Gift of Gab (born Tim Parker) was an American rapper, best known as the lead MC of the California hip-hop duo Blackalicious, as well as a member of Quannum Projects (along with Chief Xcel, DJ Shadow, Lyrics Born and Lateef). The name seemingly is taken from the personal quality one is said to attain upon kissing the Blarney Stone. This is also interpreted as someone who can talk the talk and is streetwise and can get through life by the way they speak. This would be associated with bargaining a deal etc. Read more on Last.fm
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