blackalicious http://blackalicious.com official website Wed, 07 Nov 2012 18:14:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 Pitchfork Blesses Melodica Re-Issue http://blackalicious.com/pitchfork-blesses-melodica-re-issue http://blackalicious.com/pitchfork-blesses-melodica-re-issue#comments Wed, 15 Aug 2012 22:16:13 +0000 andy http://blackalicious.com/?p=1186 “As an early installation of what would be one of California’s most prominent components of the scene, Melodica is an appealing example of what independent rappers could pull off once they got the notion that they didn’t have anyone else to answer to but themselves and their fans“- Pitchfork, Aug 15, 2012 (7.5 rating)      

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]]> “As an early installation of what would be one of California’s most prominent components of the scene, Melodica is an appealing example of what independent rappers could pull off once they got the notion that they didn’t have anyone else to answer to but themselves and their fans“- Pitchfork, Aug 15, 2012 (7.5 rating)

 

 

 

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]]> http://blackalicious.com/pitchfork-blesses-melodica-re-issue/feed 0 Melodica EP Available at iTunes for first time http://blackalicious.com/melodica-ep-available-at-itunes-for-first-time http://blackalicious.com/melodica-ep-available-at-itunes-for-first-time#comments Tue, 31 Jul 2012 21:55:10 +0000 andy http://blackalicious.com/?p=1164 Bringing this classic EP into the future, Melodica is now available at iTunes and other digital retailers. In addition to the 7 stellar tracks that forged the path for Blackalicious, the EP features a bonus cut from the vaults, Changes. Click the album cover to access at iTunes. As always, thanks for the support. And [...]

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]]> Bringing this classic EP into the future, Melodica is now available at iTunes and other digital retailers. In addition to the 7 stellar tracks that forged the path for Blackalicious, the EP features a bonus cut from the vaults, Changes.

Click the album cover to access at iTunes.

As always, thanks for the support. And stay tuned for more…

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]]> http://blackalicious.com/melodica-ep-available-at-itunes-for-first-time/feed 0 Melodica Re-Issue Available 7/31 http://blackalicious.com/melodica-re-issue-available-731 http://blackalicious.com/melodica-re-issue-available-731#comments Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:17:52 +0000 andy http://blackalicious.com/?p=1143 Will feature rare bonus track from the vaults, “Changes.” Beat, beat…

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Beat, beat…

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]]> http://blackalicious.com/melodica-re-issue-available-731/feed 0 BLACKALICIOUS is BACK http://blackalicious.com/blackalicious-is-back http://blackalicious.com/blackalicious-is-back#comments Mon, 09 Jul 2012 18:01:47 +0000 andy http://blackalicious.com/?p=1126 Stay tuned… Blackalicious on Facebook Blackalcious on Twitter

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]]> http://blackalicious.com/blackalicious-is-back/feed 0 melodica http://blackalicious.com/melodica http://blackalicious.com/melodica#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:14:53 +0000 Gift of Gab http://elegantthemes.com/preview/DeepFocus/?p=211 Melodica is the debut EP by hip hop duo Blackalicious,released in 1994 on the Solesides label.The import edition released on both Marlboro Music and Mo' Wax contains instrumental versions of all of the tracks, except "Cheezit Terrorist" and "40oz for Breakfast".

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]]> Melodica is the debut EP by hip hop duo Blackalicious, released in 1994 on the Solesides label.The import edition released on both Marlboro Music and Mo’ Wax contains instrumental versions of all of the tracks, except “Cheezit Terrorist” and “40oz for Breakfast”.

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]]> http://blackalicious.com/melodica/feed 0 A2G http://blackalicious.com/a2g http://blackalicious.com/a2g#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 08:14:01 +0000 Gift of Gab http://elegantthemes.com/preview/DeepFocus/?p=208 The A2G EP by Blackalicious was released in 1999 by Quannum Projects and served as a precursor to Blackalicious' full length debut Nia, which shares three tracks with this EP. Perhaps the EP's most famous track is "Alphabet Aerobics", a collaboration with Jurassic 5's Cut Chemist. The EP was also released on Mo' Wax with slightly different artwork.

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]]> The A2G EP by Blackalicious was released in 1999 by Quannum Projects and served as a precursor to Blackalicious’ full length debut Nia, which shares three tracks with this EP. Perhaps the EP’s most famous track is “Alphabet Aerobics”, a collaboration with Jurassic 5′s Cut Chemist. The EP was also released on Mo’ Wax with slightly different artwork.

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Check out Blackalicious slammin’ a couple of these tracks live!

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]]> http://blackalicious.com/a2g/feed 0 nia http://blackalicious.com/nia http://blackalicious.com/nia#comments Sun, 18 Sep 2011 08:16:31 +0000 Gift of Gab http://elegantthemes.com/preview/DeepFocus/?p=220 Nia is the debut full-length album Blackalicious, released in Europe in late 1999 by Mo' Wax and later released in the United States by Quannum Projects with a slightly altered track list.

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]]> Nia is the debut full-length album Blackalicious, released in Europe in late 1999 by Mo’ Wax and later released in the United States by Quannum Projects with a slightly altered track list.

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Enjoy the live video from the release:

And the video that was produced for the song:

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]]> http://blackalicious.com/nia/feed 0 blazing arrow http://blackalicious.com/blazingarrow http://blackalicious.com/blazingarrow#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 08:15:56 +0000 Gift of Gab http://elegantthemes.com/preview/DeepFocus/?p=217 Blazing Arrow is the second full-length album by Blackalicious, the follow-up to 2000′s Nia. It was released on April 30, 2002 on MCA Records. The album was generally received well by critics, with Allmusic writer Steve Huey praising Gift of Gab’s performance: “In spite of the duo’s intellectual bent, the grooves on Blazing Arrow exude [...]

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]]> Blazing Arrow is the second full-length album by Blackalicious, the follow-up to 2000′s Nia. It was released on April 30, 2002 on MCA Records.

The album was generally received well by critics, with Allmusic writer Steve Huey praising Gift of Gab’s performance:

“In spite of the duo’s intellectual bent, the grooves on Blazing Arrow exude a tremendous warmth that’s only complemented by the positivity of their messages. And if Gift of Gab wasn’t recognized among hip-hop’s premier lyricists before, he certainly ought to be now; his raps are jam-packed with internal rhymes, allusions, metaphors, ten-cent words, and amazing tongue-twisting feats of skill.”

Pitchfork Media was also impressed with the album:

“He and Xcel have the stage, and all they want to do is share it. It’s as if the scope of this album– the stylistic diversity, the guest artists, the sincere, ecstatic rhymes– doesn’t come from ambition or creativity for its own sake, but out of a need to include everyone they know and everything they see around them. Not since Car Wash has there been such a celebration of diversity and hot fun in the summertime.”

 


 

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The classic video!

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]]> http://blackalicious.com/blazingarrow/feed 0 the craft http://blackalicious.com/thecraft http://blackalicious.com/thecraft#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 08:15:24 +0000 Gift of Gab http://elegantthemes.com/preview/DeepFocus/?p=214 The Craft is the third full-length album by hip hop duo Blackalicious, released on ANTI- on September 27, 2005. The group worked with Grammy Award-winning engineer Russell Elevado who previous work includes D’Angelo’s Voodoo, Alicia Key’s Songs In A Minor, Erykah Badu’s Mama’s Gun. Chief Xcel went on to describe him as Blackalicious’ third member. [...]

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]]> The Craft is the third full-length album by hip hop duo Blackalicious, released on ANTI- on September 27, 2005. The group worked with Grammy Award-winning engineer Russell Elevado who previous work includes D’Angelo’s Voodoo, Alicia Key’s Songs In A Minor, Erykah Badu’s Mama’s Gun. Chief Xcel went on to describe him as Blackalicious’ third member. Xcel explained his thoughts on the album:”The Craft is our passion to bring discipline to this music, the passion to keep growing, keep stretching, keep doing things we haven’t before. The craft is what we live for.”

Initial critical response to The Craft was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 80, based on 22 reviews.

The album was solely produced by Chief Xcel. It contains much more live instrumentation than on previous Blackalicious albums. Prefix Magazine described the production: “Xcel’s production doesn’t stray very far from its R&B and soul influences, but this time it comes without almost any samples, relying sometimes on players from a homebrewed funk band to create clearance-free beats instead.“

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Check out some live performances of tracks from “The Craft”!

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]]> http://blackalicious.com/thecraft/feed 0 singles http://blackalicious.com/singles http://blackalicious.com/singles#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 08:12:59 +0000 Gift of Gab http://elegantthemes.com/preview/DeepFocus/?p=202 Singles “Swan Lake” / “Lyric Fathom” 12″ (Solesides, 1994) “Deception” 12″ (Quannum Projects, 1999) “If I May” / “Reanimation” 12″ (Mo’ Wax/Quannum Projects, 2002) “Paragraph President” / “Passion” 12″ (MCA Records/Quannum Projects, 2001) “Make You Feel That Way” / “Sky Is Falling” 12″ (MCA Records/Quannum Projects, 2002) “Your Move” / “My Pen And Pad” 12″ [...]

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  • “Swan Lake” / “Lyric Fathom” 12″ (Solesides, 1994)
  • “Deception” 12″ (Quannum Projects, 1999)
  • “If I May” / “Reanimation” 12″ (Mo’ Wax/Quannum Projects, 2002)
  • “Paragraph President” / “Passion” 12″ (MCA Records/Quannum Projects, 2001)
  • “Make You Feel That Way” / “Sky Is Falling” 12″ (MCA Records/Quannum Projects, 2002)
  • “Your Move” / “My Pen And Pad” 12″ (ANTI-/Quannum Projects, 2005)
  • “Powers” (ANTI-/Quannum Projects, 2006)
  • “Toy Jackpot” (Song in the new 2010 Target Commercial)

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