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Today In Hip Hop History: Chi Ali's Debut Album 'The Fabulous Chi-Ali' Turns 30 Years Old! Chi Ali's The Fabulous Chi-Ali' Turns 30 Years Old

News Exclusives Three decades ago today, Chi Ali released his first and only album The Fabulous Chi-Ali. Chi-Ali first appeared on De La Souls single Say No Go and on Black Sheeps debut album, A Wolf In Sheeps Clothing featured on Pass the 40. Chi Ali at the time was a core member of Native Tongues, a New York City-based hip-hop collective, and also had connections with the Legion family, along with Showbiz and A.G. Visit streaming.thesource.com for more information In 1992, Chi-Ali released his first solo single, Age Aint Nothing But a #, which was a moderate hit and reached #6 in the US Hot Rap Singles chart. The song was popular on urban radio stations, and the music video received good rotation on Yo! MTV Raps and Rap City. The album in which the song was featured was released shortly thereafter, which yielded two other singles; Roadrunner and Funky Lemonade, which were both remixed and re-recorded. In the late 1990s, Chi-Ali appeared on Dress solo album, Sure Shot Redemption, and began featuring with other artists. His most recent collabo was with Jadakiss on a song entitled G-Check. Advertisement On January 14, 2000, Chi-Ali shot and killed a man during an argument in The Bronx. He was later arrested in 2001 for the death of his girlfriends brother, Sean Raymond, after spending a year evading police and even appeared on an episode of Americas Most Wanted. Chi-Ali hid in numerous East Coast cities until he was apprehended on March 5, 2001, in New York City and was subsequently convicted of the killing and served a 12-year bid at Sing Sing Correctional Facility. Read more