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Artists First Management and Consulting. Promoting Art By Elevating Artists. Attorney, Manager, Counselor, Guru, Fixer.

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Digable Planets’ landmark 1993 debut, REACHIN’, established Butterfly, Ladybug Mecca and Doodlebug as three of hip-hop’s most original new voices. But it was the following year’s BLOWOUT COMB that became their defining masterpiece. Expanding their visionary, sample-based sound with rich, live instrumentation and guest appearances from contemporaries including Guru and Jeru the Damaja, the trio pushed into darker, denser,and more politically direct territory. The lyrics became more pointed, confronting oppression and political struggle while capturing vivid snapshots of life in Brooklyn. Equally celebratory and uncompromising, BLOWOUT COMB remains one of the era’s defining recordings and one of hip-hop’s most enduring cult classics. This release includes non-album tracks from the original recording sessions, including a bonus 7” featuring the newly discovered track, “Land of Mu.” Remastered and lacquers cut by Levi Seitz at Black Belt Mastering. Limited to 3000 numbered copies. Tracklist: Side A 1. The May 4th Movement Starring Doodlebug 2. Black Ego 3. Dog It Side B 1. Jettin’ 2. Borough Check 3. Highing Fly / Agent 7 Creamy Spy Theme 4. Dial 7 (Axioms of Creamy Spies) / NY 21 Theme Side C 1. The Art of Easing 2. K.B.’s Alley (Mood Dudes Groove) 3. Graffiti 4. Blowing Down Side D 1. 9th Wonder (Blackitolism) 2. For Corners 3. Three Slims Dynamite Bonus 7” Side A 1. Land of Mu Side B 2. Dedicated 15 Oct 2026 Digable Planets’ landmark 1993 debut, REACHIN’, established Butterfly, Ladybug Mecca and Doodlebug as three of hip-hop’s most original new voices. But it was the following year’s BLOWOUT COMB that became their defining masterpiece. Expanding their visionary, sample-based sound with rich, live instrumentation and guest appearances from contemporaries including Guru and Jeru the Damaja, the trio pushed into darker, denser,and more politically direct territory. The lyrics became more pointed, confronting oppression and political struggle while capturing vivid snapshots of life in Brooklyn. Equally celebratory and uncompromising, BLOWOUT COMB remains one of the era’s defining recordings and one of hip-hop’s most enduring cult classics. This release includes non-album tracks from the original recording sessions, including a bonus 7” featuring the newly discovered track, “Land of Mu.” Remastered and lacquers cut by Levi Seitz at Black Belt Mastering. Limited to 3000 numbered copies. Tracklist: Side A 1. The May 4th Movement Starring Doodlebug 2. Black Ego 3. Dog It Side B 1. Jettin’ 2. Borough Check 3. Highing Fly / Agent 7 Creamy Spy Theme 4. Dial 7 (Axioms of Creamy Spies) / NY 21 Theme Side C 1. The Art of Easing 2. K.B.’s Alley (Mood Dudes Groove) 3. Graffiti 4. Blowing Down Side D 1. 9th Wonder (Blackitolism) 2. For Corners 3. Three Slims Dynamite Bonus 7” Side A 1. Land of Mu Side B 2. Dedicated 13 Oct 2026 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 14 MilkCrate Cafe presents a special intimate live show with legendary poet Ursula Rucker creating powerful stories with longtime collaborator & renown guitarist Tim Motzer on WEDNESDAY evening October 14, 8pm show. Not to be missed. Doors at 7pm “From the moment that Ursula Rucker and Tim Motzer first unified their singular magical words-and-music efforts on the historic stages of Philly’s Tower Theater, opening for the legendarily conscious Nina Simone, all bets have been thrown off the table. Whether appearing within the intimate confines of a duet setting or something broader (but no less intrinsic and interpersonal), the divine cacophonous wordsmith and the clamorous textural guitarist have created tactile, co-joined waves of nuance and noise, of beauty, sex, strife and solace. Alone they are epic. Together, Rucker and Motzer are crucial, an emotional, intergalactic soulful soundscape too rare and too righteous to miss.” A.D. Amorosi Milkcrate Cafe 400 E. Girard Avenue Philadelphia PA 08 Oct 2026 WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 14 MilkCrate Cafe presents a special intimate live show with legendary poet Ursula Rucker creating powerful stories with longtime collaborator & renown guitarist Tim Motzer on Wednesday evening October 14, 8pm show. Not to be missed. Doors at 7pm “From the moment that Ursula Rucker and Tim Motzer first unified their singular magical words-and-music efforts on the historic stages of Philly’s Tower Theater, opening for the legendarily conscious Nina Simone, all bets have been thrown off the table. Whether appearing within the intimate confines of a duet setting or something broader (but no less intrinsic and interpersonal), the divine cacophonous wordsmith and the clamorous textural guitarist have created tactile, co-joined waves of nuance and noise, of beauty, sex, strife and solace. Alone they are epic. Together, Rucker and Motzer are crucial, an emotional, intergalactic soulful soundscape too rare and too righteous to miss.” A.D. Amorosi Milkcrate Cafe 400 E. Girard Avenue Philadelphia PA Write Your Own Refrain is from the album Secret Voices - Caravan available at 1krecordings.bandcamp.com 06 Oct 2026 “SHE SAID” 🗣️⚡️❤️‍🔥💫 THE HAIRPORT 🛂 IS NOW OPEN… and hopefully some minds and hearts got OPEN last nite too… thank u so very much @timmotzer for saying YES at the last minute…and agreeing to go on this adventure ✈️✨💫 with me/US…last nite…YOU. ARE. JUST. SO. AMAZING. 🎸🔥❤️‍🔥…what a ride 🚀🪐 @beardedladiescabaret @johnjarbeaux GOSH 🥹 i mean 💐 how many ways and times to say THANK YOU…wouldn’t even be enough…GOSH ☺️🫶🏽🥰 LOVE YOU ALL YO 🌹👏🏽🌈🙌🏽🌟🩷💫 [📽️ @anthonycarlosmolden ✨] 13 Sep 2026 #empowertheyouth #government #Cheese #hiphoprock #themelody 9/11 @blacksquirrelclub @fox29philly 10 Sep 2026 Friday 9/11/26 https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/blacksquirrelclub/govt-cheaze-the-reunion?utm_source=artist&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=govt_cheaze_the_reunion&utm_content=govt_cheaze 10 Sep 2026 https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/blacksquirrelclub/govt-cheaze-the-reunion?utm_source=artist&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=govt_cheaze_the_reunion&utm_content=govt_cheaze 04 Sep 2026 Join us for reunion show 9/11/26 https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/blacksquirrelclub/govt-cheaze-the-reunion?utm_source=artist&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=govt_cheaze_the_reunion&utm_content=govt_cheaze 01 Sep 2026 Ticket link below https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/blacksquirrelclub/govt-cheaze-the-reunion?utm_source=artist&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=govt_cheaze_the_reunion&utm_content=govt_cheaze#### 31 Aug 2026 https://events.ticketleap.com/tickets/blacksquirrelclub/govt-cheaze-the-reunion?utm_source=artist&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=govt_cheaze_the_reunion&utm_content=govt_cheaze #livemusic #Drums #reunionshow #livehiphop #Philly music 27 Aug 2026 Charismatic my son, my fav! #rockguitar #soulfulrock #blackrock #hiphoprock #guitarGod 26 Aug 2026

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