The Fabulous Chi-Ali
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| The Fabulous Chi-Ali | |
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| Studio album by Chi-Ali | |
| Released | March 24, 1992 |
| Recorded | 1991-1992 Calliope Studios, New York City, New York |
| Genre | Hip-Hop |
| Length | 56:58 |
| Label | Violator/Relativity Records |
| Producer | The Beatnuts, Mista Lawnge |
The Fabulous Chi-Ali is the first and only album by rapper Chi-Ali, a member of the Native Tongues.
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[edit] Reception
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| Allmusic |    [1] |
It was released on March 24, 1992, on Relativity Records and was produced by The Beatnuts and Black Sheep's Mista Lawnge. The album managed to make it to #189 on the Billboard 200 and #8 on the Top Heatseekers and also produced three singles that made it to the Hot Rap Singles chart, "Age Ain't Nothin' But a #" (#6), "Roadrunner" (#9) and "Funky Lemonade" (#19).[2]
[edit] Track listing
All tracks produced by the Beatnuts, except track 6, produced by Mista Lawnge.
- "Intro"- :24
- "Maniac Psycho"- 3:15
- "Step Up"- 3:06
- "Funky Lemonade"- 3:38
- "In My Room"- 3:14
- "Age Ain't Nothin' But a #"- 4:27
- "Shorty Said Nah"- 5:04
- "Let the Horns Blow" (ft. Dres, Trugoy the Dove, Fashion & Phife Dawg) - 5:29
- "Roadrunner"- 3:54
- "The Fabulous Chi"- 2:43
- "Looped It"- 3:29
- "Check My Record"- 4:14
- "Murder Chi Wrote"- 4:15
- "Chi-Ali vs. Vanilla Shake"- 5:45
- "Jump to the Rhythm"- 4:06
[edit] Samples
Step Up
- "Zimba Ku" by Black Heat
- "Fat Mama" by Herbie Hancock
Funky Lemonade
- "Dujii" by Kool & The Gang
- "Dwyck" by Gang Starr
In My Room
- "Fightin' Fire with Fire" by The Bar-Kays
Ain't Ain't Nothin' But a #
- "We Live in Brooklyn, Baby" by Roy Ayers
- "Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" by Stanley Turrentine
Shorty Said Nah
- "The Payback(Intro)" by James Brown
Let The Horns Blow
- "Don't Change Your Love" by Five Stairsteps
- "Handclapping Song" by The Meters
- "Unhooked Generation" by Freda Payne
Roadrunner
- "Bitches Brew" by Miles Davis
- "Magnificent Sanctuary Band" by Donny Hathaway
- "Think Twice" by Donald Byrd
The Fabulous Chi
- "You and Love are The Same" by The Grassroots
Check My Record
- "153rd Street Theme" by Larry Willis
Murder Chi Wrote
- "Epilog" by Jack Dejohnette
Chi-Ali Vs. Vanilla Shake
- "Funky Vamp" by The Nite-Liters
- "Blue(A Folk Tale)" by Gary Bartz
- "Overnight Sensation" by Avanlanche
Jump to the Rhythm
- "Jam on the Groove" by Ralph McDonald
- "Now That We Found Love" by Third World
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
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| U.S. Billboard 200[3] | 189 |
| Billboard U.S. Heatseekers[3] | 8 |
[edit] Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[4] | ||
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| 1992 | "Age Ain't Nothin' But A #" | 6 | ||
| "Roadrunner" | 9 | |||
| 1993 | "Funky Lemonade" | 19 | ||
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ Witt, Chris. Chi-Ali: The Fabulous Chi-Ali > Review at Allmusic. Retrieved 02 September 2011.
- ^ Rodkey, Scott (3 April 2001). "Chi-Ali :: The Fabulous Chi-Ali :: Relativity/Violator". RapReviews. http://www.rapreviews.com/archive/BTTL_chiali.html. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
- ^ a b "Chi-Ali US albums chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p26092/charts-awards/billboard-albums. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
- ^ "Chi-Ali US singles chart history". allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p26092/charts-awards/billboard-singles. Retrieved 2011-09-02.
