Rites of Passage is the first album by American

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 hip hop

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 artist Brother Ali

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. It was released on Rhymesayers Entertainment

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 on April 1, 2000. It is a cassette

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-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

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 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

Unknown Prophets

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, Queen Aminah and Desdamona

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."

Due to popular demand, there was an attempt to re-master the tape and put it on CD. Rhymesayers tried to, but were unsuccessful. Instead, they gave their best effort on CDs to the first 300 people that pre-ordered Ali's Champion EP.

Track listing

1. "Intro" – 1:18
2. "Whatever" – 4:25
3. "Think It Through" – 5:09
4. "Nine Double 'Em" – 5:03
5. "Eye of the Storm" – 4:29
6. "We Will Always B" – 2:15
   • Featuring Desdamona
     Desdamona
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7. "So Dearly" – 2:27
8. "Music in My Head" – 1:55
9. "Vocals in My Head" – 3:54
10. "They're Finished" – 4:05
11. "Tofuti" – 2:36
    • Featuring Queen Aminah
12. "Ali Boombaye" – 3:56
13. "You Never Know" – 3:55
    • Featuring Mad Son
      Unknown Prophets
      The Unknown Prophets, are an American Hip hop group from Minneapolis, Minnesota.-History:Big Jess and MaD SoN are both graduates of Edison High School in Northeast, Minneapolis, where they met and began playing music together. After high school, the duo played at the Bon Appetit in Dinkytown in...
      
      
14. "Three Day Journey" – 5:06
15. "The Session" – 3:20
16. "The Phoenix" – 4:20
    • Bonus track included on the CD reissue
    • Featuring Musab
17. "Eighty-8" – 1:52
    • Bonus track included on the CD reissue
    • Featuring DJ BK One