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Ali Vegas
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| Birth name | Ollie Bruce Williams |
| Born | February 22, 1982 |
| Origin | South Jamaica, Queens, New York, U.S. |
| Genres | East Coast hip hop, mafioso rap, hardcore hip hop |
| Occupation(s) | Rapper |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Labels | Columbia, Casablanca, Council, Rich Soil, Alpha Beta Paper |
Ollie Bruce Williams (born February 22, 1982), known as Ali Vegas, is an American rapper. He is from Queens, New York. Ali Vegas started his own music companies, Council Recordings and Rich Soil Entertainment.
He is also the younger cousin of Lamar Odom, a famous basketball player.
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About Ali Vegas
Starting in Hip-Hop
Ali Vegas began his music career in the late 1990s. He learned a lot from older rappers like Onyx. His songs started appearing on popular underground mixtapes. These are like collections of songs shared by DJs.
He signed with Columbia Records in the early 2000s. His first song, "Theme of N.Y.", came out in 2000. Later, he joined Tommy Mottola's new label, Casablanca Records. However, his full album was not released by these big labels.
Building His Own Music Companies
Because his albums weren't released, Ali Vegas decided to create his own record label. He named it Council Recordings. He kept making music for mixtapes. One of his songs, "The AV Theme", was produced by the famous Kanye West.
In 2005, Ali Vegas teamed up with his cousin, basketball player Lamar Odom. They started a company called Rich Soil Entertainment. The name came from one of Vegas's rap lyrics. This company was meant to release Ali Vegas's first official album.
Recent Music and Ventures
In April 2010, Ali Vegas released a mixtape called Veganomics. He also talked about his other business ideas outside of music. In May 2011, Ali Vegas returned to making music. He worked with a production team from Australia called Sound Kamp. Together, they released a six-song album titled Bridging the Gap.
Discography
Here are some of Ali Vegas's music releases:
- Albums
- Generation Gap (Unreleased) (1999)
- Generation Gap 2: The Prequel (2008)
- Veganomics (Alpha Beta Paper, 2010)
- AutoVegography (2010)
- Bridging the Gap (2011)
- Mixtapes
- Whatevers Whatever (1999)
- Heir to the Throne (1999)
- The Rebirth of the Price Hosted By DJ Big Mike (2002)
- Million Dollar Baby (2004)
- The Best of Ali Vegas Vol. 1 (2005)
- Black Card Council (2006)
- The Best of Ali Vegas Vol. 2 (2006)
- I Got My Glow Back Hosted By Superstar Jay (2007)
- America's Prince (2008)
- Leader of the New School Hosted By Statik Selektah (2008)
- Transition to Power Hosted By Superstar Jay (2009)
See also
In Spanish: Ali Vegas para niños
