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Blackalicious
Nia
Release Date: 2000 02 08
Running Time: 74:01
Label: Quannum Projects
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After recording a string of singles and EPs stretching back to 1994, the Blackalicious duo finally released their full-length debut, Nia, in early 2000. It's an album that stakes the claim of Chief Xcel and Gift of Gab as not only the best pair of rappers in the underground, but also the best pair of producers. As could be expected from an urban-underground crew, Blackalicious look back to earthy jazz-funk, rare-groove, and sampladelic old-school rap for their sound. Still, the productions on tracks like the great opening bout "The Fabulous Ones," "Do This My Way," and the tongue-twisting alphabet song "A to G" are much rawer and deeper -- and just plain better -- than most any underground-rap crew could manage. And as good as these tracks are, the raps are even better. Chief Xcel and Gift of Gab stay deep in the groove, switching between straight-ahead solo rhyming, sing-speak vocals, and one-two choruses with almost as many rapping styles as there are tracks. There's just a little too much material here -- 19 tracks spread across 74 minutes -- but Nia is an excellent tribute to the growing vitality of the rap underground. John Bush, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1SearchingParker, Gift of Gab, Mosley1:49
2Fabulous OnesMosley, Gift of Gab, Parker3:00
3Do This My WayLyrics Born, Gift of Gab, Shimura, Parker4:49
4DeceptionMosley, Gift of Gab, Parker5:11
5to GParker, Mosley, Gift of Gab2:24
6Hanger, CliffGift of Gab, Parker, Davis6:21
7Shallow DaysMosley, Parker, Gift of Gab4:20
8Ego Trip by Nikki GiovanniGiovanni, Mosley1:44
9You Didn't Know That ThoughMosley, Gift of Gab, Parker4:35
10If I MayGift of Gab, Parker, Daumont, Lateef, Mosley3:45
11Dream SeasonsParker, Gift of Gab, Mosley4:49
12Trouble (Eve of Destruction)Mosley, Parker, Gift of Gab4:28
13Smithzonian Institute of RhymeDaumont, Parker, Gift of Gab, Lateef, Mosley4:24
14As the World TurnsMosley, Gift of Gab, Anova, Parker, Kerr5:41
15ReanimationGift of Gab, Parker, Mosley3:38
16BeyonderParker, Gift of Gab, Mosley4:06
17Making ProgressMosley, Parker, Gift of Gab3:11
18SleepMosley, Gift of Gab, Parker3:54
19FindingLateef, Daumont, Mosley1:52

Other Releases:
Nia [Import Version]
Release Date: 2000
Label: Mo Wax








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