Oh my god the lyrics on this album freakin OWN!  This is easily one of my favorite albums of the year.  Gift of Gab gets pretty eclectic here with beat selection, throwing some electronica inspired beats into the mix among other influences.  I love his spiritual approach.  He pretty much conveys exactly what I’m thinking only he does it way better than I ever could.  His kind nature and wild imagination are seen throughout these tracks.  I would listen to one track and be like awww damn that was good…then the next track would come on and I would be like damn thats even better.  There are a few tracks that I could have done without but overall I like the creative nature of this album.  Speaking as someone who is not always into Blackalicious, I am totally into this album.

Production:  DNAEBEATS, Headnodic

Features:  Brother Ali, Del The Funky Homosapien

Label:  Cornerstone RAS

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Website:  http://www.myspace.com/theofficialgiftofgab

Gift of Gab – ‘Lightyears’