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Released in November of 1992, "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" was the lead single from jazz-rap trio Digable Planets' debut album, Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space). It reached #15 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold for sales in excess of 500,000 units.
Billboard Magazine ranked "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" as the 81st biggest single of 1992 in the United States. It remains Digable Planets' best selling song to-date.
The song contains samples of five tracks from the 1970s:
- "On the Subway" by The Last Poets (1970)
- "Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers (1973)
- "Foodstamps" by The 24-Carat Black (1973)
- "Blow Your Head" by Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s (1974)
- "Stretching" by Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (1978)
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