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January 04, 2007
Art & Design. Format Magazine & Native Tongues
Art & Design. Format Magazine & Native Tongues: When I think about the Native Tongues, one thing immediately comes to mind - dopeness! I remember going nuts listening to Stakes is High and hearing Pos declare that the "Native Tongues has officially been reinstated!" Even though that didn't happen, I'm not mad. I still have the music and the memories.
Format has an intersting feature on the Tongues and their design ethos. As reported on Format: "The Native Tongues were laid back and unafraid to rap about a broader spectrum of life. And their album art was just as jazzy, sophisticated and playful - a stark contrast to the album art of then (and now), which often alternates between menacing and wealth-flaunting photos of an artist and his crew. The Native Tongues instead flaunted covers with concepts - ideas beyond the next drug deal or Benjamin-stacking. Though they’ve since grown with hip hop - those who have survived - it is their genesis that truly cements their rap legacy. De La, Tribe and the rest of the crew brought a relaxed vibe laced with jazz to a genre normally associated with alpha-dog aggression."
Read Format Magazine's article about Native Tongue cover art [Here]
Posted by james at January 4, 2007 05:03 PM