The Fabulous Chi-Ali

The Fabulous Chi-Ali
Studio album by Chi-Ali
Released	March 24, 1992
Recorded	1990–1991 Calliope Studios, New York City, New York
Genre	Hip hop
Length	56:58
Label	Violator/Relativity Records
Producer	The Beatnuts, Mista Lawnge

The Fabulous Chi-Ali is the first and only album by rapper Chi-Ali, a member of the Native Tongues.

Reception

Professional ratings
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Allmusic	[1]

It was released on March 24, 1992, on Relativity Records and was produced by The Beatnuts and Black Sheep's Mista Lawnge. The album managed to make it to #189 on the Billboard 200 and #8 on the Top Heatseekers and also produced three singles that made it to the Hot Rap Singles chart, "Age Ain't Nothin' But a #" (#6), "Roadrunner" (#9) and "Funky Lemonade" (#19).^[2]

Track listing

All tracks produced by the Beatnuts, except track 6, produced by Mista Lawnge.

1. "Intro"- :24
2. "Maniac Psycho"- 3:15
3. "Step Up"- 3:06
4. "Funky Lemonade"- 3:38
5. "In My Room"- 3:14
6. "Age Ain't Nothin' But a #"- 4:27
7. "Shorty Said Nah"- 5:04
8. "Let the Horns Blow" (ft. Dres, Trugoy the Dove, Fashion & Phife Dawg) - 5:29
9. "Roadrunner"- 3:54
10. "The Fabulous Chi"- 2:43
11. "Looped It"- 3:29
12. "Check My Record"- 4:14
13. "Murder Chi Wrote"- 4:15
14. "Chi-Ali vs. Vanilla Shake"- 5:45
15. "Jump to the Rhythm"- 4:06

Samples

Step Up

• "Zimba Ku" by Black Heat
• "Fat Mama" by Herbie Hancock

Funky Lemonade

• "Dujii" by Kool & The Gang
• "DWYCK" by Gang Starr

In My Room

• "Fightin' Fire with Fire" by The Bar-Kays

Ain't Ain't Nothin' But a #

• "We Live in Brooklyn, Baby" by Roy Ayers
• "Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" by Stanley Turrentine

Shorty Said Nah

• "The Payback(Intro)" by James Brown

Let The Horns Blow

• "Don't Change Your Love" by Five Stairsteps
• "Handclapping Song" by The Meters
• "Unhooked Generation" by Freda Payne

Roadrunner

• "Bitches Brew" by Miles Davis
• "Magnificent Sanctuary Band" by Donny Hathaway
• "Think Twice" by Donald Byrd

The Fabulous Chi

• "You and Love are The Same" by The Grassroots

Check My Record

• "153rd Street Theme" by Larry Willis

Murder Chi Wrote

• "Epilog" by Jack Dejohnette

Chi-Ali Vs. Vanilla Shake

• "Funky Vamp" by The Nite-Liters
• "Blue(A Folk Tale)" by Gary Bartz
• "Overnight Sensation" by Avanlanche

Jump to the Rhythm

• "Jam on the Groove" by Ralph McDonald
• "Now That We Found Love" by Third World

Charts

Singles

External links

• Chi-Ali-The Fabulous Chi-Ali at Discogs

References