Blackalicious is a California-based hip hop duo, composed of MC Gift of Gab (born Timothy Parker) and DJ/producer Chief Xcel (born Xavier Mosley), noted for their intelligent, artistic approach to hip hop music. The pair has released three full-length albums (1999's Nia, 2002's Blazing Arrow and 2005's The Craft) that have won them considerable critical acclaim and a sizable following. Biography ]]Gift of Gab (then known as Tiny T) and Chief Xcel (then known as IceSki) first met through a mutual friend in 1987 while attending John F. Kennedy High School in Sacramento, California. The duo went separate ways after Parker graduated and moved to Los Angeles. However, they kept in touch by phone and were eventually reunited in 1992 in Davis. Chief Xcel, now a student at UC Davis, had started working with a crew named SoleSides, whose members included DJ Shadow, Lateef the Truthspeaker, and Lyrics Born. Parker and Mosley form

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