This week, alt hip-hop group Digable Planets celebrated the anniversary of their 1993 debut album, Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space). The record gave us the singles "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)," "Where I'm From," and "Nickel Bags."

The anniversary got us thinking about the smooth grooves on the record and how the group integrated jazz seamlessly into hip hop. Let’s create a whole — and incredibly cool — playlist of songs that blend the two genres.

So for today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs that mix elements of hip hop and jazz would you like to hear?

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Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs Played

Digable Planets- Jimmi Diggin' Cats
A Tribe Called Quest- Jazz (We've Got)
US3- Cantaloop Flip Fantasia
Guru's Jazzmatazz- Loungin' feat. Donald Byrd
Kendrick Lamar- Alright