Blackalicious

Rest in Power, Gift of Gab.

Marvel continues their run of sick hip-hop variants.

Blackalicious remakes their 1999 classic "Alphabet Aerobics" for Bleacher Report.

Blackalicious speak about their first album in 10 years, Imani Vol. 1, their decade off from recording and how the rap game has changed.

As kids across the country head back to school, XXL's staff remembers some of the hip-hop songs that most remind us of those days.

Blackalicious is getting ready to drop their fourth studio album, Imani Vol. 1, on Aug. 14. It's been 10 years since the rap duo dropped The Craft, so a new LP is long overdue. The hip-hop group comprising of Gift of Gab and producer Chief Xcel will be dropping the first installment of a trilogy before the summer's end...

You really have to admire the fervor and energy of some of today's reporters. With the popularity of hip-hop increasingly growing exponentially by the second, many people have embraced the culture openly. If you recall, Daniel Radcliffe of Harry Potter did his  tongue-twisting rendition of  Blackalicious' "Alphabet Aerobics" on The Tonight Show...

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