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September 27, 2005

Blackalicious Get Crafty

After two decades, California duo digs deep for more funk-infused hip-hop
May 11, 2004

Blackalicious' Gab Goes "Up"

Oakland MC takes positive hip-hop worldwide

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Blazing Arrow

Bay-area hip-hop duo Blackalicious put the "granola" in G-funk. On their major-label debut, lyricist the Gift of Gab and DJ-producer Chief Xcel sling together an organic blend of almost baroquely convoluted yet very juicy grooves. There's a breezy, easy roll to the chorus of "4,000 Miles," wherein G...

2002 RS: 4of 5 Stars

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2000

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Xavier Mosley (Chief Xcel) and Tim Parker (Gift of Gab) got together as Blackalicious back in 1991. They came out of the Sacramento/Davis underground rap scene, which released records as Solesides and Quannum Projects. Over the nine years until they released their first full-length album, they cut a handful of singles and two EPs and contributed some of the best things on comps such as Solesides...

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