Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)

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 hooks out of lines like "We're just babies, man." Despite occasional flashes of sorrow (like the pro-choice recitation "La Femme F?tal"), the group's happy and laidback 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 Blue Note-and-black-lights bounce lost some of its novelty. --Douglas Wolk more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-06-2008; Digable Planets-Reachin (A New Refutation of Time and Space); I could not fall asleep tonight without first writing this review.See, there I was just listening to this album for about the billionth time when I decided that this album is indeed my favorite hip hop album and I mean of all time;this...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-25-2007; THIS WAS A TOTALLY DIFFERENT WAVE FOR '93; this album was a sigh of relief at the time along with MIDNIGHT MARAUDERS. i was tired of the west coast stuff by this time. then i hear this bass solo on this night mix. at first i thought it was some straight ahead jazz thang, and...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-21-2007; 10 Stars (The Best Hip-Hop Album I Own); Yes, indeed, the title says it all. Many reviewers may think that that's a bold statement, but yo, it is what it is. Digable Planets IS hip-hop. Listening to this album, and their follow up "Blowout Comb", just gives me a feeling that...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-05-2007; 1 of a kind; just listen.just listen again.let it sink ingood positive vibesmathematicslove peace, freedom; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-06-2008; Digable Planets-Reachin (A New Refutation of Time and Space); I could not fall asleep tonight without first writing this review.See, there I was just listening to this album for about the billionth time when I decided that this album is indeed my favorite hip hop album and I mean of all time;this...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-13-1998; "rebirth of slick" was a rebirth; This album was truly unique. I had never really liked KUBE until I heard this song when I was fourteen, and that was all it took. Rebirth of slick was a breath of fresh air an I had never heard anything like it. This band is ahead of...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-18-2006; Overrated.; Seriously, this LP is just a pale copy of Tribe's 1990 album People Instinctive Travels. The lead MC's using a Q-Tip kind of flow but he's clearly less-talented, less inventive and less intelligent than his predecessor. Plus, he's...; read full review | report as inappropriate