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
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*
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)
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".
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!
@@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".
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.
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.
@@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!
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.
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.
....................................well fuck. never heard anything by him but if this is just a peek then i need to look up music by this dude. someone gimme some suggestions
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.
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
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...
+Opus 0 I wanted to like the Kanye album after the Madlib and Karrim Riggens singles but every other song on that album is auto-tuned, for the masses bull shit wack ass frat boy rap.
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
I don't know about the Nirvana beat(Johnny Cash beat) but Brother Ali has his shit in check and by all means rocked this shit. He should get way more respect than rappers like Lil Wayne. But people don't know good music when theyz hearz itz.
i agree except I liked the nirvana freestyle. he did that straight off the top, on a really tough beat that alot of rappers wouldnt know what to do with
You don't get the point do you... The more people talk about him> the more attention he gets> the more money he gets>the more bullshit we have to listen to > etcetcetcetc
Sillow DaPillow There is a difference between famous and infamous, though people tend to blur those lines these days. The more popular it becomes to bash and hate Lil Wayne, the less likely you are to hear his music played. It's happened to numerous bands over the years. Many people are fake and bandwagoners, so even if they like the band they follow what the "popular" people are doing.
+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.
why did sway and heather b not spazz on this 5 fingers?? they go all out when some round the corner ass rapper can barely keep up with no change in the tempo in all 5 beats. please let me know if i am wrong, but some of the "5 fingers of death" beats are mostly the same for the new school rappers?
man i was thinking the same thing and im a very non biased motherfucker. what kind of beats was they throwing at him? shit sounded pathetic but he bodied it regardless.
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
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
Got that distinctive voice like the guru RIP please don't let these mc's ever become mainstream. The underground is where hip hop is safe and thriving.
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
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.
+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.
Took me ages to place it - is that last beat from Paul Davis "Cool Night " ? Man this guy did a wonderful job throwing out intelligent freestyle to some challenging music - and with such tremendous cadence and flow .. I am SO impressed this was just plain great.
@@johnnydoeeeeeee I did not see the reaction until just now. He was trying to hold back tears. There is nothing wrong with crying, especially if it's justified
My gosh........just reading the comments eyedea r.i.p no way. Ive just been checkin out classic cyphers just watched eyedea and slug aswell. I cant believe it........
Yeah I was about to say I've seen him live a few times with Atmosphere. I remember when i first listened to Shadows on The Sun start to finish back then and was like whaaat who is this cat? Super consistent. Champion is a dope album too. Plus he was a super nice guy to talk to. He is albino he has no pigment to his skin. He isn't white.
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…
Santa asked me what I wanted for christmas, and I answered real hip-hop. He shaved his head and became Brother Ali.
W
W
Take these W's.
Yo let me interject
Props that comment took intellect
Damn 3 W's ? that's the internet
W
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.
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 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.
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.
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 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
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!
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.
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.
love how Murs reacted when Brother Ali dedicated the set to Eyedea
R.EYE.P
And big ups to the Rhymesayers family!
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.
I fuck with Brother Ali. His albums and messages are really good.
No doing! He have my vote!!!!
alright
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
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!
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
They tried throwing some sketchy arse beats at him but man did he answer.
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.
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?
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
....................................well fuck. never heard anything by him but if this is just a peek then i need to look up music by this dude. someone gimme some suggestions
Yeah he's mostly bigger in Minnesota I like begin here, good lord, and the believers is a nice feel good song
the entire "shadows on the sun" album is classic
thank ya
Drake Knight-Graves Mourning in America is good too
oh I know. I downloaded that right away
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!
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.
brother Ali dropped diamonds on sway. Broke all fingers of the dj. That was nice. Made my morning. :)
Murs lit in the back lol.
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...
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 🇿🇦
that was clean and one of the best bernie mac impressions
I want Kanye West on these beats. He'd be dead in five seconds
freestyle isn't his strong hold, but he's new album TLOP is damn good
+Opus 0 I wanted to like the Kanye album after the Madlib and Karrim Riggens singles but every other song on that album is auto-tuned, for the masses bull shit wack ass frat boy rap.
what About Drake?
I don't know about him much, don't keep up after I stopped calling him on the cell phone
Kanye is a producer way more than a rapper, that's a known fact so your comment is useless
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.
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!
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
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
I don't know about the Nirvana beat(Johnny Cash beat) but Brother Ali has his shit in check and by all means rocked this shit. He should get way more respect than rappers like Lil Wayne. But people don't know good music when theyz hearz itz.
i agree except I liked the nirvana freestyle. he did that straight off the top, on a really tough beat that alot of rappers wouldnt know what to do with
People like you making Wayne even more famous... You see a fucking wayne comment on every video now a days -.-'
You can basically infer from my comment that my opinion of little wayne is not good. Way to take a comment out of context.
You don't get the point do you... The more people talk about him> the more attention he gets> the more money he gets>the more bullshit we have to listen to > etcetcetcetc
Sillow DaPillow
There is a difference between famous and infamous, though people tend to blur those lines these days. The more popular it becomes to bash and hate Lil Wayne, the less likely you are to hear his music played. It's happened to numerous bands over the years. Many people are fake and bandwagoners, so even if they like the band they follow what the "popular" people are doing.
We need more Brother Ali’s in the world.
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
Brother Ali 5
Five finger beats 0
The first time I heard of Brother Ali was on Immortal Technique's song "Civil War" I swear I thought he was a black guy.
He is black, but albino.
+eracless no he's white still. He just feels at home with black people/community
You're right, my bad.
me too on r.a the rugged man"the dangerous 3" then was like he aint black when the viddo came out face palm
he is white and albino
This is the best 5 Fingers freestyle of all time, especially considering the variety of beats.
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
(1:30) he kills that second beat. like, damn. everybody is feelin it and respecting it, dj and all. that was dope af
Tyler Schwartz but nobody seems to know the name of the second joint...
@@DJTHABOSS thats what im saying. 2 years and still searching =(
@@andrewbergeron9587 I just wanna know the last one :(
Shit is mind-blowing. absolute gold
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
Brother Ali is a fuckin OG.. Respect the art of rhyme.. Hip Hop.forever
I've always been a fan of Brother Ali, but DAMN he keeps on surprising me! FUCK HE'S GOOD
He DESTROYED that second beat!! Murs lovin every minute of it in the background hahaha
he can spit, why they give him some wack ass beats?
That's the point of Five Fingers of Death. It gets progressively harder every beat. They try to throw rappers off their flow.
For King Los they did 5 fingers if death and played beats that were the around the same tempo what are you talking about lol
***** nobody in the media fucks wit dat much real
because there really hard to rap to lolololol he's just really good
Luis Ruiz not a good excuse for the trash ass beats. Even later on they were trash
Big ups to Sway for having so many dudes on his show from so many backgrounds and disciplines. Beautiful...
Dude looks like the farthest thing from a rapper but was sure can spit
and that's why I love him
Man's legend.
He looks like he drives a Harley Davidson.
OrangeNinjaTurtle123 doesn't drive anything considering hes legally blind.
He looks like a painting artists
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 not sure what was more entertaining....the rhymes, or the Murs turn up through the first 3 instrumentals hahaha!
Forever calling Nirvana “that Johnny cash shit”
It was so hard not to sing along to it.
Brother Ali got the answers Sway...
chris webbys in the back like damn dude brother ali dont play no games hahahaha
derek mason I thought I seen Webby. Thanks for confirming!
derek mason wit no arm tats!?!
Darren Katomski yeah thats definately webby lol
Harrison Miller yessir. this video is a little older haha
Drake Willis sure is lol
why did sway and heather b not spazz on this 5 fingers?? they go all out when some round the corner ass rapper can barely keep up with no change in the tempo in all 5 beats. please let me know if i am wrong, but some of the "5 fingers of death" beats are mostly the same for the new school rappers?
Yeah, Brother Ali killed the shit out of this even though the beats were pretty bizarre in contrast.
Yea he got some wack ass beats but he changed his flow up and by the end even the tone of his voice to try and match it. this was fire.
man i was thinking the same thing and im a very non biased motherfucker. what kind of beats was they throwing at him? shit sounded pathetic but he bodied it regardless.
Christian Moreira I noticed they throw a lot of trash beats in the 5 fingers. Locksmith shit was the first time I noticed it.
The point of 5 fingers is to be able to rap on beat to some hard tracks and they did spazz out the whole time while he was rapping
Give him the hardest beats in the history of 5 fingers imo and still rocked it. True MC🔥🔥
He got down but it was like the DJ was giving him some wack beats.
That's the point
LOL
agreed!
Exactly the point! They make it hard to see if you’re really about it or not.
Still went hard as fuck....Lmao
I love that the dudes sitting back don't get down til the trap beat kicks on...
Murs was into the whole thing
The callout to eyedea though.
Boy if you dont loser
Gets me every time.
single tear
When is it and ..whats he say right after blind are guided by the blinders
Mad respect. Love the ending with ‘La ilaha illallah’ the shadah!
Ali literally gets the whole room up when he raps.
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
This is definitely one of the GREATEST 5 fingers of death freestyles
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 TH-cam, my nigga
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
he's sick af like a rapping monk
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You got it. That's why he's called "Brother" Ali.
my son is a good cook
L. Ron Hoyabembe haha wtf?
Uplifting! This and king los is the best!
The man was vibing hard dude...crushing it!
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.
4th one is a nirvana song on a loop that's crazy. Sway trying to test yo was hard af
What nirvana song is that?
@@jetsrule4life come as you are
Santa claus went BEAST MODE!
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
Got that distinctive voice like the guru RIP please don't let these mc's ever become mainstream. The underground is where hip hop is safe and thriving.
"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
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.
I have been fuckin' wit ali for over a decade and this is why.
I love how you can see the respect from everyone else in the room. Murs and Ali are my two favorites in the game.
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've been on a Brother Ali binge since I found him last night. MY GOD!!!
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
In parts of MN we're as proud of this man as we are Prince.
If you don't know about brother ali you are NOT a real one
Joseph Meastas not a fan. Not not a fan either. Heard of him. I’m a Houston rap kinda guy. I am a real one just dnt listen to much outside texas
@@iamthefuss934 wow, talk about missing out then lol.
Gotta love MURS in the back. Another legend! Strange Music Baby!!
LL!
Took me ages to place it - is that last beat from Paul Davis "Cool Night " ? Man this guy did a wonderful job throwing out intelligent freestyle to some challenging music - and with such tremendous cadence and flow .. I am SO impressed this was just plain great.
Real one for shouting out EYEDEA! RIP the GOAT
Man he ripped that 2nd beat to pieces!😂
Was only getting started 😂
Man he switched to going off the top so effortlessly. Truly a talent.
Thanks Ali for sending a shout out to eyedea r. I. P if there is a heaven hope his spitting bars whit Jesus
murs' reaction is kind of heartbreaking
Michael Larsen did not believe in God.
brother alli is muslim
@@johnnydoeeeeeee I did not see the reaction until just now. He was trying to hold back tears. There is nothing wrong with crying, especially if it's justified
My gosh........just reading the comments eyedea r.i.p no way.
Ive just been checkin out classic cyphers just watched eyedea and slug aswell. I cant believe it........
Man, seeing Murs’ reaction after Ali dedicates it to Eyedea at the end always gets me 😢
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...
yo this dude is fucking sick. hands down period. why the fuk is he not signed yet
an lo Check out Ryhmesayers! there dope! Dessa is my all time fav.
an lo He's with Rhymesayers my man!:)
an lo Hes an independent rapper
an lo on rhymesayers 🔥
Yeah I was about to say I've seen him live a few times with Atmosphere. I remember when i first listened to Shadows on The Sun start to finish back then and was like whaaat who is this cat? Super consistent. Champion is a dope album too. Plus he was a super nice guy to talk to. He is albino he has no pigment to his skin. He isn't white.
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.
Bros synced with every beat 😮💨🙌🏽
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.
crazy ass flow
Saw Brother Ali and Atmosphere a couple of years ago, one of the best shows I've ever seen.
that man just caught a murder charge.....may those beats rest in peace.