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Mahershala Ali Recalls Rapping For 2,000 People At Age 12

Mahershala Ali traced his first rap performance to a Toronto club, where he said he faced a crowd of about 2,000 people at age 12. The actor shared the story in a new Fresh Air interview. His father was performing in Dreamgirls in Toronto in 1986 when Ali and the son of another cast member began making music together.

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