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The Native Tongues was a collective of late 1980s and early 1990s hip-hop artists known for their positive-minded, good-natured Afrocentric lyrics, and for pioneering the use of eclectic sampling and jazz-influenced beats.
This is a category of groups and artists that are in the Native Tongues collective. Pages in category "Native Tongues members" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
A Tribe Called Quest was the most commercially successful act in the Native Tongues, with all six of its albums certified either gold or platinum. [13] John Bush of AllMusic called them "the most intelligent, artistic rap group during the 1990s", [14] and Kris Ex of Pitchfork regarded them as "one of the greatest acts that hip-hop has ever ...
Chi Ali at the time was a core member of Native Tongues, a New York City-based hip-hop collective, and also had connections with the Legion family, along with Showbiz and A.G. [2] In 1992, Chi-Ali released his first solo single, "Age Ain't Nothing But a #", [ 1 ] which was a moderate hit and reached #6 on the Hot Rap Singles chart.
The discography of American alternative rock band Switchfoot consists of 12 studio albums, four live albums, three compilation albums, five video albums, 10 extended plays, 43 singles, nine promotional singles and 39 music videos.
Da Bush Babees have since begun recording and performing again under the name Dub Rock All-Stars [2] and are currently in the process of finalizing an as-yet untitled album. Their most recent performance was May 23, 2012 at the Lyricist Lounge 20 Year Reunion Party at (le) Poisson Rouge in New York City. [ 2 ]
Black Sheep is an American hip hop duo from Queens, New York, United States, composed of Andres "Dres" Vargas Titus and William "Mista Lawnge" McLean. [2] The duo was from New York but met as teenagers in Sanford, North Carolina, where both of their families relocated. [3]
According to music journalist Michael Gonzales, their sessions were marked by an experimentation with "dirty soul, muddy water blues, Black Ark dub science, mix-master madness, screeching guitars, old school hip-hop, gutbucket romanticism, inspired lyricism, African chats and aesthetics, pimpin' politics, strange Moogs, Kraftwerk synths and ...