Digable Planets - Reachin [CD]

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Digable Planets deliberately disavowed the toughness of hip-hop culture: the trio's leader called himself Butterfly, his foil Ladybug purred like Eartha Kitt and they produced hook s out of lines such as "We're just babies, man". Despite occasional flashes of sorrow (like the pro-choice recitation "La Femme Fetal"), the group is happy and laid back on this debut, with tracks made out of old jazz records and finger-snaps, and words that draw on 50s hipster slang. Reachin' spawned the Grammy-winning single "Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)", and after this album, their joyous BlueNote-and-black-lights bounce lost some of it's novelty. -Douglas Wolk Tracklist: It's Good to Be Here Pacifics - (from "N.Y. Is Red Hot") Where I'm From What Cool Breezes Do Time & Space (A New Refutation Of) Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) Last of the Spiddyocks Jimmi Diggin Cats Femme F‚tal, La Escapism (Gettin' Free) Appointment at the Fat Clinic Nickel Bags Swoon Units Examination of What UPC: 724382775829Label: CapitolRelease Date: 9.27.93Format: CD Show more