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2002 studio album by Blackalicious

Blazing Arrow
Studio album by Blackalicious
Released April 30, 2002 (2002-04-30)
Genre Hip hop
Length 74:24
Label MCA, Quannum Projects
Producer Chief XcelQuestloveDJ ShadowHi-TekBen HarperCut Chemist
Blackalicious chronology
Nia(1999) Blazing Arrow(2002) The Craft(2005)

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]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [2]
Blender [3]
Entertainment Weekly A−[4]
The Guardian [5]
Los Angeles Times [6]
NME 6/10[7]
Pitchfork 9.3/10[8]
Q [9]
Rolling Stone [10]
Spin 6/10[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]

  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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