Bet you didn't know "Moonlight" star Mahershala Ali used to rap, too. Long before he was snagging the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, Ali was a (pretty great) rapper under the name "Prince Ali." ...

While pursuing rap, Ali founded Eye5 Recordings ... a label founded by Oakland hip-hop crew Hieroglyphics. Under that label, Mahershala also released Curb Side Service in 2007.

Mahershala Ali has become a new dad and an Oscar winner ... perhaps the strongest influence on my life,” he recently told rap publication XXL. “I think there’s so many people of color ...

It starts with Shante as a teen who loves to rap battle boys in her neighborhood, and then shows how that evolves to a full career in the music industry. Mahershala Ali plays Cross, her abusive ...

It's a little-known secret that Mahershala Ali has got bars. The Oscar winner prefers to keep the focus on his acting work these days but back in the early part of his career he used to rap under ...

For the majority of us, when we hear the name Mahershala Ali ... Performing under the rap name Prince Ali, he used to spit bars. And the thing is, he wasn’t bad at all. In an interview with ...

Mahershala Ali's skills span beyond acting ... Despite rapping the Bay, Prince Ali’s rap style feels very East Coast — just like his cat, Nas. Trending on Billboard Watch Prince Ali’s ...

While most people know Mahershala Ali for his recent Best Supporting Actor Oscars win for Moonlight or his roles on television shows like Luke Cage and House of Cards, Ali has a wide range of ...

Mahershala Ali is more than just an actor. The Bay Area native used to also have a rap career and still continues to champion the genre. He was recently asked by TikTok user @rohnthugsnharmony ...

Though he's quickly becoming one of the most recognizable names in Hollywood, Best Supporting Actor winner Mahershala ... Prince Ali, when he released his first rap album. Mahershalalhashbaz ...

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