Rap Critic: Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like That) - Digable Planets
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- Опубліковано 24 сер 2024
- Rap Critic reviews the jazzy one hit wonder group Digable Planets' Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like That).
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Rap critic the type of dude to criticize verizon for not giving him enough bars
I mean... that *would* be a legit criticism...
Anthony Hernandez W
The fact that he replied makes it even more funny.
Digable Planet's "Rebirth Of Slick" (Cool Like That) never gets old. A genuine classic.
Rap Critic, this is probably one of my favorite videos you've done. This is one of my favorite rap songs, and you did such an excellent analysis.
I've always been a huge fan of them, this song is so fucking dope. I was just listening to it earlier today!
Conor Andrich same, me and my sisters memorized their song "Where I'm From" lmao. The jazz instrumental is awesome
Joshua Muhammad so which version though album or video?!
Me too
Me too! Was rap critic even alive when this came out?
We be to rap, like key be to lock...
Yes! Reminds me of the old-school (and in rare cases current) Jazz scene. I didn't even know this existed, and I'm now in love. Well done again Rap Critic, you've exposed me to another thing I've loved.
You are welcome 🙏
if you like digable planets, you should check out shabazz palaces, it's one of the guys from digable planets with another guy. absolutely crazy beats, half experimental electronic and half jazz/soul, with crazy lyricism.
yeah, I´m sorta surprised that RC didn´t bring that up during the review.
Carter Penny thats butterflys project rn its trippy as fuck but DOPE
truth there, Black Up is like the most underrated albums of this decade
Shabazz Palaces is so damn amazing
And if you want to go more straight-ahead jazz, the Jazz Messengers were fantastic.
do more of these classic hip hop songs review please
Proof Yang become a patrone and request classic songs
You got pay money brah. Those are the rules.
Nah it's about $45 to request.
I've always liked Digable Planets. I think each MC in the group were underrated lyrically. Their style kinda reminds me of Souls of Mischief and De La Soul blended together.
I love when you talk about good songs. It helps me find new things to like in the genre instead of feeling like good rap is a canoe on an ocean of garbage.
I would like to see him roast the shit out of "You Guessed It" by OG Maco
I gotta admit, something about that song makes me wanna keep listening to it...it's kind of infuriating though
I can't believe I forgot about this song but then again, old school hip
hop stations barely play it. BUT I LOVE when a song hybrids jazz and hip
hop together.
This is like the hip hop version of Me and Mrs. Jones.
Thieves in the Night - Black Star. Mos Def arguably has one of the greatest verses in hip hop in that song
If you think about it really Bebop music with scatting or spoken word is the father of hip hop so it makes sense that they fit so well.
Q-Tip says that on the first track of Excursions:
"You could find the abstract,
Listening to Hip-hop
my pops used to say
It reminded him of Bebop"
Digable Planets are one of my favourite groups, years pass and that only solidifies. Better a small, but rock solid discography than continue into mediocrity like many more prolific acts.
I didn't think I could love this song more than I already did.
I was wrong.
kendrick lamar. the heart IV"the heart part 4" kendrick lamar next
mauriac adeogoun Pay the man, and he will definitely review it.
mauriac adeogoun and xo your life, I want to see how he reacts to it, because I like that song.
mauriac adeogoun what do you think about schoolboy q ab soul and jay rock
i listen to jay and schoolboy Q, i should look listen some ab soul tho
Please, review The Pharcyde - Passin me by, or any quality stuff from first half of 90's
I come from the future to tell you - he has.
You should review "Don't approach me" by Xzibit with eminem
Jack Weiser yes I love that song
pay him and he will
I was always confused about how Digable Planets wasn't huge. This song is so clever and catchy.
Another reference to jazz could be the title "Rebirth of Slick," referencing the Miles Davis album Birth of the Cool. This album signified the jazz's transition from being danceable party music to intellectual art music.
Describing Q-TIp & Phife Dawg as "two normal guys." Huh. I could maybe see Phife (tho when I think of Phife I think of the goofy, funky diabetic) but Tip?
I'm a huge Tribe fan, and to me they've always felt like normal guys. Especially Tip. How about Left My Wallet in El Segundo? Q-Tip is just rapping about losing his wallet, which seems pretty relatable if you ask me.
Their first three albums are top-tier classics.Definitely not normal guys.
Bruce Wayne Tip is a legend
Yo if you like Digable Planets, you definitely need to check out Shabazz Palaces. It's the group Butterfly has been in the past few years.
I was introduced to them because one of their members founded Shabazz Palaces
Jared S whoa really?
Lush yeah, butterfly is one of the two members, but he goes by Palaceer Lazaro now
I actually heard this song before from the movie Freedom Writers.
Ah, I heard this just two days ago on an old playlist. It's cool to see this get a review like that.
That first alum is so good. The fact that it's a blend of jazz and rap is only the surface. They tackle politics and alot of other stuff on it. Digable is so slept on..
Anyone else first heard this song in Freedom Writers?
joedav67 probably but I don't remember cause I haven't seen it since my 7th grade English class 7 years ago
I was listening to this album at work today. One of my all time favourites!
OMG! There on tour again? I love Digable planets, they are so underrated!!
"Cool like that" is a five star song. I'll play it til I 99yrs old.
Ive been loving art blakelys music and Digable planets for some time now and never new they sampled a song from Art, thank you for droppin knowledge!!
If you love Digable Planets then PLEASE check out Hawk House. They're like the modern, British Digable Planets. It's awesome.
Conor Andrich Seconded. Hawk House are dope
I just looked them up...Okay they are really nice. RC needs to check them out.
for real
there is a group from Houston called The Hue that has a song called "slick" feat ladybug Mecca it's definitely worth checking out
Thanks man
blowout comb is one of the best rap albums of the 90s
damn, been watching for a while. this episode really impressed me as one of your best.
Oh man, this took me back. Love the song and your reviews!
haha rap critic nice biggie (unbelievable) reference
“Where I’m From” is another awesome song by them
if you don't know the part when they say blank blank blank blank blank blank blank that's how the people in jazz clubs applauded you. they would flick the lights on & off that were on tables ( as seen in the video ) when you like the poetry sessions in the Jass show. blank blank blank blank blank blank
5:30 You might think he loves you for your money but I know what he really loves you for it's your brand new leopard skin pillbox hat
FINALLY YOU DO DP. they are one of the greatest groups of all time much love DP is dope my style originates from these cats GOATS CUH
i remember growing up with a lot of digable planets samples like james brown and miles davis and like art blakey the giants and stuff
I....don't know if I've ever heard this song.
Then again I come from a place where country music rules the airwaves so that's probably on par
one of my favourite songs of all time.
Check out Butterflys Shabazz Palaces project for some more dope out there hiphop. Oh and DP's best cut? That RMX on Where Im From - immaculate!
You've gotta do Humble, or The Heart Part 4. Either one of Kendrick's new songs because he's starting 2017 amazingly.
Yesss I'm so glad you covered these guys
One of the best rap songs ever made
Digable Planets rule. Where I'm from is my favourite track.
0:37 I see you, rap critic. very slick ref
Thank you for the recommendation, this really sounds like my kind of thing.
LOVE Digable Planets! Way underrated.
lol I only found out about this group because this song was sampled in E-40's "Yay Area"
Butterfly's son is a rapper now. He goes by Lil Tracy. Look him up
I LOVED this jam growing up
He always finds a way to roast the Tribe.
I've been hoping that Rap Critic would talk about the Digable Planets! I don't listen to a lot of rap, but they're my favorite rap group, honestly.
Damn I never noticed that before with the every starting letter thing, damn great video man
Ok this song was good before but this review is blowing my mind
Excellent review. Thanks you.
its cool watching you review stuff you actually enjoy
jettin is my song too by the digabble planets
Love this song for such a long time this review is awesome also the BIG lyric in the beginning I see you RC
I don't have 50$ extra just lying around but I would really appreciate it if you reviewed ugly god
Jeremy Watson It's FIFTY FUCKING DOLLARS for a request?!
KillaKingCJ $45, but, yeah. pretty much lol
Jeremy Watson I might deadass start my own review channel cuz that's ridiculous
Also, Butterfly went on to be in Shabazz Palaces, one of the oddest hip hop groups ever who hit it huge a couple years back.
@0:32 HAH unbelievable by biggie nice reference
I think the blinking is describing the lights in the subway tunnel passing through their vision quickly.
Listen to the track on that album called " Nickel Bags "
Digable's second album is better than the first. Way slept on. If you haven't heard it, do so.
damn you shone light on this song in greatness!
lol the way you said k-pop amused me, because k-pop has been infused with hip hop since the first goddamn korean boy band happened in 1991. Seriously, hip hop has been pop music in korea for nearly 30 years.
This was great! Glad you did a video like this, man!
always heard this song never knew what it was called hella appreciated
I of course like and respect the Critic's opinions but I think he completely underestimates the massive influence Tribe had and still has on hip-hop. OutKast has pretty said that Tribe was one of their biggest influences. Hell, Big Boi used to rhyme and move EXACTLY like Phife as a teen. Arrested Development, Nas, MF Doom, Arsonists, The Pharcyde, Kanye West, Del Tha Funkee Homosapian, The Fugees, and Digable Planets will all freely admit that groups like Tribe, De La and the J-Beez (Jungle Brothers) were massive influences on them.
This jam stays a classic, purely timeless
I always dug this song. It's good to know the rest of their stuff is great too, it always irks me when a group or artist puts out a song I really like and the rest of their work is lackluster in comparison.
Funny, my teacher was playing this song yesterday. We were doing assignments about poetry, and similes.
I remember that classic song it was dope
COOLEST SMOOTHEST SLICKEST EVER!!!!!
Check out Shabazz Palaces, the guy Butterfly from this this group is the lead vocals. One of the coolest things to come out in a while I think
Where I'm from is also a dope track by the digable planets
I love it. More classic songs, please.
On a side note, I am a little disappointed you didn't call out Ladybug for her use of the word "shit".
Someone slip $20 to Rap Critic for him to review The Heart Pt 4
I honestly heard this song from freedom writers, I still and will always love this song, it just foundation what hip hop and rap should and always be
The "blink blink" is referring to the lights flickering in a subway tunnel as they're riding along. Effectively, it's like you're "blinking" very quickly. At least, that's my interpretation.
One hit wonder? Blowout Comb was their best album. Digables remain a touchstone... Would love to hear the Rap Critic on some Aceyalone tracks like Cornbread or Makeba.
I'm surprised RC didn't mention Shabazz Palaces, which is the brainchild of former Digable member Butterfly. It's not really my thing but it has been very well received.
Do LL Cool J's, Mama Said Knock You Out versus Kool Moe D's, How You Like Me Now - when they had beef. Please.
One of the catchiest songs ever made.
If you haven't checked them out definitely listen to Shabazz Palaces. Butterfly is in that group and they are doing some of the most forward thinking stuff in Hip-Hop right now.
Definitely recommend their 2010 album "Black Up."
If you love Rebirth of slick, then you need to check Where we from.
This reminds me of the E-dubble remix from Freestyle Fridays. RIP to the Internet rap king
Wow, I never thought I would hear shidaiqu being mentioned by The Rap Critic.
> didn't know about digable planets
I'm sorry, I though you were into hip-hop
He is like in his mid-20s so it's not too far fetched because if he really got into hip-hop in his teens, Digable Planets would have been a small (though really cool) blip on the radar in the 2000s.
Wrath's Turntable Time Machine Rocksmash Attack (AKA The Mysterious Reuploader, Ace-edo Mask!) Well aren't you special
I'm 37
Music is very good and I like a lot of it
originalscreenname44 pretty sure he's near 30
He's not that close to 30. He's mentioned he's about 25-26 now, which is mid-twenties, which means he would have been a young kid when Digable Planets was a thing.
Damn! I was just listening to this group and Shabazz Palaces
RC you are awesome, keep up the amazing work.
I love them! Thanks for doing this!
If Rap Critics likes this he'd go crazy for Camp lo especially Luciano we're they rap in 70's movie slang.
Since you talked about A Tribe Called Quest, you should review Thank You by Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip.
Btw why is there no funny drawing for the thumbnail on this one?
rap critic am not surprise you love this song giving how lyrics is very important for you. they did a very clever and catchy thing with this song and well.. they are just cool like that
Ohhhhhh shit, did a step show to this jawn in92-93 u brought new life to these dope ass lyrics