Played on rock and urban stations, Digable Planets' debut represented an actual alternative to the masses who had grown up on Van Halen and Whitney Houston and, as a result, Digable Planets found themselves with a Top 20 single in "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)." Though they were not the first to synthesize jazz and hip-hop, Digable Planets epitomized the laid-back charm of jazz hipsters better than any group before or since. About Digable Planets. Though they were not the first to synthesize jazz and hip-hop, Digable Planets epitomized the laid-back charm of jazz hipsters better than any group before or since. The trio's 1993 debut album, Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space), was a mellow ride packed with samples from Art Blakey, Sonny Rollins, and Curtis Mayfield, and the single "Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)" became a Top 20 pop hit. Digable Planets, an alternative hip-hop trio based in New York City, composed of Butterfly, Ladybug Mecca, and Doodlebug. In a lot ways the song paints the picture for the rest of the album with samples that are drenched in cool jazz and interlaced with smart catchy rhymes … The trio is composed of rappers Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler, Mariana "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira, and Craig "Doodlebug" Irving. Digable Planets (/ ˈ d ɪ ɡ ə b əl ˈ p l æ n ə t s /) is a Grammy award-winning hip hop trio formed in 1987. Though plagued by the same street credibility problems as De La Soul (due in part to their monikers: Ladybug, Doodlebug and Butterfly), Digable Planet's music speaks for itself. Digable Planets’ female member, Ladybug, though she was born in Brazil in the mid-1970s, spent her childhood mostly in Maryland. The group is notable for their contributions to the subgenres of jazz rap and alternative hip hop

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View Digable Planets song lyrics by popularity along with songs featured in, albums, videos … They released their debut album Reachin' (A New Refutation