Gift of Gab - Fourth Dimensional Rocketships Going Up C/D?

And the Maroons record that Xcel prodcued, with Lateef on vocals, that's done, and I got it, and it's out of hand.

Isaac/Quannum

What the hell are you on about?

Did hear him do some other tracks from it live and wasn't too impressed though.

im going to try and dig this out. listened to some of blazing arrow this morning - such a good album. really underrated.

This sucks

It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we announce the passing of our dear brother Timothy J Parker aka The Gift of Gab,” announces his crew Quannum. “Tim departed this earth to be with our ancestors on Friday, June 18, 2021.

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— Lateef (@TruthspeakerHQ) June 25, 2021

wow. fly high, fly safe.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXrcFEyyB4w

RIP, great rhymer

i love this album. really loved this guy 15+ years ago. RIP

he had been in such ill health for so long, but it always seemed like he was going to pull through and be that cool old rapper that could still hang. wasn't meant to be though, i guess. nia is an alltime classic in my book, and the first two eps are not far behind.

rest well, tj.☮

Aww no

unbelievable talent. RIP.

Yeah what shitty news. Thanks for the heads up Ned.

My statement regarding the passing of Timothy Jerome “The Gift Of Gab” Parker. pic.twitter.com/f5VS5N1zdc

— DJ Shadow Official (@djshadow) June 25, 2021

https://www.facebook.com/realgiftofgab/posts/324706472439530

Wow. What a story — I appreciate the spiritual perspective even if it doesn’t work for some folks here. It sounds like whatever you want to call it, he somehow found a reserve of creativity he could basically tap into at will. (I haven’t listened to much newer stuff from any of these guys tho tbh.)

And still touring while on dialysis, damn.

Davis is basically a cow town too, how is it that the entire Bay Area is almost outdone by Davis in terms of conscious rap.

Blazing Arrow is probably my all time favorite rap record. Numerous songs on it were pure therapy for me and I always put it on when I was down. "First in Flight", "Aural Pleasure", "Paragraph President" (especially the 2nd half when he walks halfway home), and especially "Feel That Way" were doses of sunshine when I was in dark places. The fact they were also local gave me a warm feeling too - it was like my cool neighbors just dropped an all time record. Made me feel at home with all that funk, love and pure joy put to tape. I think because of the connection I had with it and also having been blessed to see him live touring for it back in 2001, this news hit pretty hard last night. Put on Blazing Arrow very loud and it brought all those memories back. RIP my dude. Halfway home.

Damn, RIP. There probably would not be a Daveed Diggs without him.

Wow, Gabby T! “Yo X, I need a DJ”. "For when?” “Forever”

RIP

Octobeard, Blazing Arrow was a favorite of mine too. Sorry cause I wasn’t trying to dis Davis there, hope it didn’t seem that way.

One cut from the Davis crew I still have in rotation:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XuSdjBhXEM

Blackalicious - Changes [prod. by UNKLE?]

“I leave my physical and move beyond the wind”

I saw Blackalicious once on a Quannum tour with DJ Shadow, Lateef, Lyrics Born and a few others. Gab really stuck out, though, as a savant among savants.

Man I haven't listened to any of these tracks for a loooong time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTBzDJyEG7s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqpDyJukfo4

RIP, this guy was an immense talent. Sadly I never followed his solo work too closely, but I was a huge fan of the first three Blackalicious records. Nia is probably the better album overall, but Blazing Arrow was my starting point and I spent so much time with that record that it will always be my favorite. I need to revisit Imani one of these days, I remember not being wowed by that one.

Was getting really annoyed to see how many people were shouting him out on Twitter by posting fucking Harry Potter's take on "Alphabet Aerobics" though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCKkK50E6MU

This was probably my introduction to Gift of Gab. Still one of my favorite of his verses.

man viborg! i haven't heard that in probably fifteen years! that is some rare blackalicious action — props for the reminder!

also holy hell — the latyrx album was some O_O shit when it came out.

i know a lot of people didn't like their turn towards a more radio friendly sound, but i was genuinely excited the first time i heard "powers." while it was a blatant attempt to have a hit, it felt like a natural and organic progression for them. i really admired gab's attempts to stop being a preacher and just lead by example. he was really was trying to be the change that he wanted to see.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uR15tl4l7_g

it never was a hit and i always felt some bitterness about that.

Cheers. Powers is solid too, I see no reason to hate it. Better than J5’s pop turn was. Although if you’re bitter about your fav indie act not breaking thru…well, I guess we all choose our own battles.

Very nice selection from Pres Keyes there too, I hadn’t heard that one before thanks.

I didn’t really see much on Twitter about him passing but then most of my feed in UK electronic artists, and US political accounts. I really need to find some more good hip hop accounts to follow — any suggestions, or if y’all post about hip hop you feel like sharing your ID?

I’m @danielviborg. (If any one does check on me, plz to disregard any minor drama I may have been involved in recently. I don’t post that much anyway.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFE66SEwo7Y

"the ride of your life"

i swear, since he passed i don't think i've understood him more thoroughly. man. this one has become monolithic for me over the past little while.

incredible sample source, as well. somehow makes the songs feel like extensions of each other; like a binary star in song form.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrCrdZuET4A

joe pass - "a time for us" (1969)

this man truly was a gift.💙

Missed hearing this. Did love Melodica in its extended form back in 96. Seemed to be stacks of those around cheap at one point.
Picked up a few of the later cds a few years later. & saw the band in Galway then Dublin. Great stuff.
Loved his cadence when he rapped. Wanted to hear what he would have sounded like over a full live band.

So sorry to hear he died. R.i.p