Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
{{Short description|1992 single by Digable Planets}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)
| cover = Rebirth of Slick.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Digable Planets
| album = Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)
| released = {{start date|1992|11|9}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Jazz rap
| length = 4:19
| writer = Ishmael Butler, Craig Irving, Mariana Vieira
| producer = Butter Fly
| chronology = Digable Planets
| next_title = Where I'm From
| next_year = 1993
| misc =
{{External music video|{{YouTube|cM4kqL13jGM|"Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)"}}}}
}}
"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.{{cite web |title=More Work - Commercials & Music Videos |url=http://www.morganlawley.com/more-work#archive/commercials |website=morganlawley.com |publisher=Morgan Lawley |access-date=June 13, 2022}} The song contains a sample from "Stretching" by Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers.{{original research inline|date=October 2022}}
"Rebirth of Slick" peaked at {{abbr|No.|Number}} 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."{{cite web |date=April 13, 2021 |title=200 greatest hip-hop songs of all time |url=https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2021/04/200-greatest-hip-hop-songs-of-all-time.html |website=Cleveland}}
Track listing
US 12-inch single{{cite AV media notes|title=Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)|others=Digable Planets|year=1992|type=US 12-inch single sleeve|publisher=Pendulum Records, Elektra Records|id=0-66369}}
: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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!Chart (1993) !Position |
| scope="row"|US Billboard Hot 100{{cite web|url=http://longboredsurfer.com/charts.php?year=1993|title=Billboard Top 100 – 1993|access-date=May 13, 2011}}
|81 |
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| scope="row"|US Hot R&B Singles (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music: Hot R&B Singles|magazine=Billboard|volume=105|issue=52|page=YE-29|date=December 25, 1993}}
|56 |
| scope="row"|US Hot Rap Singles (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music: Hot Rap Singles|magazine=Billboard|volume=105|issue=52|page=YE-27|date=December 25, 1993}}
|2 |
| scope="row"|US Maxi-Singles Sales (Billboard){{cite magazine|title=The Year in Music: Hot Dance Music Maxi-Singles Sales|magazine=Billboard|volume=105|issue=52|page=YE-53|date=December 25, 1993}}
|17 |
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Certifications
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{{Certification Table Entry|region=United States|type=single|artist=Digable Planets|title=Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)|award=Gold|relyear=1992|certyear=1993|salesamount=500,000|salesref={{cite magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FwgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA73|title=Best-Selling Records of 1993|magazine=Billboard|volume=106|number=3|page=73|date=January 15, 1994|access-date=May 4, 2015|issn=0006-2510}}|access-date=October 10, 2022|refname="riaa"}}
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Release history
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| scope="row"|United States
|November 9, 1992 |{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl|cassette}} |
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| scope="row"|United Kingdom
|January 25, 1993 |{{hlist|7-inch vinyl|12-inch vinyl|CD|cassette}} |{{cite magazine|title=New Releases: Singles|magazine=Music Week|page=21|date=January 23, 1993}} Misprinted as the issue date, January 23, on source. |