Brother Ali Freestyles over the 5 Fingers of Death on
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Santa asked me what I wanted for christmas, and I answered real hip-hop. He shaved his head and became Brother Ali.
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Take these W's.
Yo let me interject
Props that comment took intellect
Damn 3 W's ? that's the internet
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11yrs later I still fucken come back to this freestyle🔥🔥🔥💯💯🗣️
What's that last beat
That makes 2 of us🫡
3 of us
This and Los impossible to beat
But it’s written…
love how Murs reacted when Brother Ali dedicated the set to Eyedea
R.EYE.P
And big ups to the Rhymesayers family!
Very unique style of rap, Excellent control of voice speed and tempo, lyrics are strong, he killed every beat like he wrote it, that's natural skill.
Noob
love Ali but he only freestyled the 4th beat and u can tell cuz its the only one thats not technically nuts and has references to Murs and Sway etc (ngl if i went on 5 fingers of death id have like 20 prewrittens loaded up to go over whatever they threw at me too then id prob freestyle th elast one or something)
i swear this was the hardest 5 fingers of death beats ever to be played and he still murdered it
Listen to these 5 and see if you'll change your mind:
Mc Prevail ( Swollen Members ) - May 2014
Locksmith - April 2012
R-Mean - October 2012
Tito Lopez - may 2012
The 'L' Yea but this was off the top not written
YoungsterSnivy I think this was written, which is why in the one beat he says "I never wrote to anything like this." That was the only verse that was actually a freestyle and you can tell in how he does it.
Yea i agree it makes me mad though because Brother Ali and all the other Rhymesayers guys were amazing imporvisers back in the day including the best Eyedea *Rip*
King Los ripped it and he went of the dome.
murs goin wild is like the second best part of this video
Matey
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ben dover true!!!!
just made me so happy haha love rhymsayers
ben dover Murs is Strange now bud. ;)
I'm 10 years late to the party but that was one of the best freestyles on Sway! Some epic bars right there!
:)
Better late than never, welcome brother!
Never too late mate ♥️
You mean the best**
@@WhrilledPeas No, not the best. One of the best. I've written what I meant.
They tried throwing some sketchy arse beats at him but man did he answer.
I will say they threw him more difficult beats than most other 5 finger performances.
Paul Mock because he's better than majority of them. They needed to challenge him.
+Kenshin Himura You're a real one Shinta.
Nosferatu Zodd LMAO thanks
Paul Mock because he's a real one
He's a battle rapper, so I guess they wanted to test him. I just wished they'd use harder beats whilst doing so.
It doesn't matter what color you are, bars are bars and this brother got serious bars and flow.
Malik Turner He's black foo. Lol he's just has vitiligo
Ali was born with albinism, a disorder characterized by the complete or partial absence of pigment in the skin, hair and eyes.
Though Brother Ali is white, he has often described a childhood marked by cruelty and exclusion by his white classmates as a result of his physical abnormality. He has often explained that, from an early age, he felt "most at home amongst African Americans".
Malik Turner you do know he's albino right? Loool
ARE YOU A HIP HOP HEAD? IF SO CHECK OUT OUR TRACK "nonchalant" YOU WONT REGRET IT! SHOW SOME LOVE YALL
JAred Leonard Yo dat albino nigga is dope yo!!
This is best 5 Fingers of Death to date, they threw five COMPLETELY different beats, much more difficult than all the others episodes and Brother Ali adapted to them in a crazy way. As if it that wasn’t enough he actually had some great bars and not some stupid fillers like those rappers that say “nigga” every 3 words when they go off the top. This is crazy, Ali is so slept on.
We need more Brother Ali’s in the world.
Fucking amazing. This dude's freestyle is better than most rapper's written shit.
This was written but its still a freestyle.
I would call you stupid, but you aint..most people dont know this but uhh....it's obvious when someone freestyles off the dome and when someone freestyles a written verse on a different beat.
And this guy diff gave his written shit away of this..
L Kay While I agree, he can actually freestyle almost just as well as this. I went to a show where he did the 'give me a word' thing and he killed it. Dude has flow even off the dome.
Callintz damn...gotta give him a listen if thats true...coz dude is dope no lie
Look up Eyedea.
A lot of these "hot rappers" in the game right now wouldn't of known what the fuuuuuuck to do with those beats
fucken right no lie nate they aint shit
King Nate Diaz yeah they would bro, They would mumble rap
Exactly
King Nate Diaz word
Mainstream rappers are just puppets, the underground is where the real rappers work.
This mans presence and the light that shines from him, is what made me look into Islam, and became a Muslim! Alhumdulilah brother Ali, peace and blessings upon you!
Sky gods are too much for me, but he is definitely doing a great job selling islam. I mean, he projects a lot wisdom from it.
@@thewirah1 I think it's nice if you view it more as a path to virtue than believing there's a man in the sky peeking at you when you shower. The man on the afternoon TV wants us to think all muslims are bad, but anyone who has been to the middle east knows they're some of the most amazing people the world has to offer.
Despite being as far away from monotheism as you get it, I can understand why people are drawn to it for more than just the common image of a "God".
Allahu Akbar..Blessings to you and everyone you know . Ohhh and those you don't know whom you bless with the best thing in their life
Can anyone tell me the names of track 1 & track 2?
mashaAllah brother
Legend. Ali always giving light. Shout to the homie Murs too.
Is that Webby too??!!
@Alex Adamantium that first 3Mg's album tho
@@robertgelabert8966 Nice catch few seem to remember! 3 Melancholy Gypsys are among my favorite especially Eligh. G&E, Z, G, E, rip Zumbi
Don't forget slug and ant
@@tylerhughlett5659 FACT! I'd never forget Slug and Ant, I'd also never forget God rest his soul Eyedea, who may have been the freestyle rapper to ever walk the face of the planet Earth. Till now when I have a bad day Eyedea's song "Smile" always snaps me back to the mental state where I need to be! You've got radio rap but the real talent is underground! I'll challenge anyone who says different because imo it's not even up for contention. Hell radio rappers don't even right their own lyrics, if they're lucky they get to pick their own beats, but none of them these days create them, they simply record label yes men who signed off the power to creatively make their own music, if they ever had that talent in the first place!
Love the fact he dedicated that dope ass freestyle session to one of the greatest battle rappers EVER.
R. EyE. P
Eyedea
Are you kidding hendy? You're insanely blind to the fact that Eyedea was most likely the best rapper to live. Won every battle
Supertoasty
ik bruh im just random comment
Supertoasty should've built him a monument
Juan reyes His music is his monument. Raise it up and make em hear it.
I have been fuckin' wit ali for over a decade and this is why.
Brother Ali is a fuckin OG.. Respect the art of rhyme.. Hip Hop.forever
I was able to meet him. He is amazing! He made me feel like I was family when talking to him. Glad I was able to meet one of the greats!
when Brother Ali was growing up his best friend must have been a dictionary.
effervescent
His best friend was Hiphop!
He rolls with Aesop Rock, so kinda.
No he was friends with Eyedea 🤙🏽
@@IamGulzow lmao true 😂😂
Ali literally gets the whole room up when he raps.
Its not the ability to just flow that makes this so special, that said Brother Alis ability to flow is special, but its the substance of that flow that gives all of us a glimpse of greatness.
To further witness to Brother Alis greatness i challenge people to read the comments on his music. His music elevates peoples minds, and inspires them. This has and will always be the truth of hip hop, to elevate others.
This man is a king.
Love this video. Watch it once a year or so. What struck me hardest this listen was how much that man on the couch felt every word. Bumped with every beat, was zoned in on the rhymes, and felt the dedication deeply. Unforgettable moment.
That man is Murs.
I fuck with Brother Ali. His albums and messages are really good.
No doing! He have my vote!!!!
alright
Brother Ali got the answers Sway...
This is the best 5 Fingers freestyle of all time, especially considering the variety of beats.
I've been on a Brother Ali binge since I found him last night. MY GOD!!!
Murs lit in the back lol.
I'm not sure what was more entertaining....the rhymes, or the Murs turn up through the first 3 instrumentals hahaha!
2019 and he's still one of the GOATs under Rhymesayers. Saw him open for Atmosphere and I couldn't tell he wasn't the headliner. Love me some Brother Ali
Man he ripped that 2nd beat to pieces!😂
Was only getting started 😂
Amazing. I love that Sway exposes rappers that are so slept on
+M Ha chill out you know what he meant lol
Kool-Aid DaThugg bruh nigga been rapping for the longest lmao. If anything he's passed his prime and is chilling now.
Hit up Rhymesayers Entertainment. Brother Ali, Atmosphere, Murs, Grieves and Budo... Eyedea and Abilities.. trust me you can't hate on their lyricism.
Rhymesayers Group... No sleep there son.
Don't forget Aesop Rock
i never heard of this dude but this was magic.
Rafael Artiga go listen to his albums brother he has hundreds of amazing songs..
is fantastic !
Watch eyedea and slug on the wake up show.. it’s amazing
Brother Ali is the truth.
check this albums, the one from 2018 was one of the best hiphop albums of the year
The eyedea shout out at the end *chefs kiss*
Been listening to this man since 2015 almost 10 years and his lyrical genius and flow always blow me away and he got that really unique voice/style
brother Ali dropped diamonds on sway. Broke all fingers of the dj. That was nice. Made my morning. :)
Brought Murs to tears at the end with the last verse dedicated to/about Eyedea. RIP
+Pete Lindeck Damn dude as many times as i've watched this I never noticed that! RIP to Murs' boy.
ReyeP
+Andre Coleman When this came out, Murs posted it on his FB and wrote a paragraph about it, saying how much Eyedea meant to him and that he teared up. God damn man we lost one of the best r.eye.p.
+Pete Lindeck Just watched this for the first time. I noticed it right away and it hurt my heart. Eyedea was loved by so many, Just like so many of my friends and family that have moved on from our world. R.EYE.P Now I'm going to have a drink to Eyedea and put on First born.
+Pete Lindeck I was blessed to see Eyedea live a couple times. Once with Brother Ali and Atmosphere, one of the greatest shows I have ever seen
I discovered B Ali through this video and listened to all his records - such uplifting music, i can, and have, listen to him all day.
I've revisited this video for years, and it remains one of my favorites. I'm so happy to see so many people enjoy quality content. Look at the pure joy on everyone's faces... Regardless of your opinion of rap music, hop-hop, or music in general, you can't deny that this is pure excellence in music. If everyone shown in this video was always having this much fun, the world would be a much better place.
Work every day. Good lord. Breathe. Some of my favorite songs
Amen
Can anyone tell me the names of track 1 and track 2?
He DESTROYED that second beat!! Murs lovin every minute of it in the background hahaha
BROTHER ALI KILLS YOU WHILE LOOKING LIKE YOUR EX GIRLFRIEND'S STEP DAD
True that he does
picanteluke truuue
That's funny as hell
legit looks like my ex's dad
picanteluke xD fk yeah!
How have I never heard of this man? Dude's name should be everywhere. Bars and flow for days and off the top too 🔥🔥🔥🔥
I only came across Brother Ali about a year back or so, amazing skills!
This man is unmatched , the ways he’s able to adjust his flow to match the tempo of each instrumental ! Built different 🫡❤️ love from South Africa 🇿🇦
2:11-
"It's all about whether(weather) or not you rhyme nice
Don't care about the ice in your wrist watch
Freeze!"
Holy shit...
that was clean and one of the best bernie mac impressions
Brother Ali UNDERRATED AF!! DUDE KILLED THESE BEATS
Brother Ali been doing it for a long time now. Dude is nice. Peace and love to the Rhymesayers crew and I wish them continued success 👍 🙌 O7
"Put my arm around your baby momma kissin on her neck like man this is all me" that line is too dope haha. Love it
listening to all the 5 fingers of death makes me wish Big L would have been alive.... He never sounded offbeat It would have been a grateful to see him freestyling over 5 different beats! :( R.I.P. To the Harlem Legend!!
Word to that.....you said it.....Big L woulda been so big....His double rhyme-double syllable was way ahead of its time....he would kill this, always on beat
Big L would've set an unreachable level, an unequaled status. It would just be unfair.....
Damon Boggs check out logic very big l influenced
Isaiah Mills Yea I wish Big L was still here bro, it's really sad honestly. But yeah I'm ready to see Logic on here already, he reminds me so much of Big L, its fucking crazy how good Logic is...
I watch this when I'm depressed and it hypes me up and makes shit feel better
No matter how many times I watch this, I always die laughing at Murs in the background.
This is why the Music industry is so fucked why is this guy not in the top songs on sound cloud
because he's average. thats why.
+Captain X whos your favourite artist? drake? lol
HAH! plz, its Tecca Nina!
+Captain X oh my god shut the fuck up
Danny Clarke
bah hum bug. 'sticks out tongue making childish noise' yerr mudda.
crazy ass flow
So much respect & love for Brother Ali!
Forever calling Nirvana “that Johnny cash shit”
It was so hard not to sing along to it.
I always believed Santa was real, but I didn't know he was hood.
+Cam Tesfa all i want for christmas is them dope flows santa
😂😂😂
Cam Tesfa He got tired of giving the good kids all the fun toys so now every christmas he goes to all the hoods and gives dime bags and new kicks to the underprivileged kids.
Cam Tesfa And a Muslim albino from Minnesota.
St Nick represents North Pole so stop being Naughty lol
Wtf all these whack ass song on the radio and we got people spitting like this. This dude got BARS of real hip hop, somebody please put him on.
Hai Jac lol this dude sells out theaters nationwide, he's a legend and he's doing just fine
Hai Jac lol this dude sells out theaters nationwide, he's a legend and he's doing just fine
enjoi778 don't get me wrong that's dope but I want to hear this when I turn on the radio
Hai Jac agreed
Yeah... Hai Jac, Bro Ali has been on for years... LITERALLY! The best thing you can do is stop listening to the radio. I haven't listened to the radio since '98.
Murs being his biggest fanboy in the back while always be my favorite thing
This is definitely one of the GREATEST 5 fingers of death freestyles
I've always been a fan of Brother Ali, but DAMN he keeps on surprising me! FUCK HE'S GOOD
Ali & Papoose still have my favorite 5FOD.
thought the same thing as I was listening
respect, you know real.
Ahnold Short I ain't heard them but you should check Mistah fab's out if you haven't already
Lupe and king los
Ahnold Short papoose is the leader all day
Look at Murs in the back the whole time going ham
I really love his voice!!
I love that the dudes sitting back don't get down til the trap beat kicks on...
Murs was into the whole thing
Man he switched to going off the top so effortlessly. Truly a talent.
8 years later love it but how u think the world would see this now. jus a OG From WV
Someone stupid would probably try to cancel him for appropriation! Lol. They'dbe all on Twitter talking about he can't use a black power fist as a white dude they be talking all kinds of s*** about him dropping names about famous black people in the storical black people that he ain't got no business speaking on yeah it'd be something like that it be ridiculous the man empowered an entire people that he didn't even belong to that he just wanted to you know promote and uplift and yet I guarantee you today in 2020 they would try to cancel brother Ali for cultural appropriation. Sad.
I love this Brother Ali, man!
Wonderful vibe and great energy!
Totally
@brother ali, MY.. CRACKAA!!!
He's Albino. He's an outcast to every race.
ActionHank75 lol he still is Caucasian
brandonuchiha2000
No he's not. He said it himself.
No he didn't he's white
who the fuck are you guys!?!?
I'm feeling homie. He got BARS. Respect.
Malik Turner you should check out the other rhymesayers artists if you haven't.
Gil Scwartzman I definitely will. Thank you
Definitive jux also a good independent label. Basically anyone associated with the atmosphere family going to make solid hip hop.
Look more into his stuff. It's more underground stuff, but it's amazing
I still watch this once a week… Smooth…
revisiting this in 2020 and brother ali is still fire discovered him when i was 14 and listened to him all through high school and yearss later he pops up on sway shame tho i wish this mans career went farther and reached more ears such a talented artist
OMG Ali absolutely MURDERED, I knew he was dope but holy shit that was just best freestyle i might have heard, and I've heard it all, this guy is on par wit apathy and eyedea for sure imo
RIP Eyedea. We miss you Mikey
FUCK KING LOS!!
***** king los is the best to ever hop on 5 fod.. him logic or lecre
WUTaNIGGAiAM king los is the best to ever hop on 5 fod.. him logic or lecre
yeah dude probly the best ive seen to
Im happy he dedicated this to eyedea and abilities. Brother Ali is a legend just like them.
Mad respect. Love the ending with ‘La ilaha illallah’ the shadah!
This whole room is deadly! Ali, fashawn, murs and a young chris webby. Wow, salute ali absolutely bodied🔥🔥
Brother Ali rhymed over Paul Davis,"Cool Night" He straight killed it. He's dope as they come!!
Terry Turner ...ikr!!! He straight murdered that beat.
Terry Turner then they threw him a Nirvana beat, they tried to stump him for sure but failed. He's got a flow for everything, every beat literally sounded like a different rapper each time. Big bad brother Ali!!! Props
Junk Head FACTS
I wish they let him continue with that beat he was straight murdering it.
even in a freestyle this guy has more bars than most rappers when they WRITE! Brother Ali knows what the true meaning of hip hop is.
this is written
flyingpowerlogitech he's talking about beat 4
Brings me back to the heart hip hop had in the 90s. Real.
I like how he seems to level up with each track.
He just makes it look so effortless man brother Ali is the heart an soul of what’s left of hip hop
Brother Ali is sick. One of the best five fingers of death I've heard. Loved how he dedicated it Eyedea. Mad respect.
R.Eye.P
2:08 u know Brother Ali is spittin real fire when the 2 black guys in the back start going crazy lmao
+Black D no he's white and an albino I've talked to him about it and also he mentions it in his music a lot. He likes his own racial ambiguity it's a major theme in his music.
lol. that's rare. I've seen mostly black albinos.. I can't tell the difference.. I thing albino people may be what all humans looked like before evolution gave us a more pigmented race..
+Black D He's a white albino. If you listen to his music he actually talks about the death of his former self "Jason". His given name is Jason Newman. I've known him since the 5th grade. Great guy and definitely a discriminated outcast from day 1. He's had skill and flow ever since the day he and I were exposed to KRSOne back in the day.
+Black D actually albinism is a mutation deficit.
+tommy bawse those are his label mates lol
one of them is murs you should check him out
Rhymesayers is the dopest independant hip hop label imo
That flow is amazing. And dope unique lyrics
Loved the E&A shout
I've seen all the 5FoD's and this is the one I always come back to...
That was dope. Brother Ali killed it. They should bring back this format of The Five Fingers. Tempo changes and varying genres definitely test an artists versatility to adapt way more than 5 beats at practically the same BPM, as it's down now. Doing so would probly reduce the amount of challengers, but those that do will come prepared and truly earn the mantle if they succeed.
Out of all the five fingers of death this is still my favorite
Flawless ... best one ive seen
anyone else get the feeling like this video would be 2 hours long if they just kept giving him beats?
Murs is obviously diggin' the hell out of it xD
He is my favorite person on this show
do wonder got fuckin pissed
Killed it. Insane
God Bless you brother.
That true talent when you can flip a DJ, I'm a DJ and to have some beat your beat it's impressive to see. The fact he did it with no ice on tells a lot about a artist. I dig it
this is the best 5 fingers to date...
papoose u buggin but yes he's nice
Yeah, Pap was better. This was still savage though
I liked Logic's a lot too
King Los was great also
+ChatBadness damn bro that's the most gangsta shit I ever read on RUclips, my nigga
Seen this like 10 times it's so good. One of the best 5 fingers for sure.
Brother Ali, RESPECT! THANKYOU
Santa claus went BEAST MODE!
brother ali have to research him 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Yes... Yes, you do.
The dude is wicked.
Amongst him is rappers like Immortal Technique, Vinnie Paz, Slaine, etc... Do yo research or get left in the closet!
check out Rhymesayers records where he is signed to . Ran by slug of atmosphere...
So nice I had to watch twice.! ✊🏼
Brother Ali has serious flow and rhyme skills. Nuff respect
Dude also has incredible records and rocks a fucking helluva live show.