Lorraine Ali began her writing career working for LA Weekly in the 1990s and was later recognized in De Capo's Best Music Writing 2001 list.
She began her career in the 1990s writing about local Los Angeles music artists for the LA Weekly before becoming a regular writer with the Los Angeles Times under the editorship of Robert Hilburn. Ali's work was included in Da Capo's "Best Music Writing 2001." 
