NALI
NALI was born in the Charlottenburg district in 1996. As the son of a Nigerian filmmaker and a German film and theater actor, he grew up bilingual - mainly English. Art is omnipresent at home, but also in the form of music.
The Roots and Erykah Badu are running as well as Prince and Fela Kuti. When NALI was seven years old, his father brought home a drum machine and on the same day he recorded his first rap song. The classic rap socialization of the 2000s follows: Eminem, 50 Cent and Co. But also: beatboxing and freestyling. And above all: knowledge.
"In the beginning I just rapped to get recognition, but gradually I understood how much music means to me: how important it is for me to write lyrics and to have this outlet in the form of rap." Suddenly NALI hears the songs from his parents' house with a different ear. »I noticed: It goes much deeper - from that moment on, my music has also become more honest.«