Album · Digable Planets
Blowout Comb by Digable Planets
Blowout Comb is an album by Digable Planets, released in 1994. 1 song from it has charted on rock radio countdowns, with 1 countdown appearance in total. The biggest is “9th Wonder (Blackitolism)”, on 1 list with a best position of #578.
Blowout Comb, the second and final studio album from Digable Planets, came out on Pendulum/EMI on October 18, 1994, and it's the sound of a group turning its back on easy success. Butterfly, Ladybug Mecca and Doodlebug moved to Brooklyn, wrote and recorded it there between 1993 and 1994, and ditched the radio-ready bounce of their debut for something looser, deeper and more stripped-down.
The jazz-rap glide is still there, but now it's built from a rich mix of samples and live players, and the rhymes dig into inner-city life and black nationalism. Guru of Gang Starr, Jeru the Damaja and DJ Jazzy Joyce drop by. The label barely promoted it, singles like "9th Wonder (Blackitolism)" and "Dial 7 (Axioms of Creamy Spies)" went nowhere, and the trio split soon after over creative differences and disgust with the industry. Critics rated it above the debut, though, and its underground following has only grown; Light in the Attic reissued it on vinyl in 2023.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from Blowout Comb on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9th Wonder (Blackitolism) | 1 | #578 | – | 2023 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.