This is in my DNA. LOVE IT

I just put this on my MP3 player. I was thinking about songs I like but albums I don't have. Is the album worth looking into?

I wish the rest of the album had been as good as this song

That song is still the joint. I remember summer of '93 in L.A. (Baldwin Hills) and me and my best friend and his chick were chillin' at my girl's parent's house by the pool on a balmy night listening to their live concert being simulcasted on The Beat - That was some cool ass shit. It was like we were high without even lighting up. DPs were the shit.

MuthaFunka said:

I remember the first time my brother and I saw the video, we were laughing at their style. It just seemed off. But the joke was on us. It was the joint. As a matter of fact, the whole album, Reachin', was that illness, including "Pacifics," "Appointment at the Fat Clinic," and my favorite, the Aural G Ride Remix of "Where I'm From."



But it was their followup, Blowout Comb, that is their masterpiece. It was a work of genius: the beats, the rhymes, the vibe, all took a step forward.

One example: this undisputed hip-bop BANGER.



Y'all got me started on the DPs.

namepeace said:

Name-O! You like the 4th person that's praised Blowout Comb! I need to FINALLY cop that!

MuthaFunka said:

my guess is you won't be disappointed.

it's the only hip-hop record that actually sounds better on vinyl. after all is said and done, IMHO, it's the best hip-hop album of 1994, which is a monumental statement considering that that year may be the greatest one in hip-hop history.

namepeace said:

Damn. That's real then.

MuthaFunka said:

of course, ya boy name-o could be crazy.

VinnyM27 said:

Yes it is... and so is their second CD, "Blowout Comb", which is my favorite. They recorded their first CD in Base Hit studios that was located in the building where I used to work. One day, I saw one of the guys in the elevators and we started talking. To make a long story short, I did not realize that the guy that I was talking to was a part of the group. It was not until the CD came out that I saw the guy on the cover. I was like, "Oh, Shit....That's him!!"
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namepeace said:

BLOWOUT COMB!!!!!

It's been the only thing in my upstairs CD player since I moved into my new house! (5 months ago)

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I try very hard to not make these Digable threads all about Blowout Comb but damn; What an essential album. "Rebirth Of Slick" ain't even on it!

namepeace said:

Naw, you ALWAYS been legit, bruh!

namepeace said:

Co-sign on the greatness of Reachin', Blowout Comb, and the "Where I'm From" remix.

one of the few hip hop acts I can actually tolerate...

namepeace said:

Yesssss! I STILL keep that bumping on my Mac at work even TODAY

My fave cut from DP's is still:

Adisa said:

straight New York-ed me . . .

namepeace said:

Yep. This came out when I was still an underclassman in college. There were alot of New York cats on campus at the time, and it was from them I'd heard anything about an East Coast vs. West Coast rap thing. One guy even did a speech on it for Communications class. I thought they were just being uppity at the time.