Brother Ali and The Grouch & Eligh

Brother Ali
Brother Ali is a highly respected Hip Hop artist, speaker and community leader from Minneapolis, MN. His two-decade resume includes eight critically acclaimed albums, mentorships with iconic Hip Hop legends Chuck D and Rakim, and performances on late night talk shows with Jimmy Fallon and Conan O’Brien. 

His provocative and uplifting brand of Hip Hop has earned him coveted press features like Rolling Stone’s 40th anniversary edition and Source Magazine’s legendary “Hip Hop Quotables”, while his outspoken social justice message has landed him on government watch lists. He’s also lectured at universities from Princeton to Stanford and delivered the keynote address at the Nobel Peace Prize Forum. 

When he’s not rocking the mic at Coachella, or being arrested for civil disobedience in support of marginalized communities, Brother Ali travels the world learning and teaching Islamic Spirituality under some of today’s renown Muslim leaders. In addition to leading worship services and classes, he co-founded The Gemali Project, an organization that helps Muslim converts and spiritual seekers access the beauty of the Islamic tradition. 

The Grouch
The Grouch is a completely independent Hip hop artist born in raised in Oakland California. He got his start selling homemade underground cassette tapes on the street corners of the Bay Area alongside his original crew Living Legends. He has released 27 albums since the mid nineties and toured consistently around the globe. The Grouch is known for witty conscious content often inspiring growth in the listener without coming off overly preachy. He has collaborated with artists like Atmosphere, Brother Ali, Raphael Saadiq, Andre Nickatina, Slightly Stoopid, Tech 9 and many more. He spent 10 years on the island of Maui raising his daughter while enjoying a healthy lifestyle based on simplicity. The Grouch now resides in Los Angeles, California.