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VOL № RH31 — March 2020

Blazing Arrow

Blackalicious
Why you'll love it...

There’s an unflinching commitment to happiness that feels almost alien upon revisiting the work of Blackalicious. Alien in the sense of how rarely such a sunbeam bursts through whichever darkness engulfs the globe around an album; nevertheless, Gift of Gab and DJ Xcel persist to the ends of a compact disc. Blazing Arrow displays some of the most dazzling technicality ever put to record, be it Gab’s effortless pen maneuvers or Xcel’s freewheeling expertise on the boards. Make no mistake, the hallmarks of the early-aughts remain intact: dense rapping about rapping, traces of neo-soul, and a poetic flair many contemporaries would deem lost or antiquated. To the last point: request their silence, and run this shit back. It’s a magic carpet ride through a funhouse of Black music, p...

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Label
UMe
Original Release Year
2002
Release Type
Reissue
Format
2 LP
Speed
33 1/3 rpm
Vinyl Size
12 INCH
Weight
standard
Foil Stamped
Yes
Color
Red / Yellow "Blazing Galaxy"
Pressing Location
GZ Vinyl
Extras
Blazing Arrow stencil
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