A line off of his 2000 cassette only release "Rites of Passage" best describes Ali's feelings on music and it's importance, it goes "every time you listen to a track, that's 4 minutes of your life you can never get back". As simple as that may be it's that feeling that makes Ali's music so powerful, creative and passionate while always maintaining a purpose and the Hip Hop ethics of '88 which schooled him. "Room With A View" the first single from the full length album "Shadows On The Sun" is no exception to this. Ali Boombaye!