“You may remember her soft-as-silk flow during her days with Digable Planets, when “Rebirth of Slick” (Cool Like Dat) was a favorite during Hip Hop’s zenith. Ladybug Mecca has been in the process of ...

I’ve long had this fascination and curiosity about Digable Planets, the ‘90s-era rap group made up of Butterfly aka Ish, Ladybug Mecca aka Mecca and Doodlebug aka C-Knowledge, that gave us one of ...

It was the summer of 1992, and Ladybug Mecca, Butterfly, and Doodlebug—collectively known as Digable Planets—were recording their debut album, Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space), commuting ...

Jazz has again begun to find its way into mainstream Hip-Hop. With the success of Kendrick Lamar’s To Pimp A Butterfly, more artists have started to incorporate the classic brass and string jazz sound ...

but each arrived in the city from elsewhere. Butterfly floated in from Seattle, playing basketball at U Mass-Amherst en route. Doodlebug and Ladybug Mecca from Howard University, and the flourishing ...

These days, Ishmael Butler is very busy with his Seattle art-rock project Shabazz Palaces; he just released the new mini-album Exotic Birds Of Prey. But some of us know Butler better for his old group ...

Digable Planets, the alternative hip-hop trio comprised of Mary Ann "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira, Craig "Doodlebug" Irving, and Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler have finally reunited!! The group's debut album ...

Get ready to dance with Digable Planets on May 31st at The UC Theatre!! Digable Planets is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987, in Brooklyn, New York. The trio is composed of rappers Ishmael ...

Festivals like Ultra and III Points usually dominate Miami’s attention, but a road trip north lies a different world entirely. Since 2013, Hulaween has transformed the 800-acre Spirit of the Suwannee ...

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. I’ve long had this fascination and curiosity about Digable Planets, the ...