While the Digable Planets reunion treks on, that’s not all the members are up to this year. Butterfly is busy with Shabazz Palaces, and Ladybug Mecca is part of a new collective called BROOKZILL!

“You may remember her soft-as-silk flow during her days with Digable Planets, when “Rebirth of Slick” (Cool Like Dat) was a favorite during Hip Hop’s zenith. Ladybug Mecca has been in the process of ...

"Rip it ’til dawn, flip it ’til dawn. Hip Hop is the fix, or else we be gone" Ladybug Mecca, "Where I’m From" The mid-90’s saw a great change in Hip Hop as we knew it. Trading in Adidas for Timbs, and ...

The star’s attorneys reportedly plan to appeal the judge’s decision to drop Drake’s lawsuit against Universal Music Group over Kendrick Lamar diss track exchanges. The star’s attorneys reportedly plan ...

Childlike wonder swarms around Ladybug Mecca’s solo debut, Trip the Light Fantastic, as she skips from genre to genre and her voice flutters between singing and rapping. With each recollection of ...

Hip-hop lovers know Ladybug Mecca as one-third of the short-lived Digable Planets, which released two albums, "Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space)" in 1993 and "Blowout Comb," its follow-up ...

It was the summer of 1992, and Ladybug Mecca, Butterfly, and Doodlebug—collectively known as Digable Planets—were recording their debut album, Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space), commuting ...

DJ Ladybug Mecca of Digable Planets spins at Lola, 500 N. 14th St., at 10 p.m. March 12 as part of the Funkin Right event with Nappy DJ Needles. St. Louis erupts with parties and festivities as 2026 ...

It has been 21 years since Digable Planets—the distinctive ’90s jazz-rap trio—broke up after releasing two critically acclaimed studio albums and winning a Grammy for “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) ...

The latest issue of Dork Magazine (Issue #3) just came out. They have articles on 88 Keys, Ladybug Mecca from Digable Planets, Rhymefest, Ramsey Jones (ODB’s bro) and others. Check it out!

Digable Planets are reuniting for a summer tour. The trio of Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler, Mary Ann "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira, and Craig "Doodlebug" Irving announced that they will hit the road this summer ...