Luscious Jackson

Luscious Jackson was a distinctly 1990s phenomenon, a group that walked the border separating alternative rock and hip-hop. Drawing upon sounds emanating from New York's bohemian scene, the band created an idiosyncratic collage from Spanish guitars, jazzy keyboards, funky beats, and breathy vocals. Like their old friends the Beastie Boys, Luscious Jackson's eclecticism didn't acknowledge boundaries; instead, it borrowed freely from every kind of music. After releasing the EP In Search of Manny on the Beastie Boys' label Grand Royal in 1992, Luscious Jackson moved to a major label, spending the rest of the 1990s moving their stylish, multicultural pop-funk into a brighter territory, eventually landing a Top 40 hit in 1996 with the bustling "Naked Eye." While the group split after 1999's Electric Honey, they reunited in the early 2010s and released two records in 2013: Magic Hour and the children's album Baby DJ.