This Rapper Can Brag About Being Arrested. Because He Was Arrested For Doing Something Really Good.

Yes, that’s actually what rap music is like in Minnesota. (Also: Wisconsin.)

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Apr 5, 2013

In all seriousness, Brother Ali has been blowing up Minnesota stereotypes and fighting injustice everywhere for a long time. Check out his work fighting alongside families facing eviction from foreclosed homes here.

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