{"id":153400,"date":"2021-06-26T23:36:38","date_gmt":"2021-06-26T21:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/?p=153400"},"modified":"2021-06-26T23:36:38","modified_gmt":"2021-06-26T21:36:38","slug":"gift-of-gab-passed-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/gift-of-gab-passed-away\/","title":{"rendered":"Gift of Gab Passed Away"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Bay Area underground rapper Gift of Gab<\/strong>, known as one half of the duo Blackalicious<\/strong>, passed away from natural causes. The artist, born Timothy Jerome Parker, was 50 years old.
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\nGift of Gab <\/strong>formed Blackalicious<\/strong> with the DJ and producer Chief Xcel<\/strong> in 1992. The duo released several EPs and LPs and along with 3 solo albums by Gift of Gab<\/strong>. After being diagnosed with kidney failure in 2014, he described his journey with the condition in the 2016 documentary Gift of Gab<\/em>. A press release notes that \u201cGift of Gab left behind nearly 100 tracks for future Blackalicious releases.\u201d<\/p>\n

BlackoutHipHop extends condolences to the family, friends, and fans of Gift of Gab<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Via pitchfork.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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