Corner Ensemble

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#		Title	Length
1		Crown Anonymous, featuring Defari produced by Skavenger	2:25	Play
2		Fresh Face, featuring Israh (Essenes) produced by CHIII	3:17	Play
3		Lunch Pale, produced by CHIII	3:05	Play
4		Soul Traveler, featuring J2 produced by Destruments	3:40	Play
5		Same Struggle, produced by J2	2:06	Play
6		The Path, featuring Rakaa/ Iriscience produced by Skavenger	2:12	Play
7		Palm Tree Mind State, featuring Israh, Faraz Sahib (Pacific Sonz	3:02	Play
8		We the People, Brother Wizard produced by Sir Monacle Watson	3:15	Play
9		Legal Tender, Roy Butterfields Project produced by Sir Monocle W	2:44	Play
10		I Need the Grease, Destruments produced by Destruments	3:32	Play
11		Shogun, featuring Opio (Souls of Mischief) produced by CHIII	2:57	Play
12		Sajdah, Israh produced by Big North	2:17	Play
13		Everybody Loves the Sunshine, Destruments featuring Sharon Littl	4:11	Play
14		Being a Girl, featuring Van Hunt (bootleg) Remixed by CHIII	4:18	Play
15		Maestro, featuring Malik produced by Bobby Wilkins Mechanical B	4:32	Play
16		Stay, featuring J2 produced by Skavenger	4:02	Play
17		A light from the Abyss, produced by Destruments	1:35	Play
18		Letters to Young Poet, produced by CHIII	2:15	Play

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Description

The Bay Area has long been a haven of eclectic, thought-provoking hip-hop, so it's no surprise that emcee prince Ali is the latest talent to emerge from this locale. This Fall, prince Ali has assembled one of the most provocative mix tapes ever, Corner Ensemble, on his own indie label, eye5 Recordings.

Featuring all original production by Los Angeles hip-hop group the Destruments, along with gems from producers CHIII, Skavenger, J2, Sir Monocle Watson, Roy Butterfields Project, Big North, Corner Ensemble takes listeners on a lyrical and sonic sojourn through the mind of prince Ali.

Moreover, this project features some of indie hip-hop's most revered lyricists today, including Iriscience (Dilated Peoples), Opio (Hieroglyphics), and Defari.

And while this is prince Ali's first release, he's been steeped in hip-hop since he can remember. Born in Oakland and raised in Hayward, Cali Ali and his cousin CHIII were hip-hop heads as kids and spent days choppin it up about hip-hop and dreaming about making their own music.

It was all over for me after seeing RUN D.M.C with Dominique DePrima on the televisions show Home Turf in 1984," explains Ali, who received his MFA NYUs Tisch School of the Arts. It just sparked something inside me and I knew I wanted to be an emcee. Undoubtedly, Ali's spiritual life has also profoundly influenced his music:

"When we listen to music, the frequency in our brains actually change. It has the ability to change your mood, and that's powerful.

prince Ali is currently working in the studio on his debut LP, Curb Side Service, due out early next year while building his label that will nurture other like-minded artists. Curb Side Service will feature Pep-Love, Souls of Mischief, Planet Asia, Ahmar Khalil and Dwayne Wiggins of Tony, Toni, Tone, Aaron Goldstein aka Artik (Justin Timberlake, Talib Kweli), among others.

Press Contact: Nicole Ballin, Ballin PR
Ph: 323-651-1580| email: nik@ballinpr.com

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