Rites of Passage

Rites of Passage is the first album by Brother Ali. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment on April 1, 2000. It is a cassette-only album produced by Brother Ali with very small original circulation.

It has been re-issued following Ali’s very successful later albums. From the Rhymesayers website: “Rites of Passage is a personal journey through one emcees experience of life and hip hop alike. Features Mad Son of the Unknown Prophets, Queen Aminah and Desdamona.”

“Intro”
“Whatever”
“Think It Through”
“Nine Double ‘Em”
“Eye of the Storm”
“We Will Always B” (with Desdamona)
“So Dearly”
“Music in My Head”
“Vocals in My Head”
“They’re Finished”
“Tofuti” (with Queen Aminah)
“Ali Boombaye”
“You Never Know” (with Mad Son)
“Three Day Journey”
“The Session”
“The Phoenix”

Bonus track included on the CD reissue
“Eighty-8” (with Musab)