1. Midnight Marauders 2.De La Soul is Dead 3. Low End Theory 4. A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing 5. One For All 6. Stakes Is High 7. Grind Date 8. People's Instinctive Travels 9. 3 Feet High and Rising 10. A Future Without A Past
1. "Brand Nubian is part of the Native Tongues?" In response to Reply # 0
The Low End Theory Midnight Marauders De La Soul Is Dead A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing Done by the Forces of Nature Buhloone Mindstate 3 Feet High & Rising Straight Out the Jungle People's Instinctive Travels... All Hail the Queen
****************************************** Falcons, Braves, Bulldogs and Hawks
26. "RE: Some people down that album because" In response to Reply # 17
Or I just simply think MM is the 3rd best Tribe album. I agreed with the source. I also prefer the first 2 De La albums to it. But yeah, most people late to the tribe party lean MM.
27. "RE: Some people down that album because" In response to Reply # 26
I've done that before hate on an a groups album by saying the early stuff was better I'm not a Kid A fan but everyone hails it as Radiohead's finest work. I like Ok Computer and the Bends more even always acting like I'm was a fan of the group longer solely base off an album a person chooses(kid a).
30. "RE: Some people down that album because" In response to Reply # 29
Midnight Marauders to me was Tribe a bit too well oiled and predictable. In 1993, they felt a bit too familiar and I was checking for the newer blood more than Tribe. It has aged incredibly well but it's a bit Muzak like with all the electric piano tinges and stuff.
The first two Tribe albums were life changing events for me. Doesn't mean I don't still love MM.
21. "I'm starting to think the phrase shouldn't be used anymore, period" In response to Reply # 19
>people say it all the time, and in some cases I get it >(example 80s synth music doesn't sound "timeless") > >but not so much here
To just retroactively downgrade a quality piece of work like that is just cheap. If you don't like it as much as you did back then, say that. If you are no longer into the styles of rapping, sounds being used, or the things being talked about on the album, say that. If you think the album had a novelty appeal, say that.
16. "RE: Top ten Native Tongue albums." In response to Reply # 0
1. Low End Theory 2. Wolf In Sheep's Clothing 3. Midnight Marauders 4. De La Soul is Dead 5. People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm 6. 3 Feet High & Rising 7. All Hail The Queen 8. Straight Out The Jungle 9. Buhloone Mind State 10. Beats Rhymes & Life
32. "I made 2 lists.. 1 for Core NT's + 1 for the Unofficial Extended NT's..." In response to Reply # 0
NATIVE TONGUES.... 1. 3FT HIGH & RISING 2. DE LA SOUL IS DEAD 3. THE LOW END THEORY 4. MIDNIGHT MARAUDERS 5. PEOPLES INSTINCTIVE TRAVELS & THE PATHS OF RHYTHM 6. BUHLOONE MIND STATE 7. STAKES IS HIGH 8. STRAIGHT OUT THE JUNGLE 9. DONE BY THE FORCES OF NATURE 10. A WOLF IN SHEEPS CLOTHING
EXTENDED NATIVE TONGUES.... 1. 3FT HIGH & RISING 2. DE LA SOUL IS DEAD 3. THE LOW END THEORY 4. MIDNIGHT MARAUDERS 5. ONE FOR ALL 6. PEOPLES INSTINCTIVE TRAVELS & THE PATHS OF RHYTHM 7. STREET LEVEL 8. STAKES IS HIGH 9. STRAIGHT OUT THE JUNGLE 10. THE COMING
34. "looks like i forgot to include BMS at all in the 2nd list... " In response to Reply # 33
EXTENDED NATIVE TONGUES.... 1. 3FT HIGH & RISING 2. DE LA SOUL IS DEAD 3. THE LOW END THEORY 4. MIDNIGHT MARAUDERS 5. ONE FOR ALL 6. PEOPLES INSTINCTIVE TRAVELS & THE PATHS OF RHYTHM 7. >>> BUHLOONE MIND STATE <<< 8. STREET LEVEL 9. STAKES IS HIGH 10. STRAIGHT OUT THE JUNGLE
38. "Basically. God forbid hip-hop music be danceable & have a defined " In response to Reply # 36
cultural aesthetic. I guess since because we don't rock those medallions/beads, read those books, or do those dances anymore, the J Beez are played out.
...the only album they had out during the "relevant" 90's boom-bap era was "Jbeez with the remedy" and that record was kind of a bummer even if I appreciate it more now. Oh yeah, they also had "Raw Deluxe" during the brief "comeback" of NT's but that one didn't amount to much and I doubt many even remembered them at that point.
Otherwise, their best shit falls outside of the time-window that the Lesson at large generally appreciate and unlike, say, Rakim or BDK, they didn't have advanced flows but instead sounded almost deliberately throwback then; I think it's hard for people raised on 90's boom-bap and gangsta-rap to really appreciate them.
Other problems are of course that their biggest hit was a Hip-House tune and that they never really had a successful album. Like, did they ever even go gold?
Personally, I didn't like "Done..." at all when it came out and re-bought and re-sold it numerous times over the years but in the past ten years, I've come to REALLY appreciate it and I think it's an incredibly creative, fun and colourful record that I'm actually more likely to play now than "3 feet..." which suffers too much from goofiness; definitely a top 5 NT's album to me.
And "Straight out the jungle" is just dope with the rugged beats combined with their light flows and mellow voices but again, I don't see a record like that being the lesson's cup of tea overall; I think you have to be kind of old to dig it honestly. If the kids (=people younger than 35, LOL!) are digging the 80's JB's shit, let me know, I would love to be wrong...
37. "I'll give it a crack" In response to Reply # 0
De La Soul is Dead Midnight Marauders Low End Theory Buhloone Mindstate 3 Feet High and Rising Wolf in Sheep's Clothing People's Instinctive Travels The Grind Date Done By the Forces of Nature
Yes, I'm the ONE De La fan who hates "Stakes is High"
49. "Mine: " In response to Reply # 0 Fri Sep-12-14 04:22 PM by mrhood75
1. De La Soul is Dead 2. Low End Theory 3. 3 Feet High and Rising 4. Midnight Marauders 5. Wolf in Sheep's Clothing 6. Done By the Forces of Nature 7. Straight Out the Jungle 8. Buhloone Mind State 9. People's Instinctive... 10. Stakes is High
Note: I didn't include albums by Brand Nubian or LONS.
50. "Core groups only..." In response to Reply # 0 Fri Sep-12-14 05:07 PM by Jakob Hellberg
Note that I like both the Black Sheep-debut and Beatnuts "s/t" just as much if not more than any other NT-albums. Still, Beatnuts? To me, NT's had a vibe/aesthetic in lyrics and presentation and Beatnuts doesn't fit that at all IMO. Black Sheep on the other hand *kind* of do but if I include them, why not Beatnuts? Were they less "hangarounds"? Thus, i stick with the "core" acts for my list.
As for LONS? Ehh, I just don't think they were *that* good and not a fan of the females in the crew either...
1.Low End Theory 2. Done by the forces of nature 3. Midnight Marauders 4.Buhloone Mondstate 5.De La Soul is dead 6.3 Feet high... 7.Straight out the jungle 8.Peoples instictive travels etc. 9. Beats, Rhymes and life 10. Stakes is high
EDIT: As for Black Sheep and Beatnuts, they would be the 2 and 3 I guess if included...
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51. "Here's My Favorite Top Ten Native Tongue Albums" In response to Reply # 0
(1)ATCQ "Low End Theory" (2)De La Soul "Is Dead" (3)Jungle Brothers "Done By The Forces Of Nature" (4)Slum Village "Fantastic Vol. 2" (5)Q-Tip "Amplified" (6)Mos Def "Black On Both Sides" (7)Beatnuts "Stone Crazy" (8)Busta Rhymes "The Coming" (9)Common "Like Water For Chocolate" (10)Queen Latifah "All Hail The Queen"
--------- "We in here talking about later career Prince records & your fool ass is cruising around in a time machine trying to collect props for a couple of sociopathic degenerates" - s.blak
(I only allowed myself to include two from each artist...because the list would be dominated by Quest and De La)
1. De La Soul Is Dead 2. Midnight Marauders 3. Low End Theory 4. 3 Feet High & Rising 5. Straight Out The Jungle 6. Intoxicated Demons 7. All Hail The Queen (Latifah represented both the Flavor Unit and N.T.) 8. A Wolf In Sheep's Clothing 9. Done By The Forces of Nature 10. T.I.M.E.
GOAT of his era......long live Prince.....God is alive....
57. "Wolf in Sheeps Clothing is such a good album" In response to Reply # 0
You drop La Menage and it's just about perfect top to bottom
<-- Dave Thomas knows what's up... __________________________
Jay: Look here homie, any nigga can get a hit record. This here is about respect. Game: Like Gladys Knight. Jay: Aretha Franklin. Game: Word, I like her too. Jay: Nigga...
62. "Somebody give me a hole! Yeah, I'll pass...." In response to Reply # 61
The beat was cool, but they could have done without that feature for sure
<-- Dave Thomas knows what's up... __________________________
Jay: Look here homie, any nigga can get a hit record. This here is about respect. Game: Like Gladys Knight. Jay: Aretha Franklin. Game: Word, I like her too. Jay: Nigga...
60. "RE: Top ten Native Tongue albums." In response to Reply # 0
1. Low End Theory 2. Midnight Marauders 3. De La Soul Is Dead 4. Buhloone Mindstate 5. Wolf In Sheep's Clothing 6. People's Instinctive Travels 7. Done By The Forces of Nature 8. Stakes Is High 9. Straight Out The Jungle 10. Beats, Rhymes & Life
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