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Blackalicious

Blackalicious is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Chali 2na, Miho Hatori, The Nextmen, Imani Coppola and DJ Shadow. Those roots explain a lot about how Blackalicious arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Hieroglyphics, People Under the Stairs, Lyrics Born, Dilated Peoples and Brother Ali, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Michael Franti, Saul Williams, Kid A, Ghemon and Jaguar Wright, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 35 connections around Blackalicious, reaching back through Chali 2na and forward to Michael Franti. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

Background

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. The duo released four full-length albums: Nia in 1999, Blazing Arrow in 2002, The Craft in 2005, and Imani Vol. 1 in 2015. Gift of Gab died in June 2021.

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BlackaliciousChali 2naMiho HatoriThe NextmenImani CoppolaDJ ShadowLyrics BornZack de la RochaQuestloveMichael FrantiSaul WilliamsKid AGhemonJaguar WrightHieroglyphicsPeople Under the Sta…Lyrics BornDilated PeoplesBrother AliDr. OctagonJ-LiveTalib Kweli

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Blackalicious connections

Blackalicious grew out of Chali 2na, Miho Hatori, The Nextmen and Imani Coppola, shares an orbit with Hieroglyphics, People Under the Stairs, Lyrics Born and Dilated Peoples, went on to shape Michael Franti, Saul Williams, Kid A and Ghemon. 35 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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