Gift of Gab (rapper)
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The Gift of Gab (born Tim Parker, in Pacoima, California) is the MC for the San Francisco/Bay Area hip-hop duo Blackalicious, and a member of Quannum Projects (along with Chief Xcel, DJ Shadow, Lyrics Born and Lateef). In 2004, he also released a solo album entitled 4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up.
One of his songs appears on the "Roll forever" skateboarding movie and is used by a skater named Darrell Stanton. Another of his songs, a song named "Evolution" appears on "TxPress Volume 1: Ready To Die" - An aggressive rollerblading movie.
The song 'Rat Race' from 4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up is frequently used on the highly popular Sky Sports show, Soccer AM.
His song "Way of the Light" is featured on a Diet Coke commercial.
GoG is also featured on the new album by Galactic titled From the Corner To the Block.
Gift of Gab collaboated on a track with Z-Trip called "Go Hard" for the Soundtrack for All-Pro Football 2K8.
Gab released an EP on October 29,2007 with Lateef The Truth Speaker and Headnodic called "The Prelude" through http://www.giftstribution.com
[edit] Discography
- 4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up (2004)
- Supreme Lyricism (2006 - limited-edition mix CD)
With Chief Xcel as Blackalicious:
- Melodica (1996)
- A2G (EP) (1999)
- Nia (2000)
- Blazing Arrow (2002)
- The Craft (2005)
With Lateef The Truth Speaker and Headnodic as The Mighty Underdogs:
- The Prelude (EP) (2007)
| Quannum Projects |
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| Groups |
| Apsci | Blackalicious | The Blacktop Project | Honeycut | Latyrx | Lifesavas | Lateef and the Chief (Maroons) | Poets of Rhythm |
| Members |
| Chief Xcel | Curumin | DJ Shadow | General Elektriks | Gift of Gab | Tommy Guerrero | Lateef the Truthspeaker | Lyrics Born | Pigeon John | Joyo Velarde |
| Full Length Albums |
| Latyrx (The Album) | The Muzapper Mixes | The Muzapper Remixes | Quannum Spectrum | Nia | Solesides Greatest Bumps | Discern/Define | Blazing Arrow | Spirit in Stone | Later That Day | Maroons:Ambush | 4th Dimensional Rocketships Going Up | Thanks for Asking | Achados e Perdidos | Cliquety Kliqk | Same !@#$ Different Day | The Craft | Supreme Lyricism | Overnite Encore: Lyrics Born Live |
| EPs |
| Melodica | A2G |
| Affiliated Groups or Members |
| Solesides |
