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Some musical artists remain famous for years as pervasive elements of our culture. The Rolling Stones and Beyonce come to mind. Then other artists release

Today in Hip-Hop History: Digable Planets' Released Their Debut Album 'Reachin’ (A New Refutation Of Time And Space)' 29 Years Ago Digable

All right, stop. Collaborate and listen. Ice is back with a brand new winter weather event tonight.

Firm in their creative ambitions, Digable Planets were ahead of their time and propelled the sound of alternative, jazz-infused hip hop.

From the earliest days of hip-hop, rap artists have referenced the extraterrestrial to help us escape our earthbound existence.



The hip-hop documentary — packing so much history, pathos and intrigue — has become a genre unto itself. We recommend 10 of the best here.

ALL ACCESS is sad to report that Black music industry veteran Exec. RUBEN RODRIGUEZ died YESTERDAY (10/24). He was 68 years old. The family will soon be releasing a statement.RODRIGUEZ’s history included CASABLANCA RECORDS, MOTOWN, ISLAND RECORDS, ELEKTRA RECORDS, MERCURY, COLUMBIA RECORDS, and others, including his own PENDULUM label formed in 1991. Hes credited with shaping the GRAMMY award winning DIGABLE PLANETS.He was a LIVING LEGENDS FOUNDATION Honoree in OCT. 2015. Heres the ...

In the pantheon of musicians celebrating iconic anniversaries in their careers, it’s common to hear remastered releases and even cover albums. Yet when you’re not only paying homage to yourself but to an album that changed the music landscape, it seems only appropriate to take things to another level—which is exactly what we are getting from rapper Nas. His 1994 album, Illmatic (recently selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording...

Today in Hip-Hop History: Digable Planets Drop Their Sophomore 'Blowout Comb' Album 27 Years Ago Digable Planets Drop Their Sophomore 'Blowout Comb' Album 27 Years Ago

In advance of the Other Minds Festival in San Francisco, Take Five features artists from its lineup — including King Britt with Tyshawn Sorey, Sara Schoenbeck with Roscoe Mitchell, Sylvie Courvoisier with Mary Halvorson, and Darius Jones.