Ali Cashius Jr is a Puerto Rican/Yemenese Hip Hop Artist.  Born and raised in Southwest Detroit and Lares, PR.  Ali is 25 years old and just released his brand new album, A Message 4 Tha People, from his label, Block Poetry Entertainment.  Ali started rapping when he was 12 years old.  A childhood friend challanged him to a rap battle, he locked himself in his room for a week and filled up his school notebook with battle raps.  A week later his friend had forgot all about their battle, and Ali never stopped.  After boxing, basketball, football, and wrestling, music became his new outlet.  Sports faded away as the streets began to take over his life.  Raised by a single woman, who was in and out of relationships, Ali was always running the streets, or recording songs off industry beats on his friends karaoke machine. 

 

Despite the negativity surronding him, Ali pushed himself to continue his education, and recieved a scholarship from The Chicano Boricua Studies at Wayne State University, where he studied Latin History. Learning more about the history of his people, pushed Ali to create more meaningful music and reach out to a broader range of people with his music.  Financial struggles, led to Ali moving to AZ in August, 2007, one day after his best friend was released from prison. Now Ali is 25, build a record company from the ground up, and used his student loan to pay for studio time for his new album.  We can talk hood stories all day, and tell you how he is the best rapper out, but the truth lies in the music. Enjoy real music 4 real people.