The Craft (album)
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| The Craft | |||||
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| Studio album by Blackalicious | |||||
| Released | September 27, 2005 | ||||
| Genre | Hip Hop | ||||
| Label | ANTI- Quannum Projects |
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| Producer | Chief Xcel | ||||
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The Craft is the third full-length album by hip hop duo Blackalicious, released on ANTI- on September 27, 2005. The group worked with Grammy Award-winning engineer Russ Elevado who previous work includes D'Angelo's Voodoo, Alicia Key's Songs In A Minor, Erykah Badu's Mama's Gun. Chief Xcel went on to describe him as Blackalicious' third member. Xcel explained his thoughts on the album: [1]
The Craft is our passion to bring discipline to this music, the passion to keep growing, keep stretching, keep doing things we haven't before. The craft is what we live for.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Performer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "World of Vibrations" | Gift of Gab Ledisi |
Chief Xcel | 5:02 |
| 2. | "Supreme People" | Gift of Gab | Chief Xcel | 4:03 |
| 3. | "Rhythm Sticks" | Gift of Gab | Chief Xcel | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Powers" | Gift of Gab | Chief Xcel | 3:47 |
| 5. | "Your Move" | Gift of Gab Lifesavas |
Chief Xcel | 3:55 |
| 6. | "Lotus Flower" | Gift of Gab George Clinton |
Chief Xcel | 4:11 |
| 7. | "My Pen and Pad" | Gift of Gab | Chief Xcel | 2:02 |
| 8. | "Side to Side" | Gift of Gab Lateef Pigeon John |
Chief Xcel | 4:36 |
| 9. | "Automatique" | Gift of Gab Floetry |
Chief Xcel | 4:07 |
| 10. | "The Fall and Rise of Elliot Brown" | Gift of Gab | Chief Xcel | 3:55 |
| 11. | "Black Diamonds and Pearls" | Gift of Gab Ledisi Larry Saunders |
Chief Xcel | 4:22 |
| 12. | "Give it to You" | Gift of Gab | Chief Xcel | 3:51 |
| 13. | "Ego Sonic War Drums" | Gift of Gab P.E.A.C.E. |
Chief Xcel | 5:57 |
| 14. | "The Craft" | Gift of Gab | Chief Xcel | 3:46 |
[edit] Production
The album was solely produced by Chief Xcel. It contains much more live instrumentation than on previous Blackalicious albums. Prefix Magazine described the production:
Xcel's production doesn't stray very far from its R&B and soul influences, but this time it comes without almost any samples, relying sometimes on players from a homebrewed funk band to create clearance-free beats instead.[2]
[edit] Album Chart Positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | Top Independent Albums | ||
| 2005 | The Craft | #102 | #79 | #5 |
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