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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.
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.
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]
Da Bush Babees is an American underground hip-hop trio loosely affiliated with the Native Tongues. The members of the group originally performed under the stage names Babe-B-Face Kaos (later Lee Majors), Mister Man (later King Khaliyl) and Y-Tee (later Light). [1] [2] [full citation needed]
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 ...
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.
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 ...