![[Hip Hop] Gift of Gab – Protocol ft. Samantha Kravitz](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3991999_lg.jpg)
Gift of Gab , half of the popular Bay Area rap duo Blackalicious , released Protocol this week, a track from his upcoming album The Next Logical Progression that's due to drop March 27th thru Quannam Projects. The track is refreshing for a simple reason: It's simple. The beat is not overdone, there is no auto tune and the lyrics actually have meaning, opposed to just another blunts and bitches anthem that seems to plague the rap world today. Hearing an emcee with an extensive vocabulary and clear message is a lost art in hip-hop and [...]

Through Good and Bad Ft. Large Professor New leak from french producer duo, The Funk League. " Through Good & Bad " is taken from the album " Funky As Usual " which is set to drop Jan 24th. Proper throwback sounds Also featured by Sadat X, Diamond D, A.G., Gift of Gab and Afrika Bambaataa. The Funk League: Facebook •J• Album Tracklist [...]

Gift of Gab Name: Timothy Parker Origin: Panorama City, California Location: Oakland, California Label: Quannum Projects Gift of Gab on: Facebook | Twitter | Blogspot | YouTube [...]

"It's like I'm Bo Diddley, rock n' roll history." I discovered Gift of Gab and Blackalicious during a high school trip to London. The in-flight reading had a music section, and they featured Blackalicious. The name and the vibe I got from the article peaked my interest, and when I got home I sought out the group. Napster had just hit the scene, and "Alphabet Aerobics" quickly hit my music library. Their LP Blazing Arrow , is a highlight of my college years, and I've stay up on Gift of Gab since. I'll have some new music [...]

Gift of Gab leaks the lead track off his upcoming album The Next Logical Progression , dropping March 27th via Quannum Projects.

Download: The Funk League "The Boogie Down Bombers" ft. Diamond D & Sadat X The Funk League, the production duo consisting of Paris representatives, Hugo and Soulbrother Suspect, are preparing to release their album "Funky As Usual" on January 24th. Their love for record digging and sampling caught the attention of folks like Diamond D and Large Professor, two artists who have supported this project via their participation in the album. The album is entirely produced by the Funk League but features artists such as Diamond [...]
![Rocko x DJ Scream – Gift Of Gab [Mixtape]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3883897_lg.jpg)
Download link after the jump! DOWNLOAD: Livemixtapes | Hulkshare PREVIOUS: K Yay & Rocko – Trap Spot [Prod. By Zaytoven]

Tracklisting: 1 -Latyrx 2- Hittin' & Missin' 3- Say That Remix (EXCLUSIVE) 4- The Last Trumpet (Halou Remix) 5- Don't Stop 6- The Bumpin' Contraption 7 - Top Shelf (interlude) 8 - Ladies' Interlude 9 - Lady Don't Tek No 10 - Rushin' Attack (EXCLUSIVE) 11 - The Get Down Remix (w/Azeem) 12 - Don't Change (Zeph Blend) 13 - We Live By The Beat 14 - Hardship Enterprise 15 - Wonderful Night (Zeph Blend) 16 - Pushed Aside/Pulled Apart (Zeph Blend) 17 [...]

This one came through our submissions and it's some dope music I gotta share with you all. Deru recently release his "Mini-Mini-Me" 73, and on it he collaborates with rappers for the first time. Featuring two Bay Area giants whose work has inspired the downtempo instrumentalist: Casual (Hieroglyphics) and Gift of Gab (Blackalicious). Casual turns "Spliff" into a celebration of his preferred method of getting high while on "Bad Bad Man" Gift of Gab drops his characteristic deep-voiced tongue-twisters over a vicious beat. Deru needs to get these guys to work with him some more because these are some killer [...]
"You know how The Pimp be/That n*gga gon' speak his mind..." - Young Jeezy If the old adage proves true, "time flies when you're having fun," time also speeds by [...]

Deru collaborates with Casual & Gift of Gab on the Mini-Mini-Me 73, "Spliff" featuring Casual of Heiroglyphics.

Download: Illus "Better" ft. Gift of Gab & Paul Dateh New leak off Illus' forthcoming album For Adam, "Better" featuring Gift of Gab & Paul Dateh. For Adam a tribute album to Adam Walsh, who was murdered in 1981 and help create America's Most Wanted (His father's TV show). The new LP is set to release July 26th. Each verse of "Better" is based on a true story. The basic idea of Better was to tell [...]

Download: Headnodic "Turn Your Radio Up" ft. Mr. Lif, Gift of Gab & The Grouch Headnodic leaks his first single off his upcoming Red Line Radio album, "Turn Your Radio Up" featuring Mr. Lif, Gift of Gab & The Grouch. Album drops July 26th 2011 via Brick Records and includes features from Raashan Ahmad , Moe Pope, People Under The Stairs, Sadat X, Scienz of Life, Othello, Aima the Dreamer, DJ Vajra, Bru Lei, Very, Jern Eye, Nightclubber Lang, One.Be.Lo & many more.

Click Image To Download At Jump Producer and bassist Headnodic is a musical time-traveler. His exploration into the furthest reaches of rhythm and melody, from golden era rap to 70's fusion jazz, has inspired an original and profound voice in hip-hop. Whether he's sampling, chopping, and re-constructing breaks, or fluently performing on any number of vintage instruments, the aesthetic of a well seasoned crate-digger is apparent. His collaborations with many of the most notable names in Indy hip-hop [...]

The Grouch, Mr. Lif, and Gift Of Gab on one track? I'll take it. These guys are all classic underground emcees in my book, and they come together for "Turn Your Radio Up," the first look at producer Headnodic's upcoming album Red Line Radio , out July 26th. Producer and bassist Headnodic is a musical time-traveler. His exploration into the furthest reaches of rhythm and melody, from golden era rap to 702s fusion jazz, has inspired an original and profound voice in hip-hop. Whether he's sampling, chopping, and re-constructing breaks, or fluently performing [...]
Hymnlayas "Gift Of Gab" Trailer edited by Aero for Red Moon Media. Available July 12th on Itunes The Hymnlayas, A beat collective who consist of DJ Hylanda & Tommy Lift and emcee Mic Brass are dropping the lead single "Gift Of Gab" featuring J.Lee of The Heet Mob (SlamJamz) b/w "The Love" featuring Reach is slated for release July 12th on Wilshire District Music. http://wilshiredistrictmusic.c om/

Download: Hymnlayas - Gift of Gab ft. J-Lee New music from Hymnlayas, "Gift of Gab" featuring J Lee (of Heet Mob). Track taken off the Lift Your Hands Hy album dropping July 12th 2011.

Download: Headnodic "Nodrospective" Compilation 1.) Crown City Rockers - Break (Headnodic Remix) 2.) Crown City Rockers - Summersault 3.) The Mighty Underdogs - UFC (cuts by DJ Shadow) 4.) Zion-I & The Grouch - Planes Trains and Automobiles 5.) Moe Pope - Foolish (Depeche Moe Remix feat. Reks) 6.) Gift of Gab - Dreamin' (feat. Del Tha Funky Homosapien & Brother Ali) 7.) Headnodic feat. the Procussions - The Drive 8.) Zion-I & The Grouch - Smack (Headnodic Remix) 9.) Mission: - Contagious 10.) Moe Pope [...]

Graphics: Talia "What can I say, even the realest n*ggas quote Pac..." - Young Jeezy Enigmatic openness through sensitive moments and ignorant outbursts. Probably more than any rapper, that sentence describes Tupac Shakur to a tee. Credit such a veil to his Gemini personality, or better yet, through the various experiences his brief, but fast paced life afforded him. Either way, properly describing Pac is a task which is still incomplete even as we creep towards what would have been his 40th birthday. [...]