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31: 261:. Solesides Records was the name of the collective's Northern California record company, and in 1994 the label released Blackalicious' debut single "Swan Lake", which garnered acclaim within the independent music scene. In 1995, Blackalicious released an EP titled 449:
would be the first in a three-volume series to be released over a two-year period. In February 2019, Gift of Gab stated that the group had over 70 recordings in progress and was in the process of selecting and polishing 14 tracks for
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contains the song "Make You Feel That Way", which became a fixture on radio stations. Following a promotional tour, both Xcel and Gab began working on separate projects. In 2004, Gift of Gab released his first solo album,
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to give dedicated fans the opportunity to purchase the album and other special items, with over 120% of the project's goal funds being met.
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In 2015, after ten years since releasing a project together, Gift of Gab and Chief Xcel announced the fourth Blackalicious album
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was released on September 18, 2015, and was well received by critics. In January 2015, Gift of Gab stated that
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confirmed that there is a final Blackalicious album still to be released (possibly no longer to be titled
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While Tim Parker (Gift of Gab) and Xavier Mosley (Chief Xcel) spent their early childhood years in
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under Solesides Records. By 1997, Solesides Records had transformed into the now acclaimed
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and Quannum Projects. For this album, the group worked with Grammy Award-winning engineer
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to form Blackalicious. At UC Davis, Xcel had been working with a hip-hop group named
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recited the full lyrics to the Blackalicious song "Alphabet Aerobics" on
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in 2008. Gift of Gab then went on to release two additional solo albums,
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and DJ/producer Chief Xcel. They are noted for Gift of Gab's often
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on August 30, 1999, and later re-released in the United States by
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on February 29, 2000, with a slightly altered track list.
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performing at the Paid Dues hip hop festival in 2008
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Blackalicious duo Chief Xcel (left) and Gift of Gab performing at the Paid Dues hip hop festival in 2008
Gift of Gab
Sacramento, California
Alternative hip hop
West Coast hip hop
indie hip hop
Quannum Projects
MCA
Universal Records
Solesides
Anti-
Gift of Gab
blackalicious.com
hip-hop
Sacramento, California
Gift of Gab
tongue-twisting
multisyllabic
Nia
Blazing Arrow
The Craft
Imani Vol. 1
Los Angeles
San Francisco Bay Area
John F. Kennedy High School
Sacramento, California
University of California, Davis
Davis, California
SoleSides
DJ Shadow

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