Gift of Gab (Tim Parker) and Chief Xcel (Xavier Mosley) met at John F. Kennedy High School in 1987 in Sacramento, California and formed the group in early 1992. They released their first recording, "Swan Lake", on Solesides Records. The Solesides Crew consisted of the duo, as well as other friends of theirs they had met at University of California - Davis, including DJ Shadow, Lyrics Born and Lateef the Truth Speaker. The single was an underground hit, but label trouble prevented the duo from immediately capitalizing on their fame.
These are photos from concerts where blackalicious played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Public Enemy / Dialated Peoples / Blackalicious Oct 10, 2002 San Francisco, California, United States Uploaded by Hedspace71
Street Scene 2002 Sep 6 - 8, 2002 San Diego, California, United States Uploaded by Peeklay
Bumbershoot 2002 Aug 30 - Sep 2, 2002 Seattle, Washington, United States Uploaded by Derik
blackalicious / Onry Ozzborn / DJ Zeph May 28, 2002 Portland, Oregon, United States Uploaded by Jason E3424
Audiotistic Apr 13, 2002 San Bernardino, California, United States Uploaded by J Boogie
