Blackalicious, Nia - 1h 10m 14s

Tracks & Durations

1. Searching	1:50
2. The Fabulous Ones	3:00
3. Do This My Way	4:49
4. Deception	5:18
5. A to G	2:24
6. Cliff Hanger	6:21
7. Shallow Days	4:20
8. Ego Trip by Nikki Giovanni	1:44
9. You Didn't Know That Though	4:35
10. If I May	3:45
11. Dream Seasons	4:49
12. Trouble (Eve of Destruction)	4:28
13. Smithzonian Institute of Rhyme	5:28
14. Beyonder	4:06
15. Making Progress	3:11
16. As the World Turns	4:43
17. Sleep	3:20
18. Finding	1:50

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Review

With each release, Blackalicious expand the definition of hip-hop to suit themselves. In the capable hands of MC Gift of Gab, one of the best in the business, a rhyme can be personal, like a whisper from a close friend. Or it can be a searing battle rap. On Nia, producer Chief Xcel creates rhythms that burst with life: everything from snaky Middle Eastern beats to thundering bass lines. --Lizz Mendez Berry With Nia, Blackalicious hit their stride as leaders of the hip-hop true school. The Sacramento-based duo of producer/DJ Chief Xcel and lyricist The Gift of Gab has been creating luscious, intelligent music since they started out in 1994, and Nia shows them at their best. Gab's rhyming skills are supreme, ranging from evocative storytelling about fame and misfortune ("Deception") to rapped reflections on the state of his art ("Shallow Days") and scathing straight spitting ("Trouble"). A true master of ceremonies, Gab keeps it right by grounding his lyrics in his own experience, preventing his antiestablishment message from getting boring. On the musical front, Xcel's beats fit Gab's wordplay like a glove. They range from the funky, caffeinated drum stutters of "Fabulous Ones," to knowing piano-laced patterns (on the genius "Deception") and slinky, serpentine, Middle Eastern styles ("Smithzonian Institute of Rhyme"). Nia is honest music: from Xcel's carefully stitched-together, relentlessly inventive beats, to Gab's personal poetics. This is soul food for your ears. --Lizz Mendez Berry First full length album from hip-hop supergroup featuring Lateef, Lyrics Born of Latyrx and DJ Shadow. 19 tracks. 2000 release. Standard jewel case.

Other Versions

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Nia

Tracks: 18, Disk length: 1h 10m 13s (-1m 59s)

Nia

Tracks: 18, Disk length: 1h 10m 46s (+0m 32s)

Nia

Tracks: 16 (-2 tracks), Disk length: 1h 9m 17s (-1m 3s)

Nia

Tracks: 18, Disk length: 1h 12m 56s (+2m 42s)

Nia

Tracks: 19 (+1 tracks), Disk length: 1h 14m 13s (+3m 59s)

Nia

Tracks: 19 (+1 tracks), Disk length: 1h 14m 14s (+4m)

Nia

Tracks: 19 (+1 tracks), Disk length: 1h 14m 21s (+4m 7s)

Nia

Tracks: 19 (+1 tracks), Disk length: 1h 14m 43s (+4m 29s)

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