<p>CONTENTS</p><p>Origins:&nbsp;A sampling of the&nbsp;sphere of influence&nbsp;for&nbsp;<em>Reachin&rsquo;&nbsp;(A New Refutation of Time and Space)</em>,&nbsp;the debut album of&nbsp;the Digable Planets.</p><p>The System: A shadowy synth-pop album unearthed</p><p>Raymond Scott: Synthesizer innovator and composer sampled by Dilla</p><p>Susaye Greene: Singer-songwriter who worked with Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, and the Supremes</p><p>P.M. Dawn: Hip-hop/R'B group ahead of their time</p><p>James Mason: New York multi-instrumentalist creates funk-monster holy grail album</p><p>Novos Baianos: Brazil&#39;s most beloved band</p><p>Cerrone: French drummer and producer created disco gold</p><p>Rap-A-Lot Records: Geto Boys helped put&nbsp;label and its city, Houston, on the hip-hop map</p><p>Digable Planets: From Grammy-winning insects to Black revolutionaries</p><p>Frank White: King of New York hip-hop photographer</p>