Claim: 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.
Evidence: 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."