Charles Stewart (born June 26, 1971), better known as Chali 2na, is an

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painter and

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, associated with the groups

Jurassic 5 Jurassic 5 is an American alternative hip hop group formed in 1994 by rappers Charles Stewart (Chali 2na), Dante Givens (Akil), Courtenay Henderson (Soup aka Zaakir), Marc Stuart (Marc 7); and disc jockeys Mark Potsic ( DJ Nu-Mark) and Lucas Ma ...

and

Ozomatli Ozomatli is an American rock band, formed in 1995 in Los Angeles. They are known both for their vocal activist viewpoints and incorporating a wide array of musical styles – including salsa, jazz, funk, reggae, hip hop, and others. The group ...

. He is known for his

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and quick delivery rapping style.

Personal life

Early life

As a young boy, Stewart moved to

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, where the group

was formed in 1993. He was raised by his grandmother, a practising Christian, he later converted to Islam. His

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is a reference to

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, the deep-voiced animated mascot of StarKist Tuna. He and

Cut Chemist Lucas MacFadden (born October 4, 1972), better known as Cut Chemist, is an American DJ and record producer. He is a former member of Jurassic 5 and Ozomatli. He has collaborated with DJ Shadow on a number of projects. Early life Cut Chemist grad ...

became friends in

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. Together with Mark 7even, they were part of a three-man group called Unity Committee. The Unity Committee crew would often spend Thursday nights performing at the Good Life Café, where rappers and

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poets showed off their skills in an open mic format. They were, along with another three-person troupe called the Rebels of Rhythm, routinely chosen as the crowd's favorite performers. The two crews also appreciated one another's styles, and they teamed to record a 12" single, "Unified Rebelution", in 1995. The Rebels of Rhythm were MCs Akil and Daakir (also known as Soup); the men banded together to form Jurassic 5. In 2006, Cut Chemist elected to split from the group to pursue a solo career, and the Jurassic 5 group split up altogether in 2007. He is a founding member of the activist

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band

; although no longer an official member (having been replaced as resident MC by Jabu of 4th Avenue Jones), he continues to collaborate with them on occasion and maintains his friendships with them. Along with salsa, his music and theirs have been influenced by

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and

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; he is also a fan of

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Music career

Jurassic 5

He is a founding member of

, which boasted in the song "Improvise" that the four MCs sounded like one.

Solo album

''Fish Market'', an official mix tape, was compiled and released October 25, 2004.

"Don't Stop", the would-be first single from ''

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'', appeared in January 2006. It showcased 2na's familiar rapid-fire flow; in its lyrics, 2na professed his dedication to

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, insulting rappers who neglect to pay proper respect to pioneers like

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and Afrika Bambaataa. He also spoke

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ially of

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. "Don't Stop"'s chorus was sung by

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artist Anthony Hamilton. It was featured in the soundtrack of the video game ''

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''. A second Chali 2na solo song, "The Anchor Man", was featured on the

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-curated soundtrack to the latest installment in the game series, '' NBA 2K7''. Another song, "Something Different", was also featured on the ''

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'' soundtrack. Five years after ''Fish Market'', a solo album, titled ''

'', was released. The album received generally positive reviews, holding a score of 70 on

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. 2na delves into some of the formative experiences in his life, including a tragic incident in which his cousin, Be-Be, was killed in the 2003 E2 nightclub stampede. Collaborators on the album include

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(with whom he recorded "International"),

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, his longtime friend Rakaa Iriscience,

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, Anthony Hamilton,

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and Ming Xia (on the final track 4 Be Be). Another

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was released in 2010, ''Fish Market Part 2''. Much like the first ''Fish Market'' album, this is mainly filled with collaborations 2na has completed throughout his career with famous artists such as

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. In an interview with Mr. Wavvy, 2na revealed that he has a series of 5 EPs prepped for the near future. Chali 2na's song "Step Yo Game Up" was featured in a popular video game in 2012 called '' Sleeping Dogs''.

Collaborations

Chali 2na collaborated several times with fellow MCs. Many, but not all of his featured guest appearances are cataloged on the ''Fish Market'' albums,

s he released to give his collaborations to "people homight not have wanted to buy that album just to hear that song or whatever." He is a good friend of and frequent collaborator with

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star

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, having worked with him on a number of songs (including "Revolution 5", which appears on ''Fish Market'' and '' Dub Come Save Me'', and "Join The Dots", which appears on Roots Manuva's second proper album, ''

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''). He has also referenced his friend in the lyrics. He has worked with

on the song " Frgt/10" and the

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"Chali" from the 2002 album '' Reanimation''. The song was also featured on ''Fish Market.'' He worked with

on their first album and toured with New Orleans funk band

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. He is also featured on Galactic's 2007 release ''From the Corner to the Block'' on the cut "Think Back". He collaborated with

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on their 2002 album ''

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'' on the track "4000 Miles," alongside

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. 2na appears alongside fellow

MC, Akil, on the track "We know something you don't know" on the 2003 album '' Music for the Mature B-Boy'' by UK artist

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. 2na's work in Jurassic 5's "Red Hot" features alongside "International," in the 2005 video game ''

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''.

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's 2005 "Today's Your Day (Whachagonedu)" from the acclaimed album ''

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'' includes a verse from 2na. Chali 2na was also featured on

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's '' Everywhere at Once'' album, performing on "Hott 2 Deff". Lyrics Born was also the MC for The Deadliest Catch Tour 2009. This hip-hop tour featured Chali 2na, Gift of Gab and Mr. Lif. On

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's 2009 album, ''

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'', Chali was featured on "America" together with

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. Chali 2na appears on the song The People Tree, which is track 2 on

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's 2009 album

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. On

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2001 album ''

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'' Chali was featured on "Life Goes On" also featuring Half-Pint, Ives (of

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), and

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. In 2008 Chali 2Na recorded with Ditch for Ditch's CD ''Public Intoxication'' on the song "All Comes Down To Money" which he co-wrote with Ditch. Furthermore, Chali 2Na recorded a track together with Dutch rap artist Jerome XL in 2008. The track "King Sh#t" was released on JXL's solo debut album ''The Last Day'' in the first quarter of 2010. In June 2010, British

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star

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released a collaboration with Chali 2na entitled "Gadget GoGo". The track was released as a

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to accompany the release of Rusko's debut solo record '' OMG''. The track was also featured on ''Fish Market, Part 2''. Most recently, Chali 2na appeared on the track "Break in the Glass" from the album ''Ways of the World'', the 2019 release from the alternative-reggae band,

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. Chali 2na appeared on the track "

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" from the album '' Drinking From the Sun'', the 2012 release from Australian hip-hop artists

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. Chali 2na featured on the song "Get Original" on the Black Eyed Peas album '' Bridging the Gap'' released in 2000. In 2012, he featured on the remix of "Dreamers" by British hip-hop duo Rizzle Kicks. In 2012, he featured in Slightly Stoopid's track "Just Thinking" on their album, '' Top of the World''. In 2014, he guest starred in

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, portraying famous scientist

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. In 2015, he was featured on the song "Love Is Killing Me" by Savoy, which was released on

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. In 2016, he collaborated with Canadian electro-funk band The Funk Hunters for a 5-song EP titled ILLectric, released through Westwood and also with Australian beatbox/ loop station specialist dub FX on two tracks: "in another life" - which is a reworking of his track love's gonna getcha, and "the sky" which is with dub princess as well as dub FX. 2017 saw a partnership with Krafty Kuts, the English DJ and this has seen the release of two tracks "It Ain't My Fault" ft Dynamite MC and "Hands High". An album is due for released March 2018 according to Chali himself on Lauren Laverne's BBC 6 Music show

Film

Chali 2na is featured prominently in the award-winning documentary '' This Is the Life'', chronicling the music movement that was birthed at The Good Life Cafe in

. The Good Life is the open-mic workshop where he first performed with Unity Committee in the early 1990s and founded Jurassic 5. Chali 2na is also featured in the documentary '' Freestyle: The Art of Rhyme'', and in the movie

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as part of

, performing in a club. Chali 2na is interviewed in

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– a 2005 documentary film about Melbourne street art and graffiti – on his passion for graffiti as he paints his signature Tuna fish in murals with Australian artists including Phibs. The session involved painting murals on Smith St and Brunswick St in Melbourne. Chali was taking a short breather while on the band's 2005 Australian tour. Chali 2na has also starred in the

video,

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versus

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as astrophysicist

Street art

Chali2na is an accomplished graffiti artist - and has painted extensively across Australia - including

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and has been a regular painter at the Bondi Beach Graffiti Wall.

Discography

Albums

Chali 2na *''

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'' (2003) *''

'' (2009) *''Adventures of a Reluctant Superhero'' with

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(2019)

*''

'' (1998) *''

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'' (2000) *'' Power in Numbers'' (2002) *''

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'' (2006) Other collaborations *''

'' (1998) (with

) *''The Dino 5'' (2008) (with

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, Prince Paul, Scratch &

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, as

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) *''R.I.D.S.'' (2012) (with Roc 'C', as Ron Artiste)

Mixtapes and EPs

Mixtapes *''Fish Market'' (2004) *''Fish Market Part 2'' (2010) EPs *''

'' (1997) (

) *''Against the Current EP 1'' (2012) *''Against the Current EP 2 : Manphibian Music'' (2014) *''Against the Current EP 3 : Bloodshot Fisheye'' (2015) *''ILLectric EP'' (2016) (with The Funk Hunters)

Guest appearances

* Black Eyed Peas - " Get Original" on '' Bridging the Gap'' (2000) *

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- "Full Contact" on '' Bad Dreams'' (2001) *

- "Join the Dots" on ''

'' (2001) *

- "Life Goes On" on ''

'' (2001) *

- "4000 Miles" on ''

'' (2002) *Roots Manuva - "Revolution 5" on '' Dub Come Save Me'' (2002) *

- "Frgt/10 (feat. Chali 2NA)" on '' Reanimation'' (2002) *

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- "Follow I'll Lead" on ''Liberation'' (2002) *

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- "Doin' Something" on ''

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'' (2003) *

- "We Know Something You Don't Know" on '' Music for the Mature B-Boy'' (2003) *

- "Who's to Blame" on ''

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'' (2004) *

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- "It Ain't a Game" on ''S.P.I.T.'' (2005) *DJ Nu-Mark feat. Chali 2na - "Comin' Thru" on '' Mushroom Jazz Vol. 5'' (2005) *DJ Format - "The Place" on '' If You Can't Join 'Em... Beat 'Em'' (2005) *

- "Today's Your Day (Whachagonedu?)" on ''

'' (2005) *

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- "Family Rap" on '' Hit the Floor'' (2005) *

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- "Yes, Yes Y'All" on '' Timeless'' (2006) *

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- "That's What I Got" on ''Meu Samba É Assim'' (2006) *

Dan the Automator Daniel M. Nakamura better known by his stage name Dan the Automator, is an American record producer from San Francisco, California. He is the founder of the publishing company Sharkman Music and the record label 75 Ark. Early life Nakamura was bo ...

- "Anchor Man" on '' Dan the Automator Presents 2K7'' (2006) *

Zion I Zion I was an American hip hop project founded by MC and producer Baba Zumbi (real name Stephen Gaines) in Oakland, California. K-Genius and Amp Live were also project members. Career Originally formed as a group, Zion I released the debut s ...

& The Grouch - "Too Much" on ''

Heroes in the City of Dope ''Heroes in the City of Dope'' is the first collaborative studio album by Zion I and The Grouch. It was released on Om Records on October 10, 2006. It peaked at number 29 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums chart, as well as number 34 on the I ...

'' (2006) *

X Clan X Clan (formerly stylized as XCLAN and often incorrectly spelled X-Clan) is a hip hop group from Brooklyn, New York, originally consisting of Grand Verbalizer Funkin' Lesson Brother J, Professor X the Overseer, Paradise the Architect, and Su ...

- "Funky 4 You" on ''

Return from Mecca ''Return from Mecca'' is the title of the reunion 3rd album from Hip Hop group X Clan, released on January 30, 2007. This is the group's first studio album in 15 years since 1992's '' Xodus''. A music video was made of the single "Weapon X." ...

'' (2007) *

- "Think Back" on ''

From the Corner to the Block ''From the Corner to the Block'' is the fifth studio album by the New Orleans-based jazz fusion/funk group Galactic. Unlike the group's other albums, ''From the Corner to the Block'' is a collaboration with various alternative hip hop musicians. ...

'' (2007) *

Percee P John Percy Simon (born July 9, 1969), better known by his stage name Percee P, is an American rapper from The South Bronx, New York City. ''Unkut'' described him as the "legendary lyricist of the subterranean". Career In 2007, Percee P release ...

- "No Time for Jokes" on ''

Perseverance Perseverance may refer to: Behaviour * Psychological resilience * Perseverance of the saints, a Protestant Christian teaching * Assurance (theology) Geography * Perseverance, Queensland, a locality in Australia * Perseverance Island, Seychelles ...

'' (2007) *

Aceyalone Edwin Maximilian "Eddie" Hayes, Jr. (born September 30, 1970), better known by his stage name Aceyalone, is an American rapper from Los Angeles, California, United States. He is a member of Freestyle Fellowship, Haiku D'Etat and The A-Team. He is ...

- "Eazy" on '' Lightning Strikes'' (2007) *

- "America" on ''

'' (2008) *

- "Hott 2 Deff" on '' Everywhere at Once'' (2008) *

The Mighty Underdogs The Mighty Underdogs is an American hip hop supergroup from the San Francisco Bay Area. It consists of rappers Gift of Gab and Lateef the Truthspeaker and producer Headnodic. History The Mighty Underdogs was formed when Lateef the Truthspeaker, ...

- "Warwalk" on '' Droppin' Science Fiction'' (2008) *

Solillaquists of Sound Solillaquists of Sound, often shortened to Solilla, is an American hip-hop quartet based in Orlando, Florida. Its line up currently consists of MCs Alexandrah and Swamburger, poet Tonya Combs and producer/composer Divinci. Solillaquists utili ...

- "Death of the Muse" on ''No More Heroes'' (2008) * N.A.S.A. - "The People Tree" on ''

'' (2009) *Speech - "Start Spreading the News" on ''The Grown Folks Table'' (2009) * Jerome XL - "King Sh#t" on '' De Laatste Dag '' (2010) *

Rakaa Rakaa Taylor, better known by his stage names Rakaa, Rakaa Iriscience, and Iriscience, is a rapper from Los Angeles, California. He is a member of Dilated Peoples alongside Evidence and DJ Babu. Career Rakaa released the solo debut album, ''Crow ...

- "Mean Streak" on ''

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'' (2010) *

- "

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House Shoes Michael Buchanan, better known as House Shoes, is an American Detroit-born hip hop producer and DJ, who lives and works in Los Angeles, California. He served as a producer on albums by Phat Kat, Proof, Elzhi, Pumpkinhead, Marv Won, J Dilla, ...

- "So Different / Moody Interlude" on ''

Let It Go "Let It Go" is a song from Walt Disney Animation Studios, Disney's 2013 computer-animated feature film ''Frozen (2013 film), Frozen'', whose music and lyrics were composed by husband-and-wife songwriting team Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert L ...

'' (2012) * Run DMT - "This or That" on ''Union Of Opposites'' (2012) *

Rizzle Kicks Rizzle Kicks are a British hip hop duo from Brighton, England, consisting of Jordan "Rizzle" Stephens (born 25 January 1992) and Harley "Sylvester" Alexander-Sule (born 1991). Their debut album, '' Stereo Typical'', was released in 2011. As o ...

- " Epic Dreamers' Remix" (2012) * Slightly Stoopid - "Just Thinking" on '' Top Of The World'' (2012) * Oh No - "Animals" on ''

Disrupted Ads ''Disrupted Ads'' is the seventh studio album by American hip hop producer and rapper Oh No. It was released on January 29, 2013. The album features guest appearances from Blu, MED, Rapsody, Psalm One, Tristate, Midaz, Chali 2na, Roc C, Gangr ...

'' (2013) *

Morcheeba Morcheeba is an English electronic band formed in the mid-1990s with founding members vocalist Skye Edwards and the brothers Paul and Ross Godfrey. They mix influences from trip hop, rock music, rock, folk rock and downtempo, and have produced ...

- "Face of Danger" on '' Head Up High'' (2013) *

Savoy Savoy (; frp, Savouè ; french: Savoie ) is a cultural-historical region in the Western Alps. Situated on the cultural boundary between Occitania and Piedmont, the area extends from Lake Geneva in the north to the Dauphiné in the south. Savo ...

- "Love Is Killing Me" on ''1000 Years'' (2015) *

- "Hands High" on Hands High (EP) *

- "Work My Mind" on ''Die Cut'' (EP) (2018) * Slightly Stoopid - "Higher Now" on '' Everyday Life, Everyday People'' (2018) *

- "Libertad" on ''Libertad (EP)'' (2019) * - "Break in the Glass" on ''Ways of the World'' (2019)

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