The Fabulous Chi-Ali is the only studio album by American rapper and the Native Tongues member Chi-Ali. It was released on March 24, 1992, via Relativity Records. The recording sessions took place at Calliope Studios, in New York City. The album was produced by the Beatnuts, except for one song produced by Black Sheep's Mista Lawnge. It features guest appearances from Trugoy the Dove of De La Soul, Dres of Black Sheep, Fashion of the Beatnuts, and Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest.
| The Fabulous Chi-Ali | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | March 24, 1992 |
| Recorded | 1990–1991 |
| Studio | Calliope Studios, New York City |
| Genre | Hip hop |
| Length | 56:58 |
| Label | Relativity |
| Producer | |
| Singles from The Fabulous Chi-Ali | |
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The album peaked at No. 189 on the Billboard 200 and No. 8 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States. It spawned three singles: "Age Ain't Nothin' but a #", "Roadrunner" and "Let the Horns Blow"/"Funky Lemonade", which made it to Nos. 6, 9 and 19 on the Hot Rap Singles chart.
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| RapReviews | 8/10[2] |
The Washington Post noted that "Chi-Ali wrote most of his own lyrics for The Fabulous Chi-Ali... But with all his outlandish and gratuitous talk of womanizing and gunslinging, you wonder if he took the words in all his old Big Daddy Kane and EPMD records a little too seriously."[3]
Track listing
editAll music is composed by The Beatnuts, except track 6 produced by Mista Lawnge
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 0:24 |
| 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" (featuring Dres, Trugoy the Dove, Fashion & Phife Dawg) | 5:29 |
| 9. | "Roadrunner" (featuring Trugoy the Dove) | 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 |
| Total length: | 56:58 | |
Chart history
edit| Chart (1992) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[4] | 189 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5] | 8 |
References
edit- ^ Witt, Chris. "The Fabulous Chi-Ali Chi-Ali". AllMusic. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ Rodkey, Scott (April 3, 2001). "Chi-Ali The Fabulous Chi-Ali". RapReviews. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ Griffin, Gil (July 1, 1992). "Another Generation Rap; Kris Kross, Chi-Ali and P.O.P.: Rough-and-Ready". The Washington Post. p. C7.
- ^ "Chi-Ali Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
- ^ "Chi-Ali Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
External links
edit- The Fabulous Chi-Ali at Discogs (list of releases)