Blackalicious is an American alternative hip hop
duo. Gift of Gab (Tim Parker) and Chief Xcel
(Xavier Mosley) met at John F. Kennedy High School in 1987 in
Sacramento, California. They formed Blackalicious in
the early 1990s and released their first recording, "Swan
Lake", on Solesides Records.
In late 1997, Solesides became Quannum Projects and in 1999
Blackalicious released the A2G EP, which served
as a precursor to their debut full length album, Nia,
released the following year. This was followed by a major
label contract with MCA Records and the release of the
critically acclaimed album, Blazing Arrow, in 2002.
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Blackalicious released their third full length album, entitled The Craft, on Epitaph Records imprint ANTI- on September 27, 2005. Their song, "Alphabet Aerobics", was features in Dance Dance Revolution Ultramix 3 for the Xbox.
In May 2006, Gift of Gab released his first solo album, 4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up. In September, Chief Xcel released The Underground Spiritual Game, a mixtape built around his favorite moments from the extensive catalog of afrobeat legend Fela Kuti. One month later, another Xcel project, Maroons: Ambush by Lateef and the Chief, was released.