Native Tongues Posse
The
Native Tongues Posse is a group of late
1980s and early
1990s black nationalist hip hop artists known for their positive
Afrocentric lyrics and jazzy beats. They were inspired by earlier, similar rappers, especially
Afrika Bambaataa, and came together in order to cooperate on each other's projects and help bring socially-conscious hip hop to the mainstream. The founding members were the
Jungle Brothers,
Queen Latifah and Bambaataa himself.