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 ...

"Blowing Down" "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" "9th Wonder (Blackitolism)" "The May 4th Movement Starring Doodlebug" "Jettin' " When Digable Planets released "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" in ...

The interview features Craig Irwin, also known as Doodlebug, from the pioneering hip-hop trio Digable Planets. The conversation begins with a discussion about the group's influential debut single, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...