A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul, and The Jungle Brothers. They were the principle members of a group of hip hop artists known for their positive-minded, good-naturedly Afrocentric lyrics, and for pioneering the use of eclectic sampling and jazz-influenced beats called the Native Tongue Posse. They helped pioneer what we call conscious or alternative hip hop. Fosterd by DJ Red Alert, the Posse would soon be joined by Leaders of the New School, Queen Latifah, Monie Love, Chi-Ali, and Black Sheep.
Though the group never recorded anything under the Native Tongue name, the discography is extensive and soon saw the addition of members such as Common, Mos Def, Da Bush Babies, Talib Kweli, The Beatnuts, Slum Village, and Pharoahe Monch. Singer Vinia Mojica also played a pivital role.
Not every track here includes Q-Tip. I’ve been wanting to do this compilation for a while and figured Q-Tip Week was the perfect time to drop it. Though you will see Q-Tip is feature on most of these tracks. Coming up with a Native Tongue Posse compilation was dificult as it was tough to decide what tracks were true Native Posse cuts. We went with our gut and gathered the best collaborations that we could. Of course there were many, so this turned into a 2 disc compilation. Here’s part one and we’ll drop part two tomorrow!
- “Make It All Better” by Mos Def, Talib Kweli & Q-Tip
- Unreleased
- “Buddy (Native Tongue Decision Version)” by De La Soul, Jungle Brothers, Monie Love, Phife, Q-Tip & Queen Latifah
- Remix from the album 3 Feet High & Rising (1989)
- “The Remedy” by Common & Q-Tip
- From the soundtrack Get On The Bus (1996)
- “La Menage” by Black Sheep & Q-Tip
- From the album A Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing (1994)
- “S.O.S.” by Da Bush Babees & Mos Def
- From the album Gravity (1996)
- “The Questions” by Common, Mos Def & Monie Love
- From the album Like Water For Chocolate (2000)
- “(K.O.S.) Determination” by Mos Def, Talbi Kweli & Vinia Mojica
- From the album Black Star (2002)
- “You Can’t Hold A Torch” by Busta Rhymes & Q-Tip
- From the album The Big Bang (2006)
- “She Wants to Move (Native Tongues Remix)” by N*E*R*D, Common, Mos Def, Q-Tip & De La Soul
- Remix from the album Fly or Die (2004)
- “Mama Gave Birth To The Soul Children” by Queen Latifah & De La Soul
- From the album All Hail The Queen (1989)
- “A Roller Skating Jam Named ‘Saturdays’ by De La Soul, Q-Tip & Vinia Mojica
- From the album De La Soul Is Dead (1991)
- “Doin’ Our Own Dang” by Jungle Brothers & De La Soul
- From the album Done By The Forces of Nature (1989)
- “Take That” by Da Beatminerz, Flipmode Squad & Vinia Mojica
- From the album Brace 4 Impak (2002)
- “I Am I Be” by De La Soul & Busta Rhymes
- From the album Buhloone Mindstate (1993)
- “Big Brother Beat” by De La Soul & Mos Def
- From the album Stakes Is High (1996)
- “What’s That” by Tony Touch, Mos Def & De La Soul
- From the album The Piece Maker (2000)
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I have Make It All Better on
Mos Def – The Dangerous Mix CD
Black Star – B-Sides & Rarities
Mos Def – Mos Definite
Mos Def – We Are Hip-Hop, Me, You, Everybody
…. now that i think about it none of those are albums… LOL… so i guess technically it is unreleased, MY BAD.
La Menage… Beautiful.
lots of good music right here..thanx
Yeah, I got “Make It All Better” on all those too, but like you pointed out Matchz, those aren’t official albums.