Song · Blackalicious
“Powers” by Blackalicious
From the album The Craft (2005)
“Powers” by Blackalicious appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2006. It was first released in 2005 on the album The Craft. Its best result is #77 on the WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2006. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #435 alternative song of 2006.
"Powers" comes off The Craft, the third album from hip-hop duo Blackalicious, released on Anti- in September 2005. Gift of Gab wrote the words and delivers them, Chief Xcel produced, and the music is credited to Xavier Mosley, Tim Parker, Hervé Salters and Teak Underdue. It's a crowded vocal booth: Ledisi and KWEEN drop in as guests, with Robert Collins, Nyra Dynyese, Brad Kobylczak and Noa Schnall adding more voices.
Xcel pitched the album as the duo's drive to bring discipline to their music and keep stretching into things they hadn't tried, and Prefix noted that his production kept its R&B and soul roots while all but abandoning samples, calling at times on players from a homegrown funk band to build the beats instead.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 77 | WFNX Boston, MA | WFNX Top 100 Songs of 2006 | 100 |
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