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Blackalicious

Rap music
Old school hip hop
West Coast Rap
Built around the tongue-twisting wordplay of MC Gift of Gab and the eclectic, melodic beats of DJ/producer Chief Xcel, Californian duo Blackalicious have been an influential force on the underground hip-hop scene since emerging in the late 1990s with their inventive, philosophical and socially conscious style. Growing up in Los Angeles, Timothy Parker (aka Gift of Gab) fell in love with music after hearing 'Rapper's Delight' by Sugarhill Gang and began having rapping battles with his neighbours at 12-years-old while intensely studying different lyrical techniques. Meeting Xavi...
Songs
Alphabet Aerobics
Alphabet AerobicsBlackalicious, Cut Chemist and Lateef the Truthspeaker

A2G

2:14

Deception
DeceptionBlackalicious

Nia

4:36

Chemical Calisthenics
Chemical CalisthenicsBlackalicious and Cut Chemist

Blazing Arrow

3:21

First in Flight
First in FlightBlackalicious and Gil Scott-Heron

Blazing Arrow

4:32

It's Going Down
It's Going DownBlackalicious

Blazing Arrow

4000 Miles
4000 MilesBlackalicious, Lateef the Truthspeaker and Chali 2na

Blazing Arrow

4:35

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