The German rapper Ali As, known as Ali A$ until 2013, was born Zulfiqar Ali
Chaudhry in Munich on July 15, 1979. He began rapping at the age of fifteen and
was then part of the groups Artzone, Buff-A-Lot & Passt Shawn and Monaco Lightz,
among others. As Ali A$, the rapper initially released the mixtapes A$talavista,
Baby! and Ich bin ein Star, holt mich hier raus! before being signed to the
music label Deluxe Records by Samy Deluxe in 2006. His debut album was finally
released in 2008 under the title Bombe and contained guest contributions from
Emory and Samy Deluxe. After being ...