Blackalicious - First in Flight

[DmonkeyD1994]

this is great

[LilReaper608]

My biology substitute teacher showed me this and a bunch of other amazing rap... my opnion on rap has changed drastically

[glaxglax]

@LilReaper608 That's pretty awesome, same thing happened to me with dubstep when my teacher showed me Burial... completely changed my perspective on a genre I'd only heard radio/mainstream songs from. I'd definitely recommend Kendrick Lamar if you like Gab/Xcel, Kendrick's flow is less technical but smoother and he's equally lyrical

[soavyse]

Lyrically Gab is the best out there imo.

[mcshpork]

The song that convinced me I needed to check out hip hop. Blackalicious was the tits.

[gerryg1982]

they had Blackalicious talk thru all their-

ways of doing dope music for a boook

which puts all the info direct from the artists

themselves in one place, name of it is-

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freshest

book on the planet!

[TiMMYSQUibbLES]

This album is off da hook! I like the cut with dude from dilated.

[jamekididdleshmiddle]

such a deep song. This is one of the first albums i ever had, bought when i was about six years old. wasn't mature enough to appreciate it's content back in the day, but i picked it up again for the first time in years recently and it straight blew my mind.

[Staalstraal]

Damn who bought that for you? Lucky kid you were!! :D

[CheebaRockHT]

guest vocals from gil scott heron add alot of soul to this track, love it!

[ThaReaalness]

I'm absolutely sure they'll like it if you buy the album, simply listen to their music, get it off the internet. But most of all they will be happy if a few folks can understand what they truly mean to spread, peace.

[sumptuarylaw]

this and abstract rude codename scorpion best albumns of all time

[conceding2kismet]

one of my favorite tracks off this album. don't know why I bought it not knowing anything about these guys but glad I did

[jmarrvin]

this is what bliss sounds like.

[mcfade2]

Shit, these rappers should just embrace the new medium of free tracks and focus on selling shows. Besides, what happened to the rapper that just raps to rap? Oh, what I mean is get a job and buy an album once in a while you cheap bastard.

[kitchen1973]

your finally free gil. fly high!

[SargeKirby]

Rip Gil.

[BoneConduction]

RIP GIL SCOTT HERREN!!!!!!!!!!!! TRUE LEGEND ON THE TRACK

[lovepoulet]

R.I.P. Gil Scott

[69Kusi]

Internet = Death of Music industry.

Either Reorganize Music Industry ways of making money

Or turn off the internet.

duh.

[Rebazar]

Downloading is fine when you're checking something out -- but if you really end up enjoying the artist's work, support them. Making art isn't easy or free, and for an underground / independent group like Blackalicious, fan support is all that much more important.

[seandawg03]

i already stole this album off the internet...and i told about twenty different people about blackalicious. and now people who would never know about them know about them. free music = free promotion.

[rswoods7]

If I were the artist I'd be satisfied just knowing people appreciated the concepts I was expressing... whether they're fortunate enough to be able to purchase it or not.

[seandawg03]

@rswoods7 thats the difference between an artist and a sellout

[MrDelegateZERO]

<~~~ Purchased the album.

[meowsthi]

If these artists wanted to be rich, they'd be playing different tunes. Fuck paying for shit.

[calapanpo]

@meowsthi Fuck that, "Free" doesn't help make a new album. I want to pay for it. 

[meowsthi]

@calapanpo More power to you.

[robertf78910]

@meowsthi You're either a troll or a fucking idiot.

[meowsthi]

Can't it be Both?

[steel54321]

speech is free

music is speech...

so how can you steal free speech?

[Reagus09]

@steel54321 true, but music is work and work deserves pay right? I know I'm not in any situation to talk but still, had I the money I'd buy it no Q's about it.

[steel54321]

@Reagus09 yah and i gess the good bands deserve recocnition for their work

[Reagus09]

@steel54321 precisely

[danbadd]

@steel54321 Free to say.... not to hear.

[RighteousNuts]

All his CD's own.

[impalakoala]

i baught this album. when it came out

[panda2621]

Im to poor to buy this album :(

[lizardking771]

what idiot thinks famous rap artists are poor. they make more than you make in a year for one concert. this is FREE advertising dumbass.

[lizardking771]

what idiot thinks famous rap artists are poor. they make more than you make in a year for one concert

[niedecker12]

America should be free, thats why were getting music for free.

[skinnyJEANking2]

First in flight! I love this album. Blackalicious is one of the best!

[BlackWithWhiteLines]

My english teacher showed this to us. :) Love it.

[BellaGypsy1982]

@BlackWithWhiteLines

Your english teacher showed you this song??

Good teacher.

[BlackWithWhiteLines]

@BellaGypsy1982 She really is.

[exsequor]

Cuz all we got is rhythm an timin'!

[xaxaxaxaxaxax323]

me want album :P

[xaxaxaxaxaxax323]

joh bra cna i hit u up two i want album :D

[3goals4bonzai]

i listen to jazz to punk and what not and i can tell you this album is boss. support the artsist and either download it properly or buy the fargin CD. this is not your typical radio sell out moron - therfore he ain't stinkin rich and works for a living.

[RAWSHITER]

trhis song makes fly high!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ThommyBoy421]

Fuckin love this album (this my fav song) BOYCOTT DOWNLAODS AND BUY THE FUCKING ALBUM! please

[shizzlecream]

Artists don't make money from record sales. Record execs make money from records. If you want your money to go to the artist, go to their concert.

[nonesuchone]

@shizzlecream and be sure to spend that cash at the merch booth.

Nothing like paying the artist hand-to-hand for the hard work and love they put in it.

[yozness]

@shizzlecream for real. but the promoters also make some money off the concerts, right? :)

[spideymayne]

Haven't heard this in 10 years. Forgot how much I loved this song.

[Rah4819]

Classic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!album and artist

[lalem91]

i could bump this all day haha :)

[aotearoastyle]

lol you dont think blackalicious owns a ipod and downloads music himself ?

[KaimanaC]

1. Blackalicious is two people.

2. No, I don't think they do.

[aotearoastyle]

@KaimanaC they do , and they dl music . . . . .big whoop , lyrics born has one to ooo oh no the worlds ending ahahaha , Musicians writing music via pc download most of their samples for their library's so they can make beats that dnt sound like the generic sounds that most stand alone pc studios use

[killerbee206]

I bought this album a while back and it was well worth it, but than I lost it.... so now I need to burn it.

[micafonist]

wh y cant you jerk offs ever buy an album

[Jpres]

go cry about it

[Vibalist]

Fucking scum. Support the artist whose music you're listening to. These guys aren't rich.

[Jpres]

neither am i i make minimum wage i barely afford to live

[Vibalist]

go cry about it.

[Jpres]

suck my dick you lil pussy ass bitch

[Vibalist]

Are those tears?

[arequipa1]

you're an ass!

[Vibalist]

uh huh.

[Aebottawa]

@Vibalist yikes -- relax! After hearing this song, I ordered the album for myself and as a present for 3 ppl! Music like this doesn't deserve acerbic comments!

[bauhausfan23]

@Vibalist yeah but hiporcrisy is good too

[PrototypeC4]

@Vibalist Neither are we motherfucker.

[Drzage6]

i aint rich neither bitch

[MrShadyJeff]

@Vibalist I was under the impression these guys were more interested in spreading their music and joy to everyone, including those who can't afford to buy music, but love it none the less. Not that they were trying to make money out of it?

Get out of the capitalist mindset you fucking idiot.

[anonimusketeer]

@Vibalist And I am?

[jeffbenson]

@anonimusketeer A-fcking-men if i could afford to id buy these guys a fucking studio, but at the moment i am a broke college student YouTubin their shit

[iiHateSouljaBoy]

@anonimusketeer Im sayin'...

[harpUnstrung68000]

@micafonist takes up too much shelf space

[motitamegs]

@micafonist word

[cykoaudio777]

@micafonist i'm a musician and always buy the cd and vinyl if available of every artist i wanna support,but use youtube to spread on f/b

[iinitify]

sooooo sick

[NuhUh99]

just did the same thing bro

[mf91007]

Fine. I'll just torrent the whole fucking album.

[TairyHesticles]

Hahahaha, just hit me up with a message and I'll get you the CD link.

[prillall]

@mf91007

But the rest of the music is not so good as first in flight.

[lokip0000]

@prillall yes it is