Imani Vol. 1

Imani Vol. 1
Studio album by
Blackalicious
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2015 (2015-09-18)
GenreHip Hop
Length56:58
LabelOGM Recordings
ProducerChief Xcel
Blackalicious chronology
The Craft
(2005) 		Imani Vol. 1
(2015)

Imani Vol. 1 is the fourth and final studio album by American hip hop duo Blackalicious. It was released on September 18, 2015, after a decade-long hiatus since their previous album, The Craft.[1][2][3][4] The title of the album means "faith" in Swahili, and it is the first part of what was a planned trilogy of albums before Timothy Parker died of kidney failure in 2021.[5] Work began on the album in 2012,[6] with the making of the album being crowdfunded via the website Pledgemusic.[7]

  1. ^ Reed, Ryan (April 21, 2015). "Blackalicious Return With 'Imani, Vol. 1,' First Album in 10 Years". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  2. ^ "Blackalicious Will Be Dropping a New Album This Summer - XXL". XXL. April 22, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  3. ^ Adams, Gregory (April 21, 2015). "Blackalicious Unveil Their New First LP in 10 Years". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  4. ^ Blackalicious. "Imani, Vol. 1 – Available 9.18.15". Blackalicious. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
  5. ^ Kreps, Daniel (2021-06-25). "Blackalicious Rapper Gift of Gab Dead at 50". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  6. ^ Reed, Ryan (2015-04-21). "Blackalicious Return With First Album in 10 Years". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
  7. ^ "Blackalicious: 'Imani Vol. 1' on PledgeMusic". 2015-08-04. Archived from the original on 2015-08-04. Retrieved 2023-07-28.