Following their recent reunion at major music festivals Sasquatch!, Essence and, most recently, Pitchfork, Digable Planets — the alternative hip-hop trio comprised of Mary Ann \u0093Ladybug Mecca\u0094 Vieira, Craig \u0093Doodlebug\u0094 Irving, and Ishmael \u0093Butterfly\u0094 Butler — are reunited and currently on their highly anticipated first tour since 2005. Full list of tour dates below.<\/p>\n
The group\u0092s debut album ‘Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space)’ was released in 1993 via\u00a0 Pendulum Records. The album’s lead single, Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat)<\/em> became a crossover Top 20 Billboard hit, earning gold certification by the RIAA and winning the Grammy for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group.<\/p>\n Digable\u0092’s fusion of jazz with hip hop broadened hip hop’\u0092s reach and expanded it\u0092s connection to music history, African American culture and the sounds of the streets. The trio\u0092’s second album in late 1994, ‘Blowout Comb,’ organically integrated soul, jazz and live instrumentation with political consciousness, mixed in with happy observations of everyday life. It features one of our all time favourite hip-hop tracks, 9th Wonder<\/em>. Watch the video via YouTube below. Both albums are proven hip-hop classics thriving on listeners\u0092 ability to relate, think, feel and be inspired.<\/p>\n