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Blackalicious was an American hip-hop duo from Sacramento, California, made up of rapper Gift of Gab and DJ/producer Chief Xcel. They are noted for Gift of Gab's often tongue-twisting, multisyllabic, complex rhymes and Chief Xcel's soulful production.
Blackalicious is an American hip hop duo from Sacramento, California made up of rapper Gift of Gab (born Tim Parker) and DJ/producer Chief Xcel (born Xavier Mosley). They are noted for Gift of Gab’s often “tongue-twisting”, multisyllabic, complex rhymes and Chief Xcel’s “classic” beats.
DJ/Producer Chief Xcel and MC Gift of Gab make up the rap duo Blackalicious, originally based in California’s capital city of Sacramento.
Blackalicious got their start at Sacramento's John F. Kennedy High School, in a home economics class in 1987. Bay Area native Xavier Mosley, now Chief Xcel, and Tim Parker, known as Gift of Gab, made an immediate hip-hop connection based on fighting over their favorite rappers.
Oct 25, 2012 · Blackalicious is a California-based hip hop duo made up of rapper Gift of Gab (born Timothy Parker) and DJ/producer Chief Xcel (born Xavier Mosley). They are noted for Gift of Gab’s often fast-paced, multi-syllabic, complex rhymes and Chief Xcel’s diverse range of beats.
Oct 24, 2020 · Blackalicious are Timothy Parker, aka Gift of Gab, and Xavier Mosley, aka Chief Xcel. The two first met in 1987 as students of John F. Kennedy High School in Sacramento, California, and were...
May 2, 2023 · Formed in Sacramento by rapper the Gift of Gab and producer Chief Xcel, and based in the East Bay, Blackalicious were one of the strongest representatives of New York-styled, sample-centered...
