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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. Its principal members were the Jungle Brothers, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Monie Love, and Queen Latifah
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 ...
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.
Many of these artists have performed on one another's records, creating a community of likeminded musicians forging a style that doesn't have a name yet. Organic soul , natural R&B , boho-rap —it's music that owes a debt to the old-school sounds of Marvin Gaye , Bob Marley , Jimi Hendrix and George Clinton without expressly mimicking any of them.
Her recording career began in 1989 with the song "Acknowledge Your Own History" from the Jungle Brothers' 1989 album Done by the Forces of Nature.It was the beginning of her association with the Native Tongues Posse — which would produce De La Soul's 1991 hit "A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays"" — and continue with A Tribe Called Quest and later with its second generation of Mos Def ...
Albums by the artists that recorded them. Please note that all single-artist album articles may have subcategories here, even if it's the only album the artist has recorded. Similarly, album by artist categories may exist even for redirects.
List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Other artist(s) Album "The Promo" 1988 Jungle Brothers: Straight out the Jungle "Buddy" 1989 Native Tongues: 3 Feet High and Rising "Doin' Our Own Dang" Done by the Forces of Nature "Promo No. 2 (Mind Review '89)" Jungle Brothers
After forming the Native Tongues collective and collaborating on several projects, A Tribe Called Quest began recording sessions for People's Instinctive Travels in late 1989 at Calliope Studios with completion reached in early 1990. The album's laid back production encompassed a diverse range of samples which functioned as a template for the ...