#5 Ali was nominated for a Grammy
In 1963, Ali released a primarily spoken-word comedy album on Columbia Records and titled it I Am the Greatest. On it, he collaborated with comedy writer Gary Belkin on the material, performing it live at before an audience of 200 people.
The phenomenon was real, and Ali's album was nominated for a Grammy. Ali even went on collaborate in 1976 with Frank Sinatra, Ossie Davis, Howard Cosell and others to record an album called Ali and His Gang Vs. Mr. Tooth Decay.
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