Artist artifact
A Tribe Called Quest
Native Tongues cornerstone that married jazz samples, playful intellect, and low-end elegance to alternative hip-hop.
Biography
Native Tongues cornerstone that married jazz samples, playful intellect, and low-end elegance to alternative hip-hop.
Influence
Made jazz-rap a durable aesthetic; later conscious and alternative scenes treat Midnight Marauders as curriculum.
Historical context
Native Tongues cornerstone that married jazz samples, playful intellect, and low-end elegance to alternative hip-hop. Made jazz-rap a durable aesthetic; later conscious and alternative scenes treat Midnight Marauders as curriculum. Q-Tip's production sense treated space as instrument—chips of jazz left to breathe.
Associated instruments
- Vocals
- Production
- Sampling
Specimen note
Q-Tip's production sense treated space as instrument—chips of jazz left to breathe.