We'll continue today with our top 25 countdown with albums #5 through #1. #5: Fucked Up - David Comes to Life In all honesty, the concept album isn't my thing. Too often the ideas of a concept album sweep away what could have been multiple tracks of endearing music, instead playing the hand of a story that isn't terribly interesting to begin with it. That's why 'essential' records like Tommy , Quadrophenia , The Wall , and [...]
original Digable Planets promo photo with Ladybug vs their last promo photo Earlier this month, news began circulating that Digable Planets had plans to reunite with their original members in 2012 for a tour and a new album, which would be the followup to 1994's Blowout Comb . However, the group's original female emcee, Ladybug Mecca , has since denied those claims , stating that, "Though a dialog has started about possible plans in the future, nothing has been contracted yet. All [...]
Here we were, all excited and shit after learning that Digable Planets were planning on reuniting for a new ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ digable-planets-not-reuniting- yet-says-ladybug-mec/59734/
Ishmael "Butterfly" "Palaceer Lazaro" Butler has lately been busy with Shabazz Palaces, his much-loved Seattle avant-rap crew. But Butler first came to our attention as one third of the early-'90s boho-rap trio Digable Planets, the group responsible for the kitschy but undeniably awesome near-masterpiece that you see above. The Planets only have two albums to their credit, 19932s Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) and 19942s Blowout Comb , and both of them are better than you likely remember. But they've stayed intermittently active over the years, getting back together for shows here and there. [...]
Here's good news for fans of left-field '90s hip-hop acts that never got their due: According to a variety of ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/ digable-planets-reuniting-plan ning-tour-and-album-/59319/
Shabazz Palaces with a short film from his contender Black Up , reviewed by Sound Verite and others at Reviler.
New single from Doodlebug of Digable Planets "Shine" featuring DOR & produced by DJ Alex J, off his Futuristic Sci-Fi album. iTunes: Shine (U Can't Stop The) [feat. D.O.R.] - Single - Doodlebug FatBeats: Doodlebug - Futuristic Sci-Fi
Doodlebug Ft. D.O.R. - Futuristic Sci-Fi Soulspazm: 2011 If I say 'Doodlebug from Digable Planets,' do your ears perk up? Thought so. On this go-round, the kid from DP teamed up with DJ Alex J. of D.O.R. to bring us Futuristic Sci-Fi , an 18-track album (give or take an interlude or bonus track), that's refreshingly different production-wise and lyrically tangible. The album's concept is based off an old Star Trek: Voyager episode (no bullshit) where the team of trekkers travels back in time. So, in effect, [...]
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![SBTRKT - Wildfire Ft. Shabazz Palaces (Drumma Boy Remix) [Mp3]](http://cdn.elbo.ws/posts/3686550_lg.jpg)
Admittedly, despite being a big fan of the original "Wildfire" cut and of SBTRKT 's self-titled debut record in general, I was not a fan of the initial remix with a certain Young Money artist that made rounds around the hype music blogs several times over. Luckily for me, there's the recently released Drumma Boy cut of the wonky track with the mysterious hip-hop collective Shabazz Palaces . The group, which is the first rap act to be signed by the venerable Seattle indie label Sub Pop Records , features Digable Planets member Ishmael Butler (now referred to as the [...]
I had a little Tribe Called Quest moment this week, seeing the trailer for the new documentary , watching this video of Q-Tip and Kanye West doing "Award Tour" in Brooklyn , and then hearing Midnight Marauders when my brilliant wife happened to put it on. I don't really listen to hip hop that often, but this three-fer sent me down a little rabbit hole of nostalgia for some of my favorite hip hop albums of that era. Join me in the rabbit hole, won't you? A Tribe Called Quest: [...]
I have to say, I am pretty geeked about this post. It is only once in a blue moon that you get an opportunity to premiere a song from a hip-hop legend like Doodlebug, whose most notable work came from his days in Digable Planets. But today, he isn't about that, he is trying to push the envelope with his new team consisting of DOR and DJ Alex J. With an album called Futuristic Sci-Fi scheduled for a Sept. 27 release, the gang unleash the first single, which features Donwill of Tanya Morgan and Moka Only over a raw [...]
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Tweet Buy the album from Amazon - Vinyl | MP3 | CD The rap scene in the US is slowly waking up. With the immediacy of information sharing over the internet, the decline of conventional album sales, and the fact that anyone with a Macbook can cook up sounds for others to hear, the game is changing. Unfortunately, every MC Tom, Dick, and Harry seem to think that they're [...]
In the immortal words of Kamaal Ibn John Fareed, Jazz, (We've Got) . In fact, starting this weekend, we shall have all of the Jazz. The 25th Anniversary edition of the Halifax Jazzfest kicks off this weekend, and does so in fine style. Not only will there be a Jazz-party cruise featuring much-loved Halifax klezmer-funketeers Gypsophilia on Friday night, but Saturday sees the release party for the new album ( The Mint Condition ) from extreme hill favorites The Extremities . The Grand Wizard [...]
Imani & Fatlip of The Pharcyde: photo by Michael Ligon Review to come. Photos: Digable Planets, The Pharcyde @ NXNE in Toronto (June 19, 2011) MySpace: Digable Planets MySpace: The Pharcyde
Is it just me and the rest of the internet, or has 2011 been a year of game changers? We've seen a lot of great, forward thinking tunes come down the pipe, and it's only (almost) July. Ishmael Butler—formerly Butterfly of Digable Planets, now Palaceer Lazaro of Shabazz Palaces—has put another wrinkle in the already more complex year. Their debut album Black Up , out now on Sub Pop, will be a serious contender for hip hop album of the year. To be honest, I haven't listened to much Digable [...]
shabazz palaces - swerve [oh my gosh, i was just going to say that this track reminded me of the 90's rap of the awesome digable planets and then i find out that shabazz frontman palaceer lazaro is also known as ishmael butler, aka ex lead rapper of DIGABLE PLANETS!!! leading the avant rap movement (that's what they're calling it), this track is definitely interesting in all the right places. totally digging this!] http://feeds.feedburner.com/Wo ngiesMusicWorld
Shabazz Palaces - Black Up MMMM 1/2 Up until the past few months, Seattle hip-hop group Shabazz Palaces had been shrouded in a fair amount of mystery. Their initial, official promotional photo featured a man with what looked like a black hole – or a galaxy – for a face, seated in a sci-fi, CGI-generated planetary landscape. The image happened to be rather apropos when it came to representing the project. Following 2009's self-released Of Light and Shabazz [...]
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Wow, this week is packed with so many events from all over! Well, let's get right into it.. This wednesday & thursday night, you have two very special classic hiphop groups invading Canada! First and foremost, you have the ' cool ' trio Digable Planets , and you also have Digital Underground ( RIP 2PAC )! They both will be invading Bar None w/ DJs Chin Injeti & Jay Swing , brought to you by the Donnelly Group ! The entrance fee is now $18, but there's also a [...]
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After D-Sisive 's set, I stayed for abit for Digable Planets . This finishing off to who I have seen at NXNE 2011. They were pretty great live. Here are the photos. [...]
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