Author: Idan Naftali

The Soulquarians – Part 1

The Soulquarians were a neo soul and alternative hip hop-informed musical collective. The collective, formed during the late 1990s, continued into the early 2000s, and produced several well-received albums. Prior to its formation, members Common, Talib Kweli, Mos Def, and Q-Tip were members of the Native Tongues Posse. Producer and drummer Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson of hip hop band The Roots acted as the “musical powerhouse” behind several of the collective’s projects

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The Native Tongues – Part 3

As we proceed with The Native Tongues movement , i wanna focus on two of my favorite Hip-Hop groups that made this movement to what it is today . First, we’ll talk about De La Soul . De La Soul  De La Soul is one of my favorite hip hop trio that formed in 1987 on Long Island, New York.

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The Native Tongues – Part 2

In the ’80s and ’90s, the core members of the Native Tongues (Jungle Brothers, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, and Black Sheep) talked and lived the concept of change—garish print shirts, African medallions, psychedelic album art, digging in the crates for rare grooves, friendly but competitive subliminal disses on wax, subverting stereotypes, and writing rhymes of

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The Native Tongues – Part 1

Hi All , Back in late 1980’s an Hip Hop Group came out alongside its movement that brought a style of dressing with Dashiki (No , and it ain’t Doggy-Style in Swahili 😉 ) , which was back in the days an African dressing . The group name was The Native Tongues that featured Black

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Love & Hip-Hop

Hi Everyone , So How love & Hip Hop are related to each other from my perspective ? Well ,  it ain’t a secret that my love for black music started since i was young kid , by listenning to 2Pac , Dr.Dre , Snoop , Cypress Hill among other artists. My love for women

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