| Playwutchyalike: The Best of Digital Underground | ||||
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| Released | June 10, 2003 | |||
| Genre | West coast rap | |||
| Label | Tommy Boy Records/Rhino [1] | |||
| Producer | Digital Underground | |||
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [3] |
Playwutchyalike: The Best of Digital Underground is the second compilation album from rap group Digital Underground. [4]
Digital Underground was an American alternative hip hop group from Oakland, California. Their personnel changed and rotated with each album and tour.
Coil were an experimental music group, founded in 1982 in London, England and concluded in 2005. Initially envisioned as a solo project by musician John Balance, Coil evolved into a full-time project with the addition of his partner Peter Christopherson. Balance and Christopherson were the only constant members; other contributors throughout the band's career included Stephen Thrower, Danny Hyde, Drew McDowall, William Breeze, Thighpaulsandra, and Ossian Brown. Coil's work explored themes related to alchemy, the occult, and sexuality, influencing genres such as goth rock, neofolk, and dark ambient. AllMusic called the group "one of the most beloved, mythologized groups to emerge from the British post-industrial scene."
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