The two formed Blackalicious in 1992 while Mosley was attending the University of California, Davis, and released their debut single "Swan Lake" two years later. Gift of Gab performing in 2013.

Their 1994 debut single “Swan Lake” and the EP that followed, “Melodica,” established the duo as a group to be reckoned with, getting national attention for elaborate wordplay, perceptive ...

Blackalicious – Swan Lake ( Melodica, 1994) Blackalicious – Alphabet Aerobics ( A2G, 1999) Blackalicious – Deception ( Nia, 1999) Blackalicious – Make You Feel That Way ( Blazing Arrow, 2002) ...

Officially a group starting with the pair’s debut single “Swan Lake” in 1994, there’s no great secret to how they’ve maintained a successful partnership over the subsequent decades, but ...

Timothy Jerome Parker–better known as the aptly-named Gift of Gab, one half of the Bay Area rap duo Blackalicious –has died at the age of 50.

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, was an influential Bay Area MC who, with his partner Chief Xcel ...

“Swan Lake” (Melodica, 1993) The Solesides crew (Gab, Chief Xcel, Lateef, Lyrics Born and DJ Shadow) was rich with talent, and three years before Endtroducing mystified the world, DJ Shadow deftly ...

By the early ’90s they formed Blackalicious, independently releasing their first EP, Melodica, spawning the underground classic single, “Swan Lake.” ...

In 1994, Blackalicious released their debut single “Swan Lake” on the Solesides label, and they followed it the next year with their EP Melodica.

The two formed Blackalicious in 1992 while Mosley was attending the University of California, Davis, and released their debut single "Swan Lake" two years later.

Blackalicious was formed in 1992 while Mosley attended UC Davis. Parker and Mosley released their debut single “Swan Lake” two years later. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.