante apuntar que Ali es albino, su piel es sensible al sol, y cuenta con una visión pobre. Además, predica la fe del Islam. Es uno de los raperos más destacados del ambiente underground del Hip-Hop.
Mourning in America and Dreaming in Color
Tracklist
- "Letter to My Countrymen" (featuring Dr. Cornel West)
- "Only Life I Know"
- "Stop the Press"
- "Mourning in America"
- "Gather Round" (featuring Amir Sulaiman)
- "Work Everyday"
- "Need a Knot"
- "Won More Hit"
- "Say Amen"
- "Fajr"
- "Namesake"
- "All You Need"
- "My Beloved" (featuring Choklate & Tone Trezure)
- "Singing This Song"
The Undisputed Truth
Tracklist
- "You Got The Love I Need" (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield)
- "Save My Love For A Rainy Day" (Norman Whitfield, Roger Penzabene)
- "California Soul" (Nickolas Ashford, Valerie Simpson)
- "Aquarius" (Galt McDermot, Gerome Ragni, James Rado)
- "Ball of Confusion (That's What the World is Today)" (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield)
- "Smiling Faces Sometimes" (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield)
- "We've Got a Way Out Love" (Holland-Dozier-Holland)
- "Since I've Lost You" (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield)
- "Ain't No Sunshine Since You've Been Gone" (Cornelius Grant, Norman Whitfield, Simon May)
- "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Barrett Strong, Norman Whitfield)
- "Like a Rolling Stone" (Bob Dylan)
Rites Of Passage
Tracklist
- "Intro"
- "Whatever"
- "Think It Through"
- "Nine Double 'Em"
- "Eye of the Storm"
- "We Will Always B"
- "So Dearly"
- "Music in My Head"
- "Vocals in My Head"
- "They're Finished"
- "Tofuti"
- "Ali Boombaye"
- "You Never Know"
- "Three Day Journey"
- "The Session"
- "The Phoenix"
- "Eighty-8"
Shadows on the Sun
Tracklist
- "Room with a View"
- "Champion..."
- "Star Quality"
- "Prince Charming"
- "Win Some Lose Some"
- "Pay Them Back"
- "Blah Blah Blah"
- "Shadows on the Sun"
- "Prelude"
- "Forest Whitiker"
- "Bitchslap!"
- "Back Stage Pacin'"
- "When the Beat Comes In"
- "Missing Teeth" (featuring Slug)
- "Dorian"
- "Soul Whisper"
- "Picket Fence"
- "Victory! (Come Forward)"
Us
Tracklist
- "Brothers and Sisters"
- "The Preacher"
- "Crown Jewel"
- "House Keys"
- "Fresh Air"
- "Tight Rope"
- "Breakin' Dawn"
- "The Travelers"
- "Babygirl"
- "Round Here"
- "Bad Mufucker Pt. 2"
- "Best @it"
- "Games"
- "Slippin' Away"
- "You Say (Puppy Love)"
- "Us"
Champion EP
Tracklist
- "Champion (Remix)"
- "Bad Ma Fucka"
- "Sleepwalker"
- "Love on Display"
- "Self Taught"
- "Heads Down (You Haven't Done That Yet)"
- "Chain Link"
- "Waheedah's Hands"
- "Rain Water"
Left in the deck
Tracklist
- Left in the deck (Side A)
- Left in the deck (Side B)
The bite marked heart
Tracklist
- Shine On (feat Nikki Jean)
- Electric Energy
- I Can’t Wait
- I’ll Be Around (feat Phonte and Stokley Williams)
- Years
- Haunted House (fest Aby Wolf)
- The Bite Marked Heart
The rope a dope
Tracklist
- Intro
- The Truth
- Good Lord
- Philistine David
- Baby Don't Go
- Did I Ever
- 2nd Time Around
- Mr. President (You're The Man)
- World's An Uproar
- No Alibis
- Talkin' My Sh*t
- Palm The Joker
- Hold It (Brother Ali 2008)
- F*ck You Mean
- Standbye
- Cats Van Bags (RMX)
- Crewed Up
The truth is here
Tracklist
- "Real As Can Be"
- "Philistine David"
- "Little Rodney"
- "Palm The Joker"
- "Good Lord"
- "Baby Don't Go"
- "Talkin' My Shit"
- "The Believers" (Feat. Slug)
- "Begin Here"
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