The Fabulous Chi-Ali

The Fabulous Chi-Ali
The Fabulous Chi-Ali
Studio album by Chi-Ali
Released	March 24, 1992
Recorded	1990–1991
Studio	Calliope Studios, New York City
Genre	Hip hop
Length	56:58
Label	Relativity Records
Producer	Chris Lighty (exec.); The Beatnuts; Mista Lawnge;
Singles from The Fabulous Chi-Ali
	"Age Ain't Nothin' but a #"; Released: February 11, 1992; "Roadrunner"; Released: June 9, 1992; "Let the Horns Blow/Funky Lemonade"; Released: December 8, 1992;

The Fabulous Chi-Ali is the only studio album by American rapper and the Native Tongues member Chi-Ali. It was released on March 24, 1992, via Relativity Records. Recording sessions took place at Calliope Studios in New York City. Production was handled by The Beatnuts, except for one song produced by Black Sheep's Mista Lawnge. It features guest appearances from Trugoy the Dove of De La Soul, Dres of Black Sheep, Fashion of the Beatnuts and Phife Dawg of A Tribe Called Quest.

The album peaked at #189 on the Billboard 200 and #8 on the Heatseekers Albums in the United States. It spawned three singles: "Age Ain't Nothin' but a #", "Roadrunner" and "Let the Horns Blow"/"Funky Lemonade", which made it to #6, #9 and #19 on the Hot Rap Singles chart.

Track listing[edit]

All music is composed by The Beatnuts, except track 6 produced by Mista Lawnge

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Intro"	0:24
2.	"Maniac Psycho"	3:15
3.	"Step Up"	3:06
4.	"Funky Lemonade"	3:38
5.	"In My Room"	3:14
6.	"Age Ain't Nothin' but a #"	4:27
7.	"Shorty Said Nah"	5:04
8.	"Let the Horns Blow" (featuring Dres, Trugoy the Dove, Fashion & Phife Dawg)	5:29
9.	"Roadrunner" (featuring Trugoy the Dove)	3:54
10.	"The Fabulous Chi"	2:43
11.	"Looped It"	3:29
12.	"Check My Record"	4:14
13.	"Murder Chi Wrote"	4:15
14.	"Chi-Ali vs. Vanilla Shake"	5:45
15.	"Jump to the Rhythm"	4:06
Total length:		56:58

Chart (1992)	Peak position
US Billboard 200^[3]	189
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)^[4]	8