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"Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" is a song by American hip hop trio Digable Planets, released as the first single from their debut album, Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space), in November 1992. The black-and-white music video was directed by Morgan Lawley. [1]
[2] [3] The album contains their 1993 top ten hit "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)". [4] Indicating the group's appreciation of jazz history, the album was released by the jazz label Blue Note Records. [5]
The single "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" became a hit in 1993, breaking into the Top 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart [15] and winning Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group in 1994. [16] In 1998, Reachin' was listed in The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. [17]
Digable Planets, “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)” The bounding bass, the Art Blakey sample, the ease and the flow ("We be to rap / What key be to lock") — this 1992 rap song remains a ...
The album's lead single, "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" became a crossover hit, peaking at #15 on Billboard magazine's singles chart, earning gold certification by the RIAA, and winning Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the Grammy Awards. [5] The track peaked at #67 in the UK Singles Chart in February 1995. [6]
OPINION: The Brooklyn-based trio’s 1993 debut album is a production masterpiece featuring that song that literally everybody knows and quotes. The post Digable Planets’ first album, ‘Reachin ...
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In early 1993, Mangini opened a studio in New Jersey and soon recorded, co-produced and mixed Digable Planets' Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) which included "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)", winner of the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 36th Grammy Awards.