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| | Blackalicious - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | This was followed by a major label contract with MCA Records and the release of the critically acclaimed album Blazing Arrow in 2002. | | | In late 1997, Solesides became Quannum Projects and in 1999 Blackalicious released the A2G EP, which served as a precursor to their debut full length album, Nia, released the following year. | | | Gift of Gab (Tim Parker) and Chief Xcel (Xavier Mosley) met at John F. Kennedy High School in 1987 in Sacramento, California and formed the group in the early 1990s and released their first recording, "Swan Lake", on Solesides Records. |
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| | universalurban.com :: Blackalicious |
| | Blackalicious then recorded Melodica, released on SoleSides in 1995. | | | As Xcel prepared their first album, Gab joined DJ Shadow to record "Count and Estimate" as part of Shadow's side of the first SoleSides label 12-inch in late 1992, and released it to underground acclaim. | | | She gave us the most beautiful 5-page letter on how each of the songs had touched her life, and she made us a little music box - it was a Blackalicious box - and that stays up in the studio to this day. |
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| | SSWW: Artists |
| | Featuring a collective of DJs and lyricists -- DJ Shadow, Blackalicious, Lateef the Truth Speaker, and Lyrics Born -- the artists of SoleSides concoct a stylistic stew. | | | Blackalicious and DJ Shadow also were both featured on the CD+ compilation Groove Active from OM Records. | | | Chief Xcel of Blackalicious produced "Doin' Everyday The Hard Way" for Los Angeles rap originators the Watts Prophets' forthcoming single and album on London Records and did a remix of Northern California jazz legend John Tchicai's "Love Is Touching". |
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| | Blackalicious: The Craft: Pitchfork Review |
| | Blackalicious' Chief Xcel and Gift of Gab are among the most diligent and reverent technicians in hip-hop, so it feels oddly appropriate that their third album, The Craft, should bear such a workmanlike title. | | | Painstakingly detail-oriented and lyrically dense, the record is another labor of love that puts as much emphasis on the labor as on the love. | | | On paper, the extensive use of live drums, guitars, and strings might seem a nod toward creating more conventional songs, but in practice this blend has unquestionably resulted in some of the weirdest tracks of the group's career. |
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http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/b/blackalicious/craft.shtml
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| | AllHipHop.com : Features |
| | The difference between my solo album and a Blackalicious album is the chemistry. | | | Ten years into the game, Blackalicious is bringing a new album and a new sound to the table. | | | I can only make a Blackalicious album with X, and he can only make on with me. We can make other albums with other artists and make good records, but we can only make Blackalicious albums with me and him. |
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| | Amazon.co.uk: Blazing Arrow: Music |
| | Blackalicious' second full-length of their career, 'Blazing Arrow,' kicks off in style, with a musical introductory track, courtesy of Chief XL's considerable wizardry. | | | Blackalicious rises above the rest with their sickest album yet, Blazing Arrow. | | | If you are a Blackalicious fan you simply need Blazing Arrow in your cd collection. |
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http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000068G4V
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| | illSTATiC:San Francisco Underground Clubs |
| | In 1999, Quannum put out a Blackalicious EP, titled A2G, and in 2000, Quannum released the group's full-length album Nia (whose title is the Swahili word for purpose). | | | SoleSides Records was the name of the SoleSides Crew's Northern California record company and in 1994, that label released Blackalicious' debut single "Swan Lake." Although not a triple-platinum smash, the single was a small underground hit that fared well among alternative rap audiences. | | | In April 2002, MCA released Blackalicious' full-length album Blazing Arrow, which boasts guest appearances by artists who range from vocalist Zack de la Rocha (of Rage Against the Machine fame) to the Roots' ?uestlove to veteran soul singer Gil Scott-Heron. |
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| | Tower Records - Blazing Arrow - Blackalicious |
| | Blackalicious, Gift of Gab and Chief Xcel are one of the best M.C./D.J. combos since G.U.R.U. and D.J. Premier debuted as Gang Starr over a decade ago. | | | An impressive array of sophisticated sonic collage elements, hard-grooving funk rhythms, strings, and free-flowing, intelligent raps are at the heart of this complex-yet-organic recording. | | | Pessimists might suggest that the album's chart placing is due to the impressive array of guest stars, from old-school rap poet Gil Scott-Heron to R&B siren Jaguar Wright and rock-pop fave Ben Harper. |
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| | Blackalicious: Blazing Arrow: Pitchfork Review |
| | This is one of those classic summer albums that crams in so much sound and so much life that listening to it is like going to a block party, all-day concert and a family reunion all at the same time. | | | But what makes it a masterpiece is that Gift of Gab and Chief Xcel can hold it together with the directness of their vision of strength and hope: this is unstoppably joyous, a complicated album that feels as natural as sunshine on your forehead. | | | But this album is also a massive advance on the last one, pushing the limber rhymes and tight beats with more musical innovation. |
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http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/b/blackalicious/blazing-arrow.shtml
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| | Blackalicious interview (audio, mp3) by Toazted.com |
| | Blackalicious interview (audio, mp3) about the albums "Blazing Arrow" and "The Craft". | | | Toazted talks to Chief Xcel and the Gift of Gab about their music and their record label with DJ Shadow called Quannum. | | | In the building of their record company we talked about the new record "The Craft". |
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| | Blackalicious Sweepstakes |
| | Blackalicious has just released their new album The Craft and now we’re giving you the chance to win the record collection that inspired their craft. | | | We’ve found the albums that Gift of Gab and Chief Xcel have labeled their must have vinyls. | | | From Stevie Wonder to De La Soul, we’re giving away their collection along with a Nokia 3220 Phone. |
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| | Technorati Tag: Blackalicious |
| | Download Blackalicious Music Unlimited access to a 1,000,000 plus song library including all Blackalicious tracks. | | | Blackalicious Live September 1st, 2005 Last night Blackalicious performed a free concert at CSUS and just rocked the place. | | | Blackalicious Performing @ Sac St 1 comment 2 weeks, 5 days ago in Sacramento, Blackalicious, Music, Performance, University Blackalicious will be... |
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| | Craft by Blackalicious CD |
| | Blackalicious' new album The Craft is one of the best they've released so far. | | | Blackalicious: Chief X-Cel, The Gift Of Gab (rap vocals). | | | Bought it right on the day it was out and all I got to say is to everyone that helped make this a great album, Thank you so much. |
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http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6936971/a/Craft.htm
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| | Paste Magazine :: Review :: Blackalicious - The Craft :: Anti- (Page 1) |
| | Blackalicious is definitely a throwback to rap styles of yore, falling somewhere between A Tribe Called Quest’s suburbia-approved beatnik-hop (both in its lyrical bent toward social conscience and its sculpted, content-laden beats) and the prolix word-trickery of ’90s indie rap. | | | The implicit danger in speaking “the opposite of what’s hot now” is that no one will listen, but on The Craft, Blackalicious sidesteps this pitfall by maintaining the essence of its increasingly dated style while making small yet vital concessions to modernity. | | | The follow-up to 2002's Cobblestone Runway is an amazing blend of warm melody and heart-provoking songwriting. |
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http://www.pastemagazine.com/action/article?article_id=2227
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| | Blackalicious Bio |
| | In a cold and dark global market where music is thought of simply as a commodity to be mass produced, distributed, and sold, Blackalicious brings light through twelve years of fanatic b-boyism and soulful introspection. | | | In 1994 the next release on SoleSides would be from Blackalicious. | | | During the time that Gab moved to Davis he and Xcel recorded over twenty songs. |
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http://www.hiphop.net.au/urban-xpressions/blackalicious-bio.html
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| | Amazon.com: Blazing Arrow: Music: Blackalicious |
| | This is Blackalicious' major-label debut, released on MCA. | | | Buy this album with Nia ~ Blackalicious today! | | | Having formed Blackalicious back in 1991, you could say that emcee the Gift of Gab (born Tim Parker) and producer Chief Xcel (Xavier Mosley) have a good working relationship. |
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http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000065DJ4?v=glance
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| | Blackalicious: The Craft - PopMatters Music Review |
| | The conscious hip-hop stylings that have often landed Blackalicious with the "Nerd Rap" label don't cease with the release of The Craft. | | | Their latest release, The Craft, takes the veteran hip-hop duo's penchant for verbose musings and adds a healthy serving of funk, soul, and late '60s rock to produce an album that aligns with this year's best. | | | Even with a more pronounced musical base, Gab's lyrics still remain the group's centerpiece. |
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| | Street Knowledge: Conscious Music Blog » Blackalicious |
| | If you would like to send music, say hello or suggest music, please get in touch. | | | The new disc drops next week, but here are two of the more conscious tracks to whet your appetite. | | | Like I said, lots has been put to print — now just dig the music. |
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| | mtv.com - News - Blackalicious Fight 'Nerd Rap' Tag, Saying 'Let's Take It To The Stage' |
| | Although Blackalicious still co-own Quannum Projects (their 2002 album, Blazing Arrow, was released on major MCA), the group has taken its fifth LP, The Craft, to another indie: West Coast heavyweight Anti/ Epitaph Records. | | | For The Record: Quick News On R. Kelly, Jay-Z, Taproot, Fat Joe, Blackalicious,... | | | For The Record: Quick News On Nas And Spike Lee, Ludacris, Pixies, Otep, Blackalicious, Great White & More |
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| | ANTI- Artist - Blackalicious |
| | For its fifth release, Blackalicious has created a record of such sonic depth and breadth and lyrical ambition that it can proudly stand alongside the work of Bay Area funk fathers Sly Stone and Shuggie Otis, or hip-hop classics like Outkast's Aquemini, The Roots' Things Fall Apart and Gang Starr's Daily Operation. | | | Chief Xcel executive-produced the Lifesavas' 2003 smash Spirit In Stone, signed Brazilian drummer Curumin and Brooklyn/Australian duo Apsci to Quannum Projects, released a special mix CD of Fela Anikupalo-Kuti's music entitled The Underground Spiritual Game, and teamed with Lateef The Truth Speaker on the Maroons' 2004 brilliant debut, Ambush. | | | What Xcel accomplished musically-going deep but staying eye-level-Gab did lyrically. |
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| | think tank: Blackalicious |
| | Epitaph has putting out some quality hip hop lately, I can't really say much about the punk releases though. | | | Looks like Epitaphs label Anti is putting out the new Blackalicious album The Craft (out 09/27/2005) |
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| | Blackalicious - Beyonder - Last.fm |
| | Of all 36,888 people that have listened to songs by Blackalicious, this represents 4.1%. | | | 1,500 people have listened to Beyonder by Blackalicious. | | | This track isn't available on Last.fm radio yet. |
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| | blackalicious - interview - whudat.com |
| | After parting ways with Solesides, Blackalicious released the EP A2G in 1999, and in 2000 released their first full-length album, Nia. The project was a critically acclaimed independent success story, and it seemed apparent that the crew could hold their own in the business world. | | | The group, which included DJ Shadow, Lateef The Truth Speaker, and Lyrics Born released some successful 12" singles between 1992 and 1994, after which Blackalicious released an EP in 1995 called Melodica. | | | When it comes to making their music, Blackalicious has a chemistry that is undeniably fierce. |
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| | AllHipHop.com : Daily Hip-Hop News |
| | Hip-Hop duo Blackalicious are gearing up to release their 5th full-length studio album The Craft on September 27 later this year, the duo's first compilation of new material since 2002. | | | Read up on what's poppin' in the non-Hip Hop world of music. | | | Subject: Re: Fw: Blackalicious Set to Release New Album on 9/27 Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 13:41:46 -0400 Clover Hope |
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| | :: MVRemix Interviews - Gift of Gab (Blackalicious) :: |
| | Gift of Gab: Right now we're about seven songs into our next album. | | | On May 11th, Gift of Gab releases his debut solo release "4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up" on Quannum Projects. | | | Go and buy it, it's a good record! |
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| | PopMatters Music Interview Blackalicious: Good Black Music Since 1987 |
| | In spite of this, Blackalicious quietly released their latest album The Craft, seemingly content with continuing on with the grind. | | | Nevertheless, the two have challenged themselves to expand their sound. | | | Both find inspiration by constantly seeking stories and voices that enrich their own sensibility. |
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| | San Diego Music Scene > Fun . Sign On San Diego . Com : Live music event listings, ticket alerts, reviews, venues |
| | The album, which took the duo four years to complete, was critically recognized as one of the best hip-hop releases of the year. | | | Jurassic5, cLOUDDEAD, Dilated Peoples, Boom Bip, DJ Shadow | | | The boys from Blackalicious also put on quite the live show, as well. |
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| | Lyricsheaven - Blackalicious lyrics |
| | The lyrics that we wrote again are sounding rather vicious | | | You cant fuck with the tongue or the way the song is sung |
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| | The Craft by Blackalicious at Audio Lunchbox |
| | this is blackalicious best album to date with their lyrical flowness it's straight madness and i bought my copy the second day and havent put it down yet so u need to go out and buy this album | | | Audio Lunchbox / Hip-Hop / Blackalicious / The Craft |
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| | Bands |
| | The band's follow-up, 2002's "Blazing Arrow," had many critics branding it the best hip-hop release of the year. | | | Blackalicious is a sure bet for any fan of Jurassic 5, cLOUDDEAD and Dilated Peoples. |
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| | Choler Magazine Interview: Blackalicious |
| | As members of the Bay Area's Quannum Collective, the hip-hop crew that includes the dynamic duo Latyrx (Lateef and Lyrics Born) and the esteemed DJ Shadow, Chief X-Cel and the Gift of Gab, a.k.a. | | | A bold new flava: The Gift of Gab and Chief X-Cel of Blackalicious | | | But for us, for the most part, we get that universal feel from the people in the audience, so on that level, it's not really a thing where it's different; it shows us how universal everything is. |
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| | Blackalicious - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links |
| | Blackalicious - Free Music Downloads, Videos, CDs, MP3s, Bio, Merchandise and Links | | | Browse artists: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z # |
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| | CD Review: Blackalicious - Entertainment |
| | Blackalicious' newest album, "The Craft," is a piece of hip-hop masterwork. | | | Their fourth effort is full of political conscience rhymes and a unique beat that you don't hear on the radio.Blackalicious includes six rappers and vocalists to make their sound much different from everyday hip-hop.The humorous "Side To Side," is a parody about guys picking up girls in a club. | | | The inspirational song is about kids getting ahead in life and gets political, asking "but then why are we at war, killing people in Iraq now?" "The Craft" is a masterwork that needs to be taken seriously. |
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http://www.thechannelsonline.com/news/2005/11/16/Entertainment/Cd.Review.Blackalicious-1056752.shtml
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| | Blackalicious Polishes Its 'Craft' |
| | June 02, 2005, 4:20 PM ET Jonathan Cohen, N.Y. Hip-hop duo Blackalicious has signed with Epitaph imprint Anti, which will on Sept. 27 release the group's new album, "The Craft." "Powers" is tipped as the first single and "Rhythm Sticks" will be available this summer as a 12-inch vinyl single. | | | "The Craft" features several notable guest appearances, from George Clinton on "Lotus Flower" to Floetry on "Automatique." Blackalicious' former Quannum labelmates Lateef and Lyrics Born drop by on "Side To Side" and "Give It To You," respectively. | | | The group is expected to tour in the fall. |
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http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000945606
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| | Blackalicious: The Craft (2005): Reviews |
| | While the first half of the album may sound like a watered-down Blazing Arrow, everything picks up when the duo unveil two of the grooviest message tracks since Stevie Wonder's "Livin' for the City" in "The Fall and Rise of Elliot Brown" and "Black Diamonds and Pearls." | | | The aptly named rapper has honed his gift to a sharp, double edged musical sword. | | | The jury's still out on if such obvious nods to commerciality will fly with their diehard audience. |
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| | IGN: Blackalicious |
| | Venerable rap duo hits the road for Fall 2005 tour in support of new album. | | | Blackalicious - The Craft - January 3, 2006 | | | We've added a load of new features to your pages. |
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| | Blackalicious and Ham-STAR |
| | So, last week I was listening to a great little rap piece called Alphabet Aerobics by a group called Blackalicious. | | | The cup I had from a promotion at the bookstore, and the hamster was a gift from the friend who first told me about the Style Invitational, in honor of my winning the first time I entered. | | | Tom had played it for me a while ago, but now that I have a new computer, I thought I'd get my own copy. |
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| | HipHopDX.com Album Review |
| | After several albums and EPs that garnered huge love from the underground, the duo is back with “The Craft.” Once again they are bringing the consistency and continue to surprise audiences with their versatility. | | | Some fans were skeptical of his solo effort, (“Fourth Dimensional Rocket Ships Going Up”), but he still rocked various creative flows and rhyme patterns that he‘s become known for. | | | Ever since the Melodica EP Blackalicious has shown that innovative rhymes and beats are their specialty and they ain’t stopping. |
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http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.584
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| | MCA Records Blackalicious Main |
| | Anyone heard the Red Hot + Riot record? | | | Blackalicious is featured in the new XLR8R magazine (issue #69) which hits news stands today June 5, 2002. | | | Music.real.com has Blackalicious featured as "The Next" up and coming artists! |
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| | Blackalicious Tour News: Blackalicious hones their 'Craft' with more roadwork >> liveDaily |
| | Blackalicious Tour News: Blackalicious hones their 'Craft' with more roadwork >> liveDaily | | | Late last month, Blackalicious--Gift of Gab (real name Timothy Parker) and Chief Xcel (real name Xavier Mosely)--dropped "The Craft," which is the pair's inaugural release for Anti Records. | | | Dates for the just-launched run currently comprise a handful of late-October and early November shows, followed by a stretch of shows that runs from mid-November through the end of the month and will also feature G. Love. |
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| | NOW Magazine - Music in Toronto, SEPTEMBER 8 - 14, 2005 |
| | But instead of five or six, this time Chief Xcel came up with 150 different beats for Gab to check out before a single note was recorded. | | | But as impressive as Xcel's work on last year's Blazing Arrow certainly was, The Craft represents a quantum leap in their evolutionary path, employing elements drawn from film soundtrack structure, remix culture and mixtape design for a groundbreaking work that can also rock a party. | | | Every new Blackalicious release has been a giant creative step forward, but even by the Oakland hiphop duo's high standards, their forthcoming Anti/Epitaph debut, The Craft, is a stunning achievement. |
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| | A2G by Blackalicious |
| | An EP meant to hold fans' attention between the exceptional Melodica and its full-length follow-up, NIA, A2G definitely didn't find the duo in a holding pattern | | | Create Blackalicious MP3s faster with MUSICMATCH Jukebox Plus! |
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