De La Soul, Tribe & Jungle Bros Changed Hip Hop

The Native Tongues represent an expansion within hip hop – a new musical sub-genre with a new focus. It’s an incredibly influential period of music history. It’s also some of best music ever made.

Stream the Spotify Listening Guide: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7mPwS3bSXTDF2BsoWDmpUL?si=cadeec9708e64020

ADDITIONAL NOTES
At 1:05 – “Nixon’s War on Drugs” – this is larger than just one President, as the “War on Drugs” was started in 1971 with Nixon (Controlled Substances Act, creating the DEA) but was expanded by Reagan (zero tolerance policies and increases penalties, resulting in an increase of non-violent drug offenders (predominantly Black Men) behind bars). This is a very large issue that spans decades and we’re still seeing the results of today. While Reagan expanded the War on Drugs and was President in 1988 when Straight Outta Compton was released, the War on Drugs is larger than just him, so I chose the wording of “Nixon’s War on Drugs”

At 10:19 – I misspoke – instead of Pharrell, I mean Kanye, who produced John Legend’s “Get Lifted”
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SOURCES
Check The Technique Vol 1 by Brian Coleman: https://amzn.to/3QLNJ10
Check The Technique Vole 2 by Brian Coleman: https://amzn.to/3QKPiwr
The Native Tongues Review: https://amzn.to/3Xp5xBJ
Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to a Tribe Called Quest by Hanif Abdurraqib: https://amzn.to/3wbZ1CA

https://globaltexanchronicles.com/day-of-trugoy-the-dove/
http://consequenceofsound.net/2014/01/q-tip-leonardo-dicaprio-and-jonah-hill-are-making-a-tv-show/

Will.i.am talking about De La Soul’s influence: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGcsIh8UIys
Common talking about the Native Tongues: https://youtu.be/8ObikRJdxYs
https://youtu.be/yJHe0cpOEU4
Pharrell talking about the Native Tongues: https://youtu.be/DE_tFc5kDKs

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TOPICS COVERED
The Jungle Brothers
De La Soul
A Tribe Called Quest
Queen Latifah
Monie Love
Black Sheep
Brand Nubian
Chi Ali
The Beatnuts
Da Bush Babees
Fu-Schinkens
Leaders of the New School
Q Tip
Phife Dawg
Ali Shaheed Muhammed
Mike G
Sammy B
Afrika Baby Bam
Posdnous
Trugoy
Maseo
Music History
Hip Hop

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