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Formed: 1991 in Brooklyn, NY
Years Active: 90 's, 00's
Genre: Rap

Biography:
Though they were not the first to synthesize jazz and hip-hop, Digable Planets epitomized the laid-back charm of jazz hipsters better than any group before or since. The trio's 1993 debut album, Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space), was a mellow ride packed with samples from Art Blakey, Sonny Rollins, and Curtis Mayfield, and the single am... Continue Bio >>

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Tickets:
12/03/2009 Key Club
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Discography:
1994 Blowout Comb
1993 Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)
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Group Members: Ladybug Mecca Doodlebug Butterfly More >> Similar Artists: Jungle Brothers Us3 Dream Warriors Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth Guru More >>

Influenced By: De La Soul A Tribe Called Quest Gang Starr Art Blakey Lester Bowie More >> Followers: Imani Coppola Move.meant Spearhead Wyclef Jean Talib Kweli More >>

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