Tuesday, July 18, 2006

Chi-Ali Writing Letters From Prison Supporting Rap Group

Incarcerated rapper Chi-Ali is petitioning a variety of Hip-Hop heavyweights from prison in hopes of getting exposure for his younger cousins, rap group Guns & Glamour.Chi-Ali (real name Chi Ali Griffith) has started a letter writing campaign to promote the male and female twin rap group that consists of members Hollywood (born Darryl Alexander) and Beloved (born Diandra Alexander).Ali has already penned letters to DJ Red Alert, Big Tigger and Sean ‘Diddy' Combs to garner there support and is expected to reach out to more industry contacts in the coming months.In 1998, Guns & Glamour signed to Noontime Recordings/Capitol, but their project was eventually shelved due to creative differences.
The rap group, who’s worked with the likes of Jazze Pha and others, are currently putting the finishing touches on their Divinaire Entertainment/Woodroq Records 2006 debut disc set, Both Sides To The Story. Chi-Ali is currently serving time for the 1999 shooting death of Sean Raymond, his ex-girlfriend's brother, over a dispute involving $300 and
CDs.
After the killing, Ali fled prosecution of the crime for two years. He was eventually captured in the Bronx after being profiled on America’s Most Wanted and sentenced to 12-14 years in prison.At fourteen, Chi-Ali was the youngest member of the Native Tongues coalition.
His only album, The Fabulous Chi-Ali, dropped in 1992 and a single from the album, "Age Ain't Nothin' But a Number," became a top ten hit on the Billboard
music charts.