Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)

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"Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)"
File:Rebirth of Slick.jpg
Single by Digable Planets
from the album Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)
ReleasedNovember 9, 1992 (1992-11-09)
GenreJazz rap
Length4:19
LabelPendulum, Elektra
SongwritersIshmael Butler, Craig Irving, Mariana Vieira
ProducerButter Fly
Digable Planets singles chronology
"Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)"
(1992) 		"Where I'm From"
(1993)
Music video
"Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" on YouTube

"Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" is a song by American hip hop trio Digable Planets, released as the first single from their debut album, Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space), in November 1992. The black-and-white music video was directed by Morgan Lawley.[1] The song contains a sample from "Stretching" by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers.[original research?]

"Rebirth of Slick" peaked at No. 15 on the US Billboard Hot 100 during the week of March 6, 1993, becoming the group's only top-40 single. During that time, the song also topped the Hot Rap Singles chart. The single was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on March 16, 1993, for sales of 500,000 copies. The song won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 36th Grammy Awards. In 2021, Cleveland.com ranked the song as number 142 of the best 200 rap songs, calling it "the pinnacle of jazz rap."[2]

Track listing

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US 12-inch single[3]

A1. "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" (Crashing Giant Step mix) – 4:34
A2. "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" (Crashing Instymix) – 4:34
A3. "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" (7-inch mix) – 4:05
B1. "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" (Uh-Oh Planet Earth Albumix) – 4:22
B2. "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" (Uh-Oh Planet Earth Instymix) – 4:22

Charts

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Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA)[17] Gold 500,000[16]

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United States November 9, 1992
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • cassette
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United Kingdom January 25, 1993
  • 7-inch vinyl
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
  • cassette
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References

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