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The Fabulous Chi Ali

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Released
  
March 24, 1992

Artist
  
Chi Ali

Label
  
Relativity Records

Producers
  
The Beatnuts, Black Sheep

Length
  
56:58

Release date
  
24 March 1992

Genre
  
Hip hop music

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Recorded
  
1990–1991 Calliope Studios, New York City, New York

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The Fabulous Chi-Ali is the only album by rapper Chi-Ali, a member of the Native Tongues.

Contents

Reception

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).

Track listing

  • All tracks produced by The Beatnuts, except track 6 produced by Mista Lawnge.
    1. "Intro"- :24
    2. "Maniac Psycho"- 3:15
    3. "Step Up"- 3:06
    4. "Funky Lemonade"- 3:38
    5. "In My Room"- 3:14
    6. "Age Ain't Nothin' But a #"- 4:27
    7. "Shorty Said Nah"- 5:04
    8. "Let the Horns Blow" (ft. Dres, Trugoy the Dove, Fashion & Phife Dawg) - 5:29
    9. "Roadrunner"- 3:54
    10. "The Fabulous Chi"- 2:43
    11. "Looped It"- 3:29
    12. "Check My Record"- 4:14
    13. "Murder Chi Wrote"- 4:15
    14. "Chi-Ali vs. Vanilla Shake"- 5:45
    15. "Jump to the Rhythm"- 4:06

    Samples

    Maniac Psycho

  • "Mama Said Knock You Out" by LL Cool J
  • "South Bronx" by Boogie Down Productions

    • Step Up

  • "Zimba Ku" by Black Heat
  • "Top Billin'" by Audio Two
  • "Fat Mama" by Herbie Hancock

    • Funky Lemonade

  • "Dujii" by Kool & the Gang
  • "Keep Risin' to the Top" by Doug E. Fresh
  • "Wah Wah Man" by Young-Holt Unlimited

    • In My Room

  • "Fightin' Fire With Fire" by Bar-Kays
  • "North Carolina" by Les McCann
  • "Groove Me" by Guy

    • Age Ain't Nothin' But a #

  • "We Live in Brooklyn, Baby" by Roy Ayers
  • "Hope That We Can Be Together Soon" by Stanley Turrentine
  • "Criminal Minded" by Boogie Down Productions
  • "I'll Keep My Light in My Window" by Ben Vereen
  • "Upon This Rock" by Joe Farrell

    • Shorty Said Nah

  • "Just to Get a Rep" by Gang Starr
  • "The Payback" by James Brown
  • "Get Outta My Life Woman" by The New Apocalypse
  • "Endangered Species (Tales from the Darkside)" by Ice Cube

    • Let the Horns Blow

  • "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" by Jimi Hendrix
  • "Handclapping Song" by The Meters
  • "Don't Change Your Love" by Five Stairsteps
  • "Unhooked Generation" by Freda Payne

    • Roadrunner

  • "Bitches Brew" by Miles Davis
  • "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Bill Cosby
  • "Magnificent Sanctuary Band" by Donny Hathaway

    • The Fabulous Chi

  • "You and Love Are the Same" by The Grass Roots

    • Check My Record

  • "153rd Street Theme" by Larry Willis
  • "My Melody" by Eric B. & Rakim

    • Murder Chi Wrote

  • "Epilog" by Jack Dejohnette

    • Chi-Ali vs. Vanilla Shake

  • "Blue (A Folk Tale)" by Gary Bartz
  • "Overnight Sensation" by Avalanche
  • "Funky Vamp" by The Nite-Liters

    • Jump to the Rhythm

  • "Now That We Found Love" by Third World
  • "Jam on the Groove" by Ralph MacDonald

    • Songs

    1Intro0:25
    2Maniac Psycho3:15
    3Step Up3:06

    References

    The Fabulous Chi-Ali Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA