It Begins: Penfold is born. Behold; the universal starting point. Progression #1: Penfold listens to the music his parents play in his family’s home. It is clear that the little tyke enjoys what he is hearing. Progression #2: Penfold is given his mother’s old stereo, which is promptly put on top of his dresser. Alone in his room, he tunes the FM radio to his parents’ preferred station. He then further enjoys the songs he has become familiar with based on his parents’ listening habits. Progression #3: [...]
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The official music video for the track "Everything Is Fine" off of The Gift of Gab's recent album, 'The Next Logical Progression' on Quannum Projects. Video directed & edited by Justin Berger iTunes: The Next Logical Progression - Gift of Gab
Back in March of last year, Rocko dropped an excellent (and per usual, slept on) tape called Gift of Gab. One of the singles was "Squares Out Your Circle," with his old running partner, Future. ... read more
So not sure if it is coincidence or Blackalicious just likes to play for the "Green" crowds of Seattle. Last time they played here it was 4/20 and now they make their return to Seattle just shortly after I-502 passed. Well whatever it is it will be good to have them back this Sunday December 13th at Neumos because they put on a dope show, no pun intended. They also have the very gifted Theoretics and Gran Rapids opening for them as well. ( http://neumos.com/event/blacka licious/ ) Check out this mini documentary and footage from their [...]
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This is a rare track that'll be included in Blackalicious' upcoming digital release of their very first EP from back in 1994, Melodica. Chief Xcel is joined on production by DJ Shadow on this, giving it added artistic value as a song that's rarely been heard. Blackalicious were one of the first groups I really got into, and it's a testament to their craft that an 18 year old track stands strong today. Continue Reading
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It's been a long time since anyone has heard anything from indie hip hop greats Gift of Gab and Chief Xcel, better known to the world as Blackalicious , aside from Gab's recent solo releases. But after 7 years since the group's last release The Craft in 2005 , we have news of an upcoming release at the end of the month. Bad news it's not a new album. But awesome news, it's a re-release of the group's 94' debut EP Melodica which will be released for the first time digitally on 7/31 and will feature [...]
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"This ain't for the timid, I break jaws and ligaments." In his new video for "Protocol", Gift of Gab almost flawlessly sums up the exact same conversation I have with cats regularly about why they're not feeling some of indie Hip Hop acts I came up listening to. One of those acts was Blackiaicious, fronted by Gift of Gab. This year Gift released a new solo LP, The Next Logical Progression , and last night dropped off this new video. Check it out below, also Blackalicious will soon reissue their 1994 EP, Melodica . To go [...]
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New Gift of Gab video "Protocal", from the THE NEXT LOGICAL PROGRESSION album via Quannum Projects. Video directed by Justin Berger for HKL Films. Produced by HKL Films. Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/quannump rojects/giftofgab_protocol#new -timed-comment-at-153643 iTunes: The Next Logical Progression - Gift of Gab
On July 31st Blackalicious will rereleases their early 902s ep Melodica . Below is "Changes" a song recorded in 1993 in England and originally only available on the Japanese version of Melodica . Changes is produced by DJ Shadow, and Cheif Xcel and will be on the reissue. On July 31st, Blackalicious will also drop a new single "Blacka" which will began a wave of new music by the Oakland duo. Blackalicious' Gift of Gab's dropped a video for Protocol off his upcoming album [...]
GIFT OF GAB "WAY OF THE LIGHT" "I put the pen to the paper and let the ink thin Give what it's channeling through me without no thinking About it, no doubt about it, part of my beating Came into open the spirit and let you see in" Gift of Gab's "Way of the Light" [...]
The key to any successful business, group of friends or anything where positive results are the end goal is to make sure the ensemble involved in airtight. In a roundabout [...]
Download: Mighty Underdogs - Bring Me Back Pt. 2 ft. Raashan Ahmad & Melina Jones The Mighty Underdogs (Gift of Gab, Lateef the Truthspeaker and Headnodic) leak a unreleased track "Bring Me Back Part 23 featuring Raashan Ahmad & Melina Jones. Also featuring: Kat O1O on rhodes & crumar orchestrator, Steve Taylor on guitar & B3 organ, Headnodic on bass, drum programming & production
DJ Shadow anunció el lanzamiento de Total Breakdown: Hidden Transmissions From the MPC Era, 1992-1996 a través de su sitio web. Se trata de una compilación de tracks instrumentales inéditos, que como su título anticipa, fueron producidos entre 1992 y 1996. Dentro de lo más destacado en este lanzamiento DJ Shadow publicará algunas canciones de un EP planeado originalmente en 1994 con The Gift Of Gab, incluyendo el demo del track que posteriormente se convertiría en “Six Days” y demás material inédito producido en su Akai MPC. [...]
Gift of Gab – The Next Logical Progression | CD MP3 Download “Protocol” ft. Samantha Kravitz (mp3) The Next Logical Progression is the third solo album from Gift of Gab, the rapper of Blackalicious and hip-hop “supergroup” The Mighty Underdogs....
It might not be miraculous, but The Next Logical Progression is certainly an inspired work. From his time in Blackalicious through his solo work and various collaborations, Gift of Gab has stood out for his rhymes, his vocabulary, and his flow. Whether he's rapping over jazz-influenced beats, soul samples, or outer space effects, Gab's gotten a generally positive message across in memorable ways. All that's still present on The Next Logical Progression, but he's made this record as accessible as anything he's done in a long time and, in simplifying...
Posted at 3:15pm, 3/29/2012 Find everything that went up for the whole entire month of March. You can download the following mp3s individually OR listen to the whole batch in one playlist. Click on the artists at the right under Related Downloads to learn more about each band and see similar music suggestions. Play All [RICH MEDIA, CLICK TO VIEW ON SITE] [RICH MEDIA, CLICK TO VIEW ON SITE] [...]
Gift of Gab's Next Logical Progression is admirable for embracing reason and maturity in hip-hop, yet does little to advance the art form.
Check out the new track off Gift of Gab's latest The Next Logical Progression album, "Rise" featuring Raashan Ahmad and Zumbi. iTunes: The Next Logical Progression - Gift of Gab giftofgab.tv
The long-time Blackalicious emcee known as Gift Of Gab released his third record as a solo artist today, three years after the release of his last studio album. His latest LP, titled The Next Logical Progression, was released on Quannum Projects, a record label and Bay Area hip-hop crew started by Gab himself. "Rise," which features Raashan Ahmad and Zion I's Zumbi, is one of the stand-out tracks from the album, and Gab explains the upbeat nature of the song by saying: “At an early age, I chose the rapper I wanted to be. I admired KRS-One and Chuck D [...]
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