Sex Packets by Digital Underground

Digital Underground came out of Oakland in the spring of 1990 with Sex Packets, a debut on Tommy Boy that doubles as a science-fiction sex farce. The concept album revolves around G.S.R.A., a glowing, quarter-sized pill sealed in a condom-sized wrapper and supposedly cooked up by the government so astronauts and the like can get their thrills without derailing the mission. It's exactly as ridiculous as it sounds, and that's the fun of it.

Shock G, who founded the crew in 1987 with Kenny-K and Chopmaster J, runs the show with Money-B riding shotgun, and the grooves are crate-dug funk, sampled with obvious love. "Doowutchyalike" got the clubs moving first, then "The Humpty Dance" went all the way to number one on Billboard's rap singles chart, number 11 on the pop chart and number 7 on R&B. The reviews were kind, and the album eventually went platinum.

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