Question: Which song by a hip hop trio formed in 1987 inspired the single Candy?

Context articles: Candy (Drippin' Like Water)
De La Soul
Big L
Warp 9
Injury Reserve
Are You In?: Nike+ Original Run
Just D
Digable Planets
Rasheeda
Bullet and a Target

"Candy (Drippin' Like Water)", is the third single by Snoop Dogg from his 2006 album "Tha Blue Carpet Treatment", produced by Rick Rock.
 It features E-40, MC Eiht, Goldie Loc and Tha Dogg Pound (Daz Dillinger and Kurupt), and Ladybug on the chorus.
 The song title and sample come from Ladybug Mecca's vocals on Digable Planets's "9th Wonder (Blackitolism)".
 "Candy" refers to a high gloss paint finish applied to automobiles.
 In the song it is also used as a euphemism for marijuana, cocaine and sex.
De La Soul is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York.
 The group is best known for their eclectic sampling, quirky lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres.
 The members are Posdnuos, Dave and Maseo.
 The three formed the group in high school and caught the attention of producer Prince Paul with a demo tape of the song "Plug Tunin'".
 With its playful wordplay, innovative sampling, and witty skits, the band's debut album, "3 Feet High and Rising", has been called "a hip hop masterpiece."
Lamont Coleman (May 30, 1974 – February 15, 1999), best known by his stage name Big L, was an American hip hop recording artist.
 Coleman embarked on his career in rapping, with the hip hop trio, Three the Hard Way.
 His first notable appearance came on Lord Finesse's "Yes You May (Remix)".
 Coleman released his debut album, "Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous", in 1995 and significantly contributed to the underground hip hop scene.
 In 1998, he founded Flamboyant Entertainment, his own indie label, through which he released one of his most popular singles, "Ebonics" (1998).
Warp 9, a science fiction themed electro-funk and hip hop trio, best known for their influential singles "Nunk," "Light Years Away," and "Beat Wave," ranks among the most iconic groups of the electro hip hop era.
 Described as the "perfect instance of hip hop's contemporary ramifications," Warp 9 was the brainchild of writer-producers Lotti Golden and Richard Scher.
 The duo wrote and recorded under the moniker Warp 9, a production project at the forefront of the electro movement.
 Warp 9 evolved from a studio concept into a band when Prism Records expressed interest in releasing Nunk as a single.
 Golden & Scher invited drummer Chuck Wansley and percussionist Boe Brown to perform the male vocals and rhymes.
 Later, a female vocalist was added to the group; Ada Dyre performed vocals and rhymes for Warp 9's second single, "Light Years Away."
 The group released two albums, "It's a Beat Wave" (1983), (Island Records), a street themed testament exploring the topics of science fiction, hip hop and mixing, and "Fade In, Fade Out" (Motown), (1986), a soul R&B oriented montage.
 Warp 9's image is best described on the cover of their 12" single "Light Years Away," with Milton (Boe) Brown (Warp 9's lead singer), Chuck Wansley and session singer Ada Dyer in their trademark sci-fi space suits.
Injury Reserve is an Arizona hip hop trio formed in 2012.
 The group consists of rappers Stepa J. Groggs and Ritchie With a T, and producer Parker Corey.
Are You In?
: Nike+ Original Run (a pun on "R-U-N") is an iTunes exclusive mixtape by hip hop trio De La Soul, in association with Nike.
 The album is produced by Flosstradamus.
 In the past, De La Soul collaborated with Nike to make designer shoes, and months later was picked to be a part of Nike's "Original Run" series, aimed at runners.
 "Are You In?"
 was the first album by De La Soul in five years and is one long continuous mixtape released on iTunes with an additional digital booklet.
 It was generally well received by music and hip hop critics and was reviewed by "Wired", "Urb", and the "Hip Hop DX" online magazine.
JustD (English: Just that ) was a Swedish hip hop trio formed in Stockholm in 1990.
 The group consisted of Gustave Lund (Gurra G), Wille Crafoord (Doktor C) and Peder Ernerot (Pedda P).
 They had several chart successes during the early-mid 1990's.
Digable Planets ( ) is an American hip hop trio formed in 1987, in Brooklyn, New York.
 The trio is composed of rappers Ishmael "Butterfly" Butler (from Seattle), Mary Ann "Ladybug Mecca" Vieira (from Silver Spring, Maryland), and Craig "Doodlebug" Irving (from Philadelphia).
Rasheeda Buckner-Frost (born Rasheeda Buckner), known professionally as Rasheeda (often stylized RaSheeda), is an American rapper, fashion designer, television personality and businesswoman from Atlanta, Georgia.
 Rasheeda was a member of the teenage hip hop trio Da Kaperz until 2000 when she launched her solo career.
 Her fifth album, "Certified Hot Chick", was released on August 18, 2009.
 She was also a part of the hip hop/R&B duo Peach Candy with R&B singer-songwriter Kandi Burruss.
"Bullet and a Target" is a song by Australian hip hop trio Bliss n Eso, with featured vocals from Connections Zulu Choir.
 The song was released as the lead single from the trio's third studio album "Flying Colours" on 27 October 2007.
 Bullet and a Target was inspired by the living conditions Bliss, Eso, and Izm had witnessed when visiting South Africa in 2007.
 Bullet and a Target peaked at No. 43 on the ARIA Singles Chart, making it their first top 50 single and second top 100 single.