Digable Planets
Digable Planets is a jazz rap group from Brooklyn, New York.
Brooklyn trio whose cool, jazz-sampled debut and Grammy-winning "Rebirth of Slick" made them icons of jazz rap.
Who are Digable Planets?
Digable Planets is a trio based in Brooklyn, New York: Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler, Mary Ann "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira and Craig "Doodlebug" Irving.
Known for
Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) (1993) with "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)", which won a Grammy, and the darker, more political Blowout Comb (1994).
Style
Bebop and cool jazz samples, relaxed flows and lyrics full of Black consciousness, poetry and jazz references.
Impact
Digable Planets is one of the purest examples of jazz rap. Butler later formed Shabazz Palaces, which carried their experimental spirit forward.
Digable Planets: quick answers
What genre is Digable Planets?
Digable Planets’s music falls under Jazz Rap. Digable Planets is part of East Coast hip-hop, with the most important work in the 1990s.
Where do Digable Planets come from?
Digable Planets comes from Brooklyn, New York.
When did Digable Planets start?
Digable Planets has been active since 1991.
Which artists are similar to Digable Planets?
If you like Digable Planets, listen to A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, The Roots, The Pharcyde, Gang Starr and Guru.
