Blazing Arrow Explained

Blazing Arrow
Type:	studio
Artist:	Blackalicious
Cover:	Blackalicious_Album_Blazing_Arrow.jpeg
Genre:	Hip hop
Label:	MCA, Quannum Projects
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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.

Critical reception

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." 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."

Pitchfork placed it at number 46 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2002" list.^[1] Exclaim! listed it as one of the Top Ten albums of 2002.^[2] Kludge included it on their list of best albums of 2002.^[3]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts)^[4]	84
US Billboard 200^[5]	49
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	33

Year-end charts

Chart (2002)	Position
Canadian R&B Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[7]	97
Canadian Rap Albums (Nielsen SoundScan)^[8]	52

Notes and References

1. Web site: Top 50 Albums of 2002 (page 1 of 5). Pitchfork. January 1, 2003. October 17, 2018.
2. Web site: Next Shit - Top Ten: 2002 Year in Review. Exclaim!. Del F.. Cowie. January 1, 2006. November 24, 2015.
3. Web site: The Best of 2002. Kludge. November 25, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20040722004721/http://www.kludgemagazine.com/articles.php?id=186. July 22, 2004. live.
4. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia. pdf. 32.
5. Web site: Blackalicious: Chart History (Billboard 200). Billboard. October 17, 2018.
6. Web site: Blackalicious: Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums). Billboard. October 17, 2018.
7. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031012032620/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_r&b.html. October 12, 2003. Canada's Top 200 R&B; albums of 2002. Jam!. March 27, 2022.
8. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20031012032336/http://www.jamshowbiz.com/JamMusicCharts/2002_rap.html. October 12, 2003. Top 100 rap albums of 2002 in Canada. Jam!. March 27, 2022.