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Blazing Arrow

Blazing Arrow is the second studio album by American hip hop duo Blackalicious. It was released on MCA Records on April 30, 2002. It peaked at number 49 on the Billboard 200 chart.[1]

Blazing Arrow
Studio album by
Blackalicious
ReleasedApril 30, 2002 (2002-04-30)
GenreHip hop
Length74:24
LabelMCA, Quannum Projects
Producer
Blackalicious chronology
Nia
(1999) 		Blazing Arrow
(2002) 		The Craft
(2005)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
Blender     [3]
Entertainment WeeklyA−[4]
The Guardian     [5]
Los Angeles Times    [6]
NME6/10[7]
Pitchfork9.3/10[8]
Q     [9]
Rolling Stone     [10]
Spin6/10[11]

Steve Huey of AllMusic wrote: "All the pieces add up to not just one of the best rap albums of 2002, but one of the richest, most captivating albums to emerge from hip-hop's artsy new underground."[2] Chris Dahlen of Pitchfork called it "one of those classic summer albums that crams in so much sound and so much life that listening to it is like going to a block party, all-day concert and a family reunion all at the same time."[8]

Pitchfork placed it at number 46 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2002" list.[12] Exclaim! listed it as one of the Top Ten albums of 2002.[13] Kludge included it on their list of best albums of 2002.[14]

Track listing

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No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Introduction: Bow and Fire"Chief Xcel1:06
2."Blazing Arrow"Chief Xcel2:40
3."Sky Is Falling"Chief Xcel2:26
4."First in Flight" (featuring Gil Scott-Heron)Chief Xcel4:32
5."Green Light: Now Begin"Chief Xcel3:12
6."4000 Miles" (featuring Chali 2na and Lateef the Truthspeaker)Chief Xcel4:35
7."Nowhere Fast" (featuring Tenashus)
6:41
8."Paragraph President"
5:09
9."It's Going Down" (featuring Lateef the Truthspeaker and Keke Wyatt)
3:44
10."Make You Feel That Way"Chief Xcel3:26
11."Brain Washers" (featuring Ben Harper)
6:22
12."Chemical Calisthenics" (featuring Cut Chemist)Cut Chemist3:21
13."Aural Pleasure" (featuring Jaguar Wright and Lifesavas)Chief Xcel4:47
14."Passion" (featuring Rakaa and DJ Babu)Chief Xcel3:54
15."Purest Love"Chief Xcel4:03
16."Release" (featuring Zack de la Rocha, Saul Williams, Lyrics Born, and Sela Kerr)Chief Xcel9:26
17."Day One"Chief Xcel4:52
Total length:74:24

Charts

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Weekly charts

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Chart Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)[15] 84
US Billboard 200[1] 49
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[16] 33

Year-end charts

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Chart (2002) Position
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[17] 97
Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)[18] 52

References

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  1. ^ a b "Blackalicious: Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  2. ^ a b Huey, Steve. "Blazing Arrow – Blackalicious". AllMusic. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  3. ^ Levine, Robert. "Blackalicious: Blazing Arrow". Blender. Archived from the original on August 20, 2004. Retrieved July 6, 2016.
  4. ^ Serpick, Evan (May 17, 2002). "Blazing Arrow". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on May 31, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  5. ^ Lynskey, Dorian (June 14, 2002). "Blackalicious: Blazing Arrow (MCA)". The Guardian. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  6. ^ Baker, Soren (May 5, 2002). "Blackalicious, 'Blazing Arrow,' MCA". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  7. ^ "Blackalicious: Blazing Arrow". NME: 29. June 15, 2002.
  8. ^ a b Dahlen, Chris (May 29, 2002). "Blackalicious: Blazing Arrow". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  9. ^ "Blackalicious: Blazing Arrow". Q (193): 120. August 2002.
  10. ^ Blashill, Pat (July 4, 2002). "Blackalicious: Blazing Arrow". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 18, 2006. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  11. ^ Lemon, Damien (June 2002). "Blackalicious: Blazing Arrow". Spin. 18 (6): 111. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  12. ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2002 (page 1 of 5)". Pitchfork. January 1, 2003. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  13. ^ Cowie, Del F. (January 1, 2006). "Next Shit - Top Ten: 2002 Year in Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  14. ^ "The Best of 2002". Kludge. Archived from the original on July 22, 2004. Retrieved November 25, 2015.
  15. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 32.
  16. ^ "Blackalicious: Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 17, 2018.
  17. ^ "Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
  18. ^ "Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada". Jam!. Archived from the original on October 12, 2003. Retrieved March 27, 2022.
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