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Digable Planets

Digable Planets (/ˈdɪɡəbəl ˈplænɪts/) is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987. The trio is composed of rappers Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler, Mariana "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira, and Craig "Doodlebug" Irving. The group is notable for their contributions to the subgenres of jazz rap and alternative hip hop.

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Genres
Hip hop · jazz rap · alternative hip hop · acid jazz
Labels
Pendulum · Blue Note · EMI
Members
Ishmael "Butter Fly" Butler Craig "Doodlebug" Irving Mariana "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira
Origin
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.; Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
Years active
1987–1995 · 2005–2011 · 2015–present

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Digable Planets

Nodes59
Edges58
Triples29
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033898
Components1

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Digable Planets

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related to Origins · 14
Digable Planets → Butler, Dread Poets Society, Howard University, Irving, Maryland, New York, Originally, Philadelphia, Seattle, Silver Spring, Sleeping Bag Records, The, Vieira, Washington
Genres · 4
Digable Planets → acid jazz, alternative hip hop, Hip hop, jazz rap
Labels · 3
Digable Planets → Blue Note, EMI, Pendulum
Years active · 3
Digable Planets → 1987–1995, 2005–2011, 2015–present
related to External links · 2
Digable Planets → AllMusicDigable Planets, Discogs
Members · 1
Digable Planets → Ishmael "Butter Fly" Butler Craig "Doodlebug" Irving Mariana "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira
Origin · 1
Digable Planets → Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.; Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
related to Live albums · 1
Digable Planets → Digable Planets Live

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album butler group irving new vieira hip hop philadelphia released trio 2005 digable planets live 1995 york pennsylvania time brooklyn

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Digable PlanetsGenresHip hop1.00infobox
Digable PlanetsGenresjazz rap1.00infobox
Digable PlanetsGenresalternative hip hop1.00infobox
Digable PlanetsGenresacid jazz1.00infobox
Digable PlanetsLabelsPendulum1.00infobox
Digable PlanetsLabelsBlue Note1.00infobox
Digable PlanetsLabelsEMI1.00infobox
Digable PlanetsMembersIshmael "Butter Fly" Butler Craig "Doodlebug" Irving Mariana "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira1.00infobox
Digable PlanetsOriginPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.; Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.1.00infobox
Digable PlanetsYears active1987–19951.00infobox
Digable PlanetsYears active2005–20111.00infobox
Digable PlanetsYears active2015–present1.00infobox

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