Bet you didn't know "Moonlight" star Mahershala Ali used to rap, too. Long before he was snagging the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, Ali was a (pretty great) rapper under the name "Prince Ali ...

Mahershala Ali chose between rapping and acting more than 10 years ago, ... Mahershala Ali Bailed on a Rap Career to Act Instead. Will Prince Ali ever return? By Luke Darby.

In wonderfully predictable news: Mahershala Ali is good at everything. The Oscar-winning actor has hit a superstar stride in 2017, crushing roles in Hidden Figures, Marvel's Luke Cage series and ...

Actor Mahershala Ali will have scripts flooding in following his Oscar win Sunday night (Feb. 26) for Best Actor in a Supporting Role for his work in Moonlight. Ali, who had previously stared in ...

Mahershala Ali has become a new dad and an Oscar winner for Best Supporting Actor in the past week. But what really would have been the cherry on top is if he dropped a hot new album, too. If fate ...

Oscar winner Mahershala Ali used to rap under the name Prince Ali, and he was NICE! Khal. February 27, 2017. Share. In case you weren't paying attention, 2016 was truly Mahershala Ali's year.

Performing under the rap name Prince Ali, he used to spit bars. And the thing is, he wasn’t bad at all. Subscribe to our daily newsletter for the latest in hair, beauty, style and celebrity news.

Before Mahershala Ali took home an Oscar for his performance in 'Moonlight,' he was a rapper with Bay Area label Hiero Imperium.

Mahershala Ali: It was great, man, because I hadn’t had the opportunity to work at home yet, not in film or television. Up until that point, I’ve been working for like 15 years or so.

Mahershala Ali is known for gaining acclaim in roles such as True Detective and The Green Book, ... It starts with Shante as a teen who loves to rap battle boys in her neighborhood, ...

The actor, who used to rap under the name "Prince Ali," was a friend of the late rapper and firefighter. By Angel Diaz Mahershala Ali is more than just an actor. The Bay Area native used to also ...

Mahershala Ali has the air of a man who knows what he's doing. The star of Moonlight and the upcoming third season of True Detective always seems calm and collected, even when he's laughing, and ...