Black Arts Legacies
Ishmael Butler: Pushing the limits of hip-hop
As a founder of Digable Planets and Shabazz Palaces, the Seattle rapper has pushed the limits of what hip-hop says and sounds like.
Kemi Adeyemi is a project editor at Crosscut, where she contributes to the Black Arts Legacies project. She is also associate professor of Gender, Women and Sexuality Studies at the University of Wash
As a founder of Digable Planets and Shabazz Palaces, the Seattle rapper has pushed the limits of what hip-hop says and sounds like.
With meticulous skill and a communal approach, the longtime Seattle artist has cut her own path.