Exclusive Interview With /Chi Ali

BEEF STEW RADIO

Chi-Ali Griffith, the youngest member of the Native Tongues (De La Soul, ATCQ, Jungle Brothers, Black Sheep) was sixteen when his first and only album was released; he was only fourteen when he started recording it. After climbing the Billboard charts in the early 90's, his rise to stardom came to a hault when one poor decision in 2000 changed the next twelve years of his life. A manhunt, which went on for over a year, featured Chi Ali on the hit TV show America's Most Wanted, after he was on the run for manslaughter charges; inevitably this lead to his capture in 2001. He was released in August of 2012, with an Associate’s degree in Behavioral Sciences as well as his personal experiences within a system that is detrimental to the lives of millions of families in one of the wealthiest nations; Chi Ali has vowed to be a part of the solution to these communities.