Chi Ali on His 1st Album Doing Well, Getting into the Streets After 2nd Album Got Shelved (Part 1)

In this clip, Chi Ali recounted his humble beginnings in the Bronx and his foray into hip-hop as a young kid. He talked about the major hip-hop figures he was around growing up and how that ultimately got him his start in the game. Chi Ali detailed his label situation with Chris Lighty and Violator Records and how his second album never saw the light of day due to Violator leaving Relativity Records which left him steeped in a legal battle with the label.