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 ...
It's been 15 years since Digable Planets had the crossover hit "Rebirth of the Slick (Cool Like Dat)," won a Grammy and then broke up a year later when its second album failed to reach the same level ...
Digable Planets is one of the most influential and intellectual rap groups to come out of the ’90s. Credit: Courtesy Photo / Digable Planets Grammy-winning rap trio Digable Planets will play San ...
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 ...
Because lately I feel like I have to go back to 1994 to find any hip-hop with a positive message. Former Times Staffer The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven ...
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Sometimes an album or two is enough. The Sex Pistols landed in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame courtesy of just one release, “Never Mind the Bollocks.” Guns N’ Roses’ output, which earned the notorious ...
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 ...
When Digable Planets released "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" in 1993, the song blew up in popularity and the group was hailed as a sort of new, alternative hip-hop. A year later, Digable Planets ...