Song · Digable Planets
“9th Wonder (Blackitolism)” by Digable Planets
From the album Blowout Comb (1994)
“9th Wonder (Blackitolism)” by Digable Planets appears on 1 radio countdown from 1 station in 2023. It was first released in 1994 on the album Blowout Comb. Its best result is #578 on The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s.
Digable Planets opened the Blowout Comb chapter in 1994 with "9th Wonder (Blackitolism)", the lead single from the hip-hop trio's second album, out on Pendulum/EMI. Butterfly, Doodlebug and Ladybug Mecca trade the lead vocals, Jazzy Joyce steps in as a guest voice, Huey Cox adds guest guitar, and David Darlington plays keyboards, records, mixes and co-produces, with the group sharing the writing credit.
It charted three ways at once: tenth on the US Dance Club Songs chart, eighth among Hot Rap Songs, and 37th on the R&B/Hip-Hop list. The Los Angeles Times' Heidi Siegmund heard the group probing the psyche of urban America more deeply than their West Coast peers, and doing it without settling for easy answers.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
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| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 578 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
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