Apr252024

Blackalicious

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 early 1992. They released their first recording, "Swan Lake", on Solesides Records. The Solesides Crew consisted of the duo, as well as other friends of theirs they had met at University of California - Davis, including DJ Shadow, Lyrics Born and Lateef the Truth Speaker. The single was an underground hit, but label trouble prevented the duo from immediately capitalizing on their fame. Read more on Last.fm

Track: Alphabet Aerobics

Most Played Tracks as Scrobbled to Last.fm

# Title Plays
1Make You Feel That Way
566873
2Alphabet Aerobics
546888
3Deception
392449
4Blazing Arrow
376360
5Sky Is Falling
262743
6First In Flight
186436
7Paragraph President
171310
8A To G
168643
94000 Miles
163825
10Swan Lake
148721

Other Album Releases:

Imani, Vol. 1 (Instrumentals)
Imani Vol. 1
The Craft
Blazing Arrow
Nia
Sports Alphabet - Single
On Fire Tonight - Single
Blacka - Single
The Blowup - Single
A2G EP

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