Native Tongues
Native Tongues | |
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| Origin | New York City, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1988 – late 1990s |
| Past members | Jungle Brothers De La Soul A Tribe Called Quest Monie Love Queen Latifah Black Sheep Chi-Ali |
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. The collective was also closely tied to the Universal Zulu Nation. Rolling Stone cites the track "Doin' Our Own Dang" as "the definitive Native Tongues posse cut".