I recently brought the Chi Ali album out of the crates. In addition to having some amazing beats (early Beatnuts production and great cuts from Dr. Butcher)the lyrics ain't half bad. Not to cast doubt on dude's skills, but I'm curious to know if young Chi had a ghostwriter(s)? If so, who?
― dan meyerson, Thursday, 20 November 2003 17:58 (twenty-two years ago)
haha, I picked this up on cassette in June, it's awesome!
― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 20 November 2003 17:59 (twenty-two years ago)
at a garage sale fundraiser for my local community radio station for a dollar (still in shrink wrap)
― Huckleberry Mann (Horace Mann), Thursday, 20 November 2003 18:00 (twenty-two years ago)
I remember reading in the Daily News a few years ago that Chi Ali was arrested for murder. I will look for a link...
― Ben Boyer (Ben Boyer), Thursday, 20 November 2003 18:54 (twenty-two years ago)
From SOHH.com:
"As previously reported back in November 2000, former Native Tongue emcee, Chi Ali Griffith, was wanted for the shooting murder of Sean Raymond. After appearing for the second time on Fox's America's Most Wanted in February, numerous tips led the NYPD to a specific address in the Bronx, NY where officers bum-rushed an apartment and arrested Chi, who was armed.
Chi Ali is charged with the murder of Sean Raymond, stemming from a dispute over $300 and CDs according to police. Raymond was the brother of Chi's girlfriend, and he accused Chi of stealing his CDs during a phone conversation on February 14, 1999. Hours after the conversation, the two crossed paths on the street and Chi allegedly shot Raymond to death. He's been on the run for the past two years, travelling up and down the East Coast. Police almost caught him in Atlanta, but the former rapper gave them the slip. He was finally caught on February 25 in the Throgs Neck Houses on 1575 Odell St. in the Bronx."
Anyways, yeah, I loved this album back then -- found out about it after having been obsessed with the Black Sheep album (which I'm still convinced holds up very well).
― Ben Boyer (Ben Boyer), Thursday, 20 November 2003 18:57 (twenty-two years ago)