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Digable Planets (/ ˈ d ɪ ɡ ə b əl ˈ p l æ n ə t s /) is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987. The trio is composed of rappers Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler, Mariana "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira, and Craig "Doodlebug" Irving. [2] The group is notable for their contributions to the subgenres of jazz rap and alternative hip hop.
"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. [1]
The Digable Planets didn’t have any grand scheme to introduce a radically new style of hip-hop when they dropped their seminal jazz-laced, funk-resurrecting debut album, Reachin’ (A New ...
Originating in the late 1980s, in midst of the golden age of hip-hop, alternative hip-hop was headed primarily by East Coast groups such as De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, A Tribe Called Quest, Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Brand Nubian, and Digable Planets in subsidiary conjunction by West Coast acts such as the Pharcyde, Digital Underground, Souls of Mischief, Del the Funky Homosapien, and Freestyle ...
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Britt also performed at the 1993 Grammy Awards with Digable Planets, the year Digable Planets won the Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group. In 1994, Britt and Josh Wink started the label Ovum Recordings. Their first release was a collaboration between King and spoken word artist Ursula Rucker, called "Supernatural". The song ...
Trip The Light Fantastic is the solo debut album from Ladybug Mecca, a member from hip-hop group Digable Planets.The album was released June 2005 on the indie label Nu Paradigm [1] and features production by jazz musician Brian Jackson, who had also toured with Digable Planets. [2]
Following Digable Planets' demise, Butler recorded music under the alias Cherrywine and took film classes at New York University. In 2003, he returned to Seattle to take care of his mother. [2] In 2009, Butler formed Shabazz Palaces with his neighbor, Tendai Maraire. After self-releasing two EPs, they signed to Sub Pop Records, releasing their ...