°King Britt
King Britt is a very talented Dj/Producer from Philadelphia. He got his start back in college as the DJ for Digable Planets (See Below) when they noticed him spinning and scratching on their college radio station. His first solo album, and in my opinion, best, is Sylk 130, When the Funk Hits the Fan. It's a tribute to seventies Soul, Funk, Jazz, and Hip Hop. The album unfolds like a movie, loosely following a fictional Britt around his daily life of DJing, romance, tagging, and running from the cops. This is truly one of my most favorite albums. The samples and beats are all super funky and the soulful vocals are all top notch. LISTEN NOW!
°Digable Planets
The Digable Planets was one of the early Jazz/Hip-Hop groups that totally blew everyone out of the water; Their first album, Reachin (A New Refutation of Time and Space), came out in 1993, just four moths after Guru's Jazzmatazz album which introduced the genre. The group consisted of Butterfly (Ishmael Butler), Doodlebug (Craig Irving), and Ladybug Mecca (Mary Ann Vieira), and for the first album, Silkworm (King Britt). The album went Gold almost immediately, and in 1994 they won a Grammy for best Hip Hop group. Their Second album (now sans King Britt) Blowout Comb did not garner the praise and sales the first did, and the group soon disbanded. Personally, I think Blowout Comb is the better of two really awesome albums. Throughout the years the group has gotten back together a few times, even promising a new album in 2008, which has yet to be seen or heard. All of the members have gone on to more or less successful solo careers, with King Britt and Ladybug Mecha by far the most successful. Digable Planets is probably one of my most favorite Hip Hop groups. If you like mellow, socially conscious hip hop, Digable Planets is for you. LISTEN NOW!
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We should have a date for you to give me music.
(We can also have sex.)
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