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The Culture Corner: Digable Planets' 'Blowout Comb' turns 30

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The Culture Corner: Digable Planets' 'Blowout Comb' turns 30

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The hip-hop group's second and final album took a sharp sonic turn away from their radio-friendly debut.

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How Seattle rap crashed the mainstream by swimming against the current

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Hip-Hop 50: All Rap Is Local

How Seattle rap crashed the mainstream by swimming against the current

United more by strategy than sound, the city's stars are fans-first nonconformists, who have often succeeded by doing the opposite of what the industry deems bankable.

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