At a turbulent time in the 1990s when hip-hop was flexing its cultural muscle hard with the lurid street kabuki of gangster rap, Digable Planets managed to break out and rise above by being an alternative to the sturm und drang. With a pitch-perfect blend of progressive consciousness, jazzy steez and infinite downtown cool, they were the low-key juggernaut that rewrote the rules immediately on the 1993 release of their debut album, the masterpiece Reachin’. Digable Planets’ run was neither long nor prolific, but their legacy was enduring.