Friday, September 25, 2015

An interview with Blackalicious' Chief Xcel: faith brings first new record in a decade

An interview with Blackalicious' Chief Xcel: faith brings first new record in a decade
Mark E. Ortega
GrimyGoods.com
September 25, 2015

“Never let life’s troubles block your flow. Have faith and keep where you’re trying to go, like a winding river in search of the ocean, you must keep your faith in motion.”

Those are the opening words from “Faith” off Imani Vol. 1 (off the label OGM) – which came out last week – the first Blackalicious album in a decade. The words are inspiring to listeners, but they also fit the hip-hop duo from Sacramento like a glove. Between Chief Xcel’s fire beats and Gift of Gab’s creative rhymes, this twosome has been an important pillar of California hip-hop for about two decades.

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