Those cats used their vernacular to communicate a new perspective. Vieira joined hip hop group Dino 5 as the voice of Tracy Triceratops. Throwback to the Future Album Review". The group's second album Blowout Comb was released in The group broke up in and reunited in 
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Upon completing high school, he attended the University of Massachusetts on a basketball scholarship but quit before long. Views Read Edit View history. In the same year the group appeared on the Red Hot Organization 's compilation album, Stolen Moments: He also composed music for commercial clients including Pepsi and Fila, and ventured into acting, with roles in film the Sundance fave I Am Ali and Off Broadway.
Born in the late s, Doodlebug grew up in Philadelphia before moving to Washington, D. The album, meant to raise awareness and funds in support of the AIDS epidemic in ppanets to the African American community, was heralded as "Album of the Year" by Time magazine. Doodlebug added, Humans are supposed to be the most intelligent beings on the planet, and yet we cant seem to come together in a peaceful manner.
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By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Following up with a live record Digable Planets Live in late June This page digxble last edited on 7 Augustat The two later hooked up with Doodlebug b. The group downplayed samples in favor of live performances: They were backed by Silkworm, who later embarked on a solo career under the name King Britt By the late s Butterfly had moved to Philadelphia to live with his grandmother while making a living and learning the ropes of the local music scene.
Insects stick together and work for mutually beneficial causes, Ladybug observed in Essence. Those cats used their vernacular to communicate a new perspective.
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The name sprang, they explained, from the notion that every individual is a planet. When asked in a subsequent interview about the group's status, Butler stated "I think it's the end. What, exactly, did it mean? Even more so than its predecessor, the Planets second full-length diggable stylistic boundaries.
Retrieved 25 April Digable Planets' resulting tour had a laid-back vibe more in keeping with a jazz show than any hip-hop concert, though the live musicians were criticized for doing little more than re-creating samples from the album. Lese Majesty review — spectacular, way-out hip-hop".
Much stronger than its predecessor, it used fewer samples and even included several solos. Filled with literate lyrics, honey-smooth flow, and inventive arrangements, their albums Reachin' A New Refutation Of Time And Space and Blowout Comb redefined hip-hop, and set standards for the generation of soul poets and innovative producers that followed, as the new anthology Beyond The Spectrum: By the time she was in high school, she was a restless young woman; ba four years, she attended three different schools.
The group signed to Pendulum Records in and all three band members moved to New York, where Butler and Irving became roommates. The Creamy Spy Chronicles on October 15, that combined previously bagg material with remixes and B-sides. Like hip-hop, they developed a language and style that was unique, noted Butterfly of their jazz forefathers.
After touring extensively, accompanied by a live band, the trio returned to the studio, emerging in with their sophomore outing, Blowout Comb. Retrieved December 20, Oof responded to the Planets debut platter enthusiastically.
Digable Planets performing at Aggie Theatre in Vieira joined hip hop group Dino 5 as the voice of Tracy Triceratops. He decided instead to earn an education in the music business, taking an internship with Sleeping Bag Records, a New York City-based hip-hop label, in the mids.
But most importantly digablle Digable Planets fans worldwide, the original trio recently reformed to play a number of well-received live dates including Lollapaloozaand begin work on their first album in over a decade. Digable Planets formed in the early '90s, when Butterfly b.
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