Ali Kulture just released one of the hardest hitting singles of 2018 so far – and not just that, he also dropped a 17-track album along with it!
With a massive splash, the man kicked off the year with his middle-fingers blazin’ at ISIS. The terror group, involved in the most demeaning, dehumanizing terror campaigns in recent history, was singled out by Ali Kulture and his team in “Fuck ISIS”.
The Story Behind the Song
Ali Kulture and his family was directly effected by terrorism when he was a child. Unfortunately, at a young age, Ali Kulture lost his dad to Taleban gun fire while landing a commercial jet in Peshawar.
In October 1986, when a PIA commercial jet was preparing for landing, Taleban forces started firing at the aircraft, which led to multiple gun shots on the commercial airlines. The plane eventually crashed in a field in the village of Sher Mohammadi, 6 miles south of Peshawar airport, just before it was to have landed at 8:45 p.m. Thursday. Ali Kulture’s father Ali Zaidi was the pilot-in-command of the commercial jet that went down.
Thirteen people, including three infants, and airplane staff members, were killed and 28 people were treated for injuries. Another 13 people escaped unhurt.
“Being one of 100s of thousands of people who were victims of terrorism… And then, being looked at (by others) with suspicion because I had brown skin and a thick beard, I just had to let the world know where I stand!”
“Fuck ISIS, man… Fuck ’em.” – Ali Kulture
He Had To Stand Up And Get Heard
Ali Kulture grew up without his father, with his mother and sister. Growing up, most accounts of his father’s unfortunate death was covered up by calling it a “plane crash”. Years had passed when he finally figured out the true story behind the crash.
Knowing the true events of that night, Ali Kulture could not hold himself back from using his skills to make impact on the world. His way was through music.
“Knowing what I know, and being at the age that I am now, I just had to do something. And, being the person that I am – a musician – I wanted to use my skills and my tools and my music to make a statement.”
“Being one of 100s of thousands of people who were victims of terrorism… And then, being looked at (by others) with suspicion because I had brown skin and a thick beard, I just had to let the world know where I stand!”
“Fuck ISIS, man… Fuck ’em.”
The Album
The song, Fuck ISIS, is directly dedicated to all those innocent souls who lost their lives through global terrorism. The album – however – portrays the true stories of Ali Kulture’s life, growing up in America.
With tracks like American Dreamin’, If I could be President, Virginia, Ali Kulture expresses his stories during his upbringing in California and Virginia. Other tracks like Hard Knocks Alumni, Paperchasers, Back Home, pens his struggles as he chases his American Dream.
The album also has a number of dope features including legendary Project Pat, Fat Trel, Young Moe, Jay Rico, and Big Benz.
