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rap (trio) · Philadelphia

Trio formed in 1987 by Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler, Craig "Doodlebug" Irving, and Mariana "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira, who met in Philadelphia before settling in Brooklyn. Associated with the development of jazz rap, it released Reachin' (1993) and Blowout Comb (1994), split up in 1995, and reformed in 2005.

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Styles

• Acid jazz, jazz-rap, nu jazz

Landmark tracks

• Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat) (1992)

Sources

• Source

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