NIA

~ Release by Blackalicious (see all versions of this release, 4 available)

Annotation

Tracks numbered 1-20 on rear cover, but missing tracks 5 and 8 in the listing; so only 18 actual tracks on release.

Annotation last modified on 2008-05-28 07:00 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Searching
recording engineer and producer:
Chief Xcel
mixer:
Chief Xcel and James Ward (engineer)
guest vocals:
Erinn Anova
vocals:
Erinn Anova and Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
performer:
Erinn Anova
arranger:
Chief Xcel
mixed at:
Live Oak Studio in Berkeley, California, United States
samples:
Forty-Nine Reasons by Julius Brockington
recording of:
Searching
lyricist:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
composer:
Xavier Mosley and Tim Parker (US rapper, Gift of Gab from Blackalicious & Quannum MCs)
31:50
2The Fabulous Ones
recording engineer and producer:
Chief Xcel
mixer:
Chief Xcel and James Ward (engineer)
turntable [cuts and scratches]:
Chief Xcel
vocals:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
arranger:
Chief Xcel
mixed at:
Live Oak Studio in Berkeley, California, United States
recording of:
The Fabulous Ones
lyricist:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
composer:
Xavier Mosley and Tim Parker (US rapper, Gift of Gab from Blackalicious & Quannum MCs)
33:00
3Do This My Way
recording engineer:
Chief Xcel
producer:
Chief Xcel and Lyrics Born
mixer:
Lyrics Born and James Ward (engineer)
guest turntable [cuts]:
DJ Ice Water
guest vocals:
Lyrics Born
vocals:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious) and Lyrics Born
performer:
Lyrics Born
arranger:
Lyrics Born
mixed at:
Live Oak Studio in Berkeley, California, United States
recording of:
Do This My Way
lyricist:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious) and Lyrics Born
composer:
Tim Parker (US rapper, Gift of Gab from Blackalicious & Quannum MCs) and Tom Shimura
54:50
4Deception
producer:
Chief Xcel
vocals:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
arranger:
Chief Xcel
recording of:
Deception
lyricist:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
composer:
Xavier Mosley and Tim Parker (US rapper, Gift of Gab from Blackalicious & Quannum MCs)
45:19
5A to G
recording engineer and mixer:
Chief Xcel and Jim Gardiner
producer:
Chief Xcel
vocals:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
arranger:
Chief Xcel
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Quannum Projects LLC (from 1999 to present)
recorded at and mixed at:
Pajama Studios in Oakland, California, United States
samples:
Afro Connections at a Hi 5 (In the Eyes of the Hoodlum) by De La Soul, I Walk on Guilded Splinters by Johnny Jenkins (US blues guitarist), Wailin’ by OutKast and Ya Mama by The Pharcyde
recording of:
A to G
lyricist:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
composer:
Xavier Mosley and Tim Parker (US rapper, Gift of Gab from Blackalicious & Quannum MCs)
52:24
6Cliff Hanger
recording engineer:
Chief Xcel and DJ Shadow (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
producer and mixer:
DJ Shadow (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
vocals:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
arranger:
DJ Shadow (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
recorded at:
Pajama Studios in Oakland, California, United States
mixed at:
The Glue Factory in San Francisco, California, United States
samples:
Take My Emptiness by David Oliver (70s R&B/soul singer)
recording of:
Cliff Hanger
lyricist:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
composer:
Josh Davis (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist) and Tim Parker (US rapper, Gift of Gab from Blackalicious & Quannum MCs)
46:21
7Shallow Days
recording engineer and mixer:
Chief Xcel and James Ward (engineer)
producer:
Chief Xcel
vocals:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
arranger:
Chief Xcel
recorded at and mixed at:
Live Oak Studio in Berkeley, California, United States
recording of:
Shallow Days
lyricist:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
writer:
Xavier Mosley and Tim Parker (US rapper, Gift of Gab from Blackalicious & Quannum MCs)
3.254:21
8Ego Trip by Nikki Giovanni
recording engineer and mixer:
Chief Xcel and Jim Gardiner
producer:
Chief Xcel
guest vocals:
Erinn Anova
guest performer:
Nikki Giovanni
arranger:
Chief Xcel
recorded at and mixed at:
Live Oak Studio in Berkeley, California, United States
recording of:
Ego Trip by Nikki Giovanni
lyricist:
Nikki Giovanni
composer:
Nikki Giovanni and Xavier Mosley
41:45
9You Didn’t Know That Though
recording engineer and mixer:
Chief Xcel and James Ward (engineer)
producer:
Chief Xcel
vocals:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
arranger:
Chief Xcel
recorded at and mixed at:
Live Oak Studio in Berkeley, California, United States
samples:
Der blaue Planet by Karat (German rock band)
recording of:
You Didn't Know That Though
lyricist:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
composer:
Xavier Mosley and Tim Parker (US rapper, Gift of Gab from Blackalicious & Quannum MCs)
44:36
10If I May
recording engineer and mixer:
Chief Xcel and Jim Gardiner
co-producer:
DJ Shadow (US hip hop producer, DJ & instrumentalist)
producer:
Chief Xcel
guest vocals:
Erinn Anova and Lyrics Born
vocals:
Erinn Anova, Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious) and Lateef
arranger:
Chief Xcel
recorded at:
Pajama Studio in Oakland, California, United States
mixed at:
Pajama Studios in Oakland, California, United States
samples:
Swallow Your Dreams by Ross (British hard-rock and prog band)
recording of:
If I May
lyricist:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious) and Lateef the Truth Speaker
composer:
Lateef Daumont, Lateef the Truth Speaker, Xavier Mosley and Tim Parker (US rapper, Gift of Gab from Blackalicious & Quannum MCs)
4.53:46
11Dream Seasons
recording engineer and producer:
Chief Xcel
mixer:
Chief Xcel and James Ward (engineer)
vocals:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
arranger:
Chief Xcel
mixed at:
Live Oak Studio in Berkeley, California, United States
recording of:
Dream Seasons
lyricist:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
composer:
Xavier Mosley and Tim Parker (US rapper, Gift of Gab from Blackalicious & Quannum MCs)
44:49
12Trouble (Eve of Destruction)
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Chief Xcel
guest turntable [cuts and scratches]:
DJ Quest (UK breakbeat breakbeat DJ/producer Marcus Britnell)
vocals:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
arranger:
Chief Xcel
mixed at:
The Glue Factory in San Francisco, California, United States
samples:
Northern Lights by Jukka Tolonen
recording of:
Trouble (Eve of Destruction)
lyricist:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
composer:
Xavier Mosley and Tim Parker (US rapper, Gift of Gab from Blackalicious & Quannum MCs)
44:29
13Smithzonian Institute of Rhyme
producer:
Chief Xcel
vocals:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious) and Lateef the Truth Speaker
arranger:
Chief Xcel
recording of:
Smithzonian Institute of Rhyme
lyricist:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious) and Lateef the Truth Speaker
composer:
Lateef Daumont, Lateef the Truth Speaker, Xavier Mosley and Tim Parker (US rapper, Gift of Gab from Blackalicious & Quannum MCs)
5:28
14Beyonder
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Chief Xcel
vocals:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
arranger:
Chief Xcel
mixed at:
The Glue Factory in San Francisco, California, United States
recording of:
Beyonder
lyricist:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
composer:
Xavier Mosley and Tim Parker (US rapper, Gift of Gab from Blackalicious & Quannum MCs)
54:07
15Making Progress
recording engineer, producer and mixer:
Chief Xcel
vocals:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
arranger:
Chief Xcel
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Quannum Projects LLC (from 1999 to present)
mixed at:
The Glue Factory in San Francisco, California, United States
samples:
Take My Emptiness by David Oliver (70s R&B/soul singer)
recording of:
Making Progress
lyricist:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
composer:
Xavier Mosley and Tim Parker (US rapper, Gift of Gab from Blackalicious & Quannum MCs)
43:11
16As the World Turns
producer:
Chief Xcel
vocals:
Erinn Anova and Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
arranger:
Chief Xcel
recording of:
As the World Turns
lyricist:
Erinn Anova and Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
composer:
Xavier Mosley and Tim Parker (US rapper, Gift of Gab from Blackalicious & Quannum MCs)
4:44
17Sleep
producer:
Chief Xcel
vocals:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
arranger:
Chief Xcel
recording of:
Sleep
lyricist:
Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
composer:
Xavier Mosley and Tim Parker (US rapper, Gift of Gab from Blackalicious & Quannum MCs)
3:21
18Finding
recording engineer and mixer:
Chief Xcel and James Ward (engineer)
producer:
Chief Xcel
vocals:
Erinn Anova and Gift of Gab (US rapper Timothy Parker, of Blackalicious)
recorded at and mixed at:
Live Oak Studio in Berkeley, California, United States
recording of:
Finding
lyricist:
Lateef the Truth Speaker
composer:
Xavier Mosley and Tim Parker (US rapper, Gift of Gab from Blackalicious & Quannum MCs)
41:51