DIGABLE PLANETS

Digable Planets hit the scene in the early 90's with music that transcended mainstream hip/hop, pop, rap and R&B without ever seeming anything other than natural. The trio Doodle bug(Craig Irving,), Butterfly (Ishmael Butler) and Ladybug (Mary Ann Vierra) used political views, wisdom and knowledge to reach out and speak to those that found thier music a viable means of communicating the idea of something deeper. Filled with literate lyrics, honey-smooth flow, and inventive arrangements, their albums Reachin' (A New Refutation Of Time And Space) (1993) and Blowout Comb (1994) redefined hip-hop, and set standards for the generation of soul poets and innovative producers that followed.

Artist website: www.digableplanets.org