Imani Vol. 1

Imani Vol. 1
Studio album by Blackalicious
Released September 18, 2015
Recorded 2014-2015
Genre Hip Hop
Length 56:58
Label OGM Recordings
Producer Chief Xcel
Blackalicious chronology
The Craft
(2005)		 Imani Vol. 1
(2015)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubB[2]
The Guardian[3]
Paste7.3/10[4]
Pitchfork Media7.2/10[5]
PopMatters[6]

Imani Vol. 1 is the fourth studio album by American hip hop duo Blackalicious. It was released on September 18, 2015.[7][8][9][10]

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75% based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Track listing

All songs produced by Chief Xcel.

No. Title Length
1. "Faith" (featuring Amde of The Watts Prophets) 1:23
2. "Blacka"   2:43
3. "Ashes to Ashes"   3:28
4. "On Fire Tonight" (featuring Myron of Myron & E) 2:40
5. "Escape"   4:40
6. "The Sun" (featuring Imani Coppola) 3:26
7. "That Night" (featuring Vursatyl & Jumbo of Lifesavas) 5:54
8. "Inspired By" (featuring Bosko) 3:29
9. "We Did It Again" (featuring Danielle Flax) 3:55
10. "I Like the Way You Talk"   2:30
11. "Twist of Time"   3:12
12. "The Blow Up"   4:01
13. "Love's Gonna Save the Day" (featuring Fantastic Negrito) 3:13
14. "Alpha and Omega" (featuring Lateef, Lyrics Born, Monophonics & DJ D Sharp) 5:31
15. "The Hour Glass"   3:22
16. "Imani" (featuring Zap Mama) 3:31

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Independent Albums[11] 39
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[12] 28
Rap Albums[13] 21

References

  1. 1 2 "Imani, Vol. 1 by Blackalicious". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  2. ↑ Mincher, Chris (September 18, 2015). "Back after 10 years, Blackalicious brings fresh production and perspective". The A.V. Club. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ MacInnes, Paul (October 22, 2015). "Blackalicious: Imani Vol 1 review – hip-hop veterans return with nostalgia and gratitude". The Guardian. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  4. ↑ Schonfeld, Zach (September 16, 2015). "Blackalicious: Imani Vol. 1 Review". Paste. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  5. ↑ Pearce, Sheldon (September 17, 2015). "Blackalicious: Imani, Vol. 1". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  6. ↑ McCarthy, Sean (November 2, 2015). "Blackalicious: Imani". PopMatters. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  7. ↑ Reed, Ryan (2015-04-21). "Blackalicious Return With 'Imani, Vol. 1,' First Album in 10 Years". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  8. ↑ "Blackalicious Will Be Dropping a New Album This Summer - XXL". XXL. 2015-04-22. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  9. ↑ Adams, Gregory (2015-04-21). "Blackalicious Unveil Their New First LP in 10 Years". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  10. ↑ Blackalicious. "Imani, Vol. 1 – Available 9.18.15". Blackalicious. Retrieved 2015-09-19.
  11. ↑ "Blackalicious - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Blackalicious - Chart history - Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Blackalicious - Chart history - Rap Albums". Billboard. Retrieved November 23, 2015.

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