Blowout Comb

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Blowout Comb

Studio album by Digable Planets

Released

October 18, 1994

Genre

Hip hop

Length

61:40

Label

Pendulum/EMI
7243 8 30654 2 4
E2-30654

Professional reviews

Digable Planets chronology

Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)
(1993)

Blowout Comb
(1994)

Beyond the Spectrum: The Creamy Spy Chronicles
(2005)

Blowout Comb is the second album from Alternative hip hop group Digable Planets. On this second album, Digable Planets "attempted to prove their artistic merit...and succeeded wildly."^[1] Blowout Comb, Digable Planets used jazz anthems through out the album, from Bob James to Bobbi Humphrey. They also remade Roy Ayers "We Live In Brooklyn, Baby" into "Borough Check" and invited Guru from Gang Starr to be on the track.

[edit] Track listing

#	Title	Producer(s)	Performer (s)	Samples
1	"May 4th Movement Starring Doodlebug"	Digable Planets	Digable Planets
2	"Black Ego"	Digable Planets	Digable Planets
3	"Dog It"	Digable Planets	Digable Planets
4	"Jettin'"	Digable Planets	Digable Planets	"Blue Lick" by Bob James
5	"Borough Check"	Digable Planets	Digable Planets, Guru	"We Live In Brooklyn, Baby" by Roy Ayers
6	"Highing Fly"	Digable Planets	Digable Planets
7	"Dial 7 (Axioms Of Creamy Spies) / NY 21 Theme"	Digable Planets	Digable Planets, Sarah Anne Webb	"Bad Times" by Tavares
8	"The Art Of Easing"	Digable Planets	Digable Planets	"Black & Blues" by Bobbi Humphrey
9	"K.B.'s Alley (Mood Dudes Groove)"	Digable Planets	Digable Planets
10	"Graffiti"	Digable Planets	Digable Planets, Jeru The Damaja
11	"Blowing Down"	Digable Planets	Digable Planets	"Jasper Country Man" by Bobbi Humphrey
12	"9th Wonder (Blackitolism)"	Digable Planets	Digable Planets, Jazzy Joyce	"Supperrappin' Theme" by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five "Blow Your Head" by The JB's
13	"For Corners"	Digable Planets	Digable Planets	"Island Letter" by Shuggie Otis