jes' reminiscin'
kevin k
ps whatever happened to pete rock, once the "next big thing?"
-----Original Message-----
From: flight <glesne@students.uiuc.edu>
To: Scott Tennent <feesh@asu.edu>
Cc: acid jazz <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Date: Wednesday, October 22, 1997 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: native tongues
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>> this is the first I've heard by them and I think its okay. Is there a
>> better album by the JB?
>
>The two JB's classics (I'm not going to try and ramk them) were the first
>2 - Straight Out the Jungle (89) and Done By The Forces of Nature (91).
>Both are superb w/ the first being a bit more grounded in trad. hip-hop
>and the next a bit more exploring and political. Should be able to find
>em both if you look around a bit. Sell the new one and don't touch the 3rd
>one.
>
>>
>> also, I'm incredibly impressed with Mos Def's contribution to the DJ
>> Krush album. I read in URB that he is also considered to be part of the
>> native tongues. What else has he done (aside from the de la soul album).
>>
>
>Mos Def was in a group called Urban Thermal Dynamics (UTD) which was on
>Payday for a minute and dropped 2 completely classic 12"s -"Manifest
>Destiny" w/ a Diamond D remix and the second being "my kung fu". I happen
>to be lucky enough to have doubles of both.
>
>> lastly, are there any other native tongues besides these guys and of
>> course tribe and de la?
>
>Queen Latifah was pretty tight in the day. Her LP, "NAture of a Sista" -
>I think - its the one with a white cover - features all sorts of prince
>paul production, de la and tribe guest appearances. Black Sheep were also
>considered down for a while - their first LP is a classic _A Wolf in
>Sheeps Clothing_.
>
>Flight
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