Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Gift of Gab, a rapper who was part of the duo Blackalicious, has died. He was 50 years old. The rapper, born Timothy Jerome Parker ...

When Harry Potter actor Daniel Radcliffe effortlessly rapped a rendition of Blackalicious‘ 1999 classic track “Alphabet Aerobics” on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, heads definitely turned.

Hip-hop duo Blackalicious has signed with Epitaph imprint Anti, which will on Sept. 27 release the group's new album, "The Craft." By Billboard Staff Hip-hop duo Blackalicious has signed with Epitaph ...

Gift of Gab, the co-founder of rap duo Blackalicious known for his tongue-twisting “Alphabet Aerobics” rhymes, died Friday after battling a host of health issues. He was 50. The other half of ...

Aspen, CO ColoradoASPEN The two members of Blackalicious – Bay Area native Chief Xcel (Xavier Mosley) and Gift of Gab (Tim Parker) of Los Angeles – are hard at work on their own projects. Gab is ...

Gift of Gab (born Timothy Parker) is 50 percent of the hip-hop duo Blackalicious. He writes rhymes with precision, clarity and speed, while Chief Xcel (born Xavier Mosley) crafts classic beats. They ...

For many, the appeal of Blackalicious comes not from Gift of Gab's mind-boggling delivery or the crisp, diverse energy of Chief Xcel's beats but from the spirit that drives their music. Over three ...

Blackalicious’s new album opens with a manifesto, “World of Vibrations.” And while some of the song’s lines get lost in Gift of Gab’s caffeinated ?ow, he’s clearly attuned to the challenges facing ...

As part of the Solesides label and hip-hop collective (later known as Quannum) that launched out of Northern California in the ’90s with DJ Shadow, Latyrx and others, Blackalicious was all about ...

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The Alphabet Aerobics rapper, known for his dexterous wordplay and acrobatic flow, died following years of health issues Timothy J Parker, AKA Gift of Gab, one half of the American rap duo ...