Join us for the Blackalicious story and lots about hip-hop, careers in music, success and more. In a hip-hop career more than two decades long, Blackalicious has earned respect the old-fashioned way — rising through honesty, commitment and artistry. Blackalicious is an American hip-hop duo from Sacramento, California, made up of rapper Gift of Gab (Tim Parker) and DJ and producer Chief Xcel (Xavier Mosley). They are noted for Gift of Gab’s often tongue-twisting, multisyllabic, complex rhymes and Chief Xcel’s classic beats.