Shortly after the release of Blowout Comb, Digable Planets disbanded in early 1995 due to the passing away of Mecca's parents, creative differences, and displeasure with the music industry. Ishmael Butler remarked "we got into the music business at a time when it still had to be original; it was more about the music. Then it started to be more economic, more material, and that disillusioned us. Being young and everything like that, we just sort of copped out. Because we weren't really the industry types; it wasn't really like that for us, so we didn't feel like we were losing out on things." Ishmael also stated in an interview with Vibe that the group didn't like the music industry because "they have nothing to do with art".Powell, Kevin. Back Like Dat. Vibe. December 1994..
