Chali 2na(Jurassic5) & The Funk Hunters Live!

Chali 2na has done it all. From his days growing up on the hardscrabble streets of Chicagos south side, to his subsequent explosion onto Los Angeles burgeoning hip-hop scene, to his tenure as MC for seminal hip-hop group Jurassic 5, Chali epitomizes the portrait of a 21st century artist.

To be sure, with his unmistakable, beloved baritone, Chali has firmly established himself as one of the most distinctive, charismatic personalities not just in hip-hop, but music in general. Only a select few can say theyve rocked microphones in front of thousands at a sold-out arena in Tokyo with Jurassic 5, spit rhymes at Lollapalooza, painted professional caliber oil color paintings in their California home and lent their distinctive bass-heavy voice, to such mega-brands as Coca Cola and Sega Dreamcast. Now, buoyed by the wide spectrum of socio-cultural and geographical influences that have shaped him. Hip-hops Renaissance man released his first solo album Fish Outta Water on Decon Records in the spring of 2009.