Native Tongues Posse

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The Native Tongues Family is a group of late 1980s and early 1990s hip-hop artists known for their positive-minded, good-naturedly Afrocentric lyrics and jazzy beats. Mostly based out of New York, they were inspired by earlier, similar rappers, especially Afrika Bambaataa, and came together in order to cooperate on each other's projects and help bring socially conscious hip hop to the mainstream. Though not confined by the genre Jazz rap, many Native Tongue groups experimented with, helped develop and are often associated with this related style.

Contents 1 Founding members 2 Other flagship members 3 Key additions (c. 1998) 4 Peripheral Members 5 Debated members and associated acts 6 External links

Founding members

• Jungle Brothers along with Kool DJ Red Alert
• De La Soul along with Prince Paul
• A Tribe Called Quest

Other flagship members

• Queen Latifah
• Monie Love
• Black Sheep
• Chi-Ali

Key additions (c. 1998)

• Black Star consisting of Mos Def and Talib Kweli
• Common
• Da Bush Babees

Peripheral Members

• The Beatnuts
• Shortie No Mass, protege of Posdnuos
• The Violators
• Lucien Revolucien
• Leaders of the New School which included Busta Rhymes
• Gray Oakes AKA Third Degree

Debated members and associated acts

• Brand Nubian (considered members by Q-Tip and Dres)
• Nice & Smooth (see above)

and various others.

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