Digable Planets (/ ˈdɪɡəbəl ˈplænəts /) 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]

Celebrating 30 years of our debut album.

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4 days ago · Today in Hip-Hop History: Digable Planets Released Their Debut Album 'Reachin’ (A New Refutation Of Time And Space)' 33 Years Ago

2 days ago · Three decades in, hip-hop group, Digable Planets are still cool like that. The Grammy-winning bunch will be performing their iconic sounds at the Miami Beach Bandshell Friday and taking …

5 days ago · On this day in 1993, Digable Planets released their debut studio album, Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space). The album was produced by Digable Planets’ Ishmael "Butterfly" …

Aug 29, 2023 · Thirty years ago, three outer-space insects crashed down on Earth to “resurrect the funk” — or so goes the story on Digable Planets’ Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space), one of …

Feb 1, 2023 · When critics in 1993 praised Digable Planets for revolutionizing rap, they were usually referring to their unwavering moral compasses or their idiosyncratic jazz sampling.

5 days ago · Butler began recording demos under the name Digable Planets around 1987, inspired by the socially conscious and jazz-influenced antidote to gangster rap coming from the loose collective …

Digable Planets burst onto the music scene in 1993 with their Grammy-winning single, “Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)”. Made up of Ishmael Butler (“Butterfly”), Craig Irving (“Doodlebug”) and Mary Ann …