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 ...

Today in Hip-Hop history, Brooklyn trio Digable Planets released their sophomore LP Blowout Comb. Serving as a more politically charged follow-up to their jazzy debut, Reachin’: A New Refutation of ...

Today in Hip-Hop history, Brooklyn trio Digable Planets released their sophomore LP Blowout Comb. Serving as a more politically charged follow-up to their jazzy debut, Reachin’: A New Refutation of ...

Grammy-winning single, “Rebirth Of Slick (Cool Like Dat)”. Made up of Ishmael Butler (“Butterfly”), Craig Irving (“Doodlebug”) and Mary Ann Vieira (“Ladybug Mecca”), the trio carved out a unique style ...

Recently, Diallo Riddle and LUXXURY teamed up to create a really special podcast called One Song. On each episode, LUXXURY, Riddle and sometimes a guest deep dive into one song from pop music. They ...

At a turbulent time in the 1990s when hip-hop was flexing its cultural muscle hard with the lurid street kabuki of gangster rap, Digable Planets managed to break out and rise above by being an ...

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 ...

The show at the Miami Beach Bandshell and was promoted to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their second record, Blowout Comb ...

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 ...

Canonball is a segment that takes a closer look at albums that should be considered classics. This time around, Diallo Riddle and LUXXURY of the... Why Digable Planets' Blowout Comb is one of the ...