Career
His two independently released albums, and, earned him much critical and underground acclaim. In 2011, he was the first inspirational artist to be a part of Black Entertainment Television"s acclaimed "Music Matters" series. Signed to Radio Corporation of America Records in 2013, Mali released the single "Beautiful" in anticipation of his first major album release, which was released on June 17, 2014 and earned a Grammy nomination for Best Urban Contemporary Album.
Pollard was born in Phoenix, Arizona.
He learned to play the piano at age 5 and at age 11 was active in the ministry of music in his church. In 2011, he signed a short lived contract with Akon"s label Konvict Muzik.
