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Blazing Arrow

by Blackalicious

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2,340
2000's

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216
2002

of 42,285

29

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Overall Rating: 3.1917 Blazing Arrow is ranked overall as 3.1917 out of 4 stars

Avg. Critic Score: 3.3657 Blazing Arrow has an avg. critic score of 3.3657 out of 4 stars

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Stylus Magazine

Coming out of nowhere to surprise everyone with their excellent full-length debutNia, Blackalicious (Gift of Gab and Chief Xcel) meshed very well to create multifaceted tracks that held up excellently after repeated listens. ...more

Rolling Stone

Bay-area hip-hop duo Blackalicious put the "granola" in G-funk. On their major-label debut, lyricist the Gift of Gab and DJ-producer Chief Xcel sling together an organic blend of almost baroquely convoluted yet very juicy grooves. ...more

Yahoo! Music

What, exactly, is alternative hip-hop? Is it really more experimental than Timbaland? More emotionally complex than Eminem? More politically aware than Nas? More appealing to the white middle classes than Jay-Z? Or just less successful? It's a puzzling ...more

PopMatters

In a record store not so long ago, I noticed the latest from El-P, Fantastic Damage , sitting on a shelf. A sticker on the front advertised that a certain prominent hip-hop magazine had declared that the "Def Jux CEO" had crafted a wonderful record. Whether or not he has is beside the point right now. ...more

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For Blackalicious' major-label debut, members Gift of Gab and Chief Xcel recruited some of the most prolific and promising artists in hip-hop as well as rock. The amazing thing is Blackalicious' lyrical and studio skills are so solid that even ...read the complete review at The Daily Vault Album Reviews

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ShakingThrough.net

Chief Xcel and Gift of Gab, key players in the San Francisco hip-hop scene, return with their follow up to 2000's well-received NIA . Blazing Arrow expands on the sound of that earlier record, adding a wealth of guest stars (a few too many, actually)...read the complete review at ShakingThrough.net

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The A.V. Club

Blackalicious' 2000 debut, Nia, established the duo as a leading light of West Coast hip-hop's neo-bohemian underground, but it only hinted at the brilliance of Blazing Arrow. Sgt. Pepper's to Nia's Revolver, Blazing Arrow finds aptly named lyricist Gift...read the complete review at The A.V. Club

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