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CONTENTS

Origins: A sampling of the sphere of influence for Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space), the debut album of the Digable Planets.

The System: A shadowy synth-pop album unearthed

Raymond Scott: Synthesizer innovator and composer sampled by Dilla

Susaye Greene: Singer-songwriter who worked with Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, and the Supremes

P.M. Dawn: Hip-hop/R&B group ahead of their time

James Mason: New York multi-instrumentalist creates funk-monster holy grail album

Novos Baianos: Brazil's most beloved band

Cerrone: French drummer and producer created disco gold

Rap-A-Lot Records: Geto Boys helped put label and its city, Houston, on the hip-hop map

Digable Planets: From Grammy-winning insects to Black revolutionaries

Frank White: King of New York hip-hop photographer