Digable Planets is a Grammy Award winning American hip hop group based in New York City, composed of Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler (from Seattle), Craig "Doodlebug" Irving (from Philadelphia), and Mary Ann "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira (from Washington, D.C.). They were backed by Silkworm, who later embarked on a solo career under the name King Britt. Wikipedia
The Fugee's, Digable Planets, and The Roots are all like that on that type of time.