Strategies are great, business models are great, but the reality is your music has to mean something to people. — Brother Ali Copy Share Image
I've always loved independent music stores because the staff is usually there because of a genuine love and appreciation for music. They're more in-tune with the customers and I'm willing to pay the extra dollar or two for the service they provide. Some of my greatest music discoveries have come from picking up an album at an indy store and… — Brother Ali Copy Share
Strategies are great, business models are great, but the reality is your music has to mean something to people. — Brother Ali Copy Share Image
If you don't believe inside yourself that you can learn a lot, nobody's ever going to do that for you. Nobody's ever gonna give… — Brother Ali Copy Share Image
I try to make music that's really real. I've always liked music that makes me feel something. I'm not a brain first, music second… — Brother Ali Copy Share Image
The key is always the actual art itself, the actual music. There are all these myths out here that like, if you do this… — Brother Ali Copy Share Image
I would just like to see hip-hop journalism in general take a step up and match the artistry. There have been great writers in… — Brother Ali Copy Share Image
Feeling is always first for me in anything. I think the only way for sure that I know how do that is to write… — Brother Ali Copy Share Image
I'm albino, my family is white, but I was really raised, and taught my important life lessons, by the black community. — Brother Ali Copy Share Image
