Digable Planets
Was an American alternative hip hop trio based in New York City, composed of Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler (from Seattle), Mary Ann “Ladybug Mecca” Vieira (from Silver Spring, Maryland) and Craig “Doodlebug” Irving (from Philadelphia).
Butler and Irving met in Philadelphia in the late 1980s, whilst Viera and Irving had been a couple whilst attending Howard University. Originally from Seattle, Butler was interning at Sleeping Bag Records in New York and would visit his grandmother in Philadelphia where Irving was living and rapping with an outfit called the Dread Poets Society (later known as the 7 OD’s). Despite recording under the name Digable Planets, the initial demos featured only Butler. After a brief stint with two other members, Butler began collaborating with Irving and Vieira in 1989.
Fatlip
(Born Derrick Stewart March 26, 1969)[2][3] is a Los Angeles-born hip hop musician. He started his career in the hip hop group The Pharcyde.
In 2005, Fatlip released his solo debut, The Loneliest Punk. It includes his single from 2000, “What’s Up Fatlip” (which was included in the soundtrack for Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland and the Youth in Revolt (film) soundtrack). The music video for “What’s Up Fatlip” was directed by Spike Jonze. During the filming process Spike compiled a series of interviews with Fatlip and put them together in a documentary also titled, “What’s Up, Fatlip?”.[4][5] The album features guest appearances by Chali 2na (on the song ‘Today’s Your Day,’ which is included in the skateboarding film, Yeah Right!), as well as Shock G (on the song ‘Freaky Pumps’). The album contains songs produced by J-Swift who was responsible for the production of The Pharcyde’s first album Bizarre Ride II the Pharcyde.
Fatlip appeared on MTV’s Jackass sliding down an escalator rail.
