31 coaches online • Server time: 15:32
* * * Did you know? The most deaths in a single match is 8.
Log in
Recent Forum Topics goto Post Fumbbl Cup - Are you...goto Post Open [L]eague Tourna...goto Post FUMBBL Community
Native Tongues
Roster [X] Dwarf

The New York-based Native Tongues was a collective of like-minded hip hop artists who would help bring abstract and open-minded lyricism - that addressed a range of topics, from spirituality and modern living to race, sex, and just having fun - to the mainstream. Together with the use of eclectic samples that would take on an increasingly jazzy sound, they would be pioneers of so-called "conscious hip hop" and "jazz rap".

Fostered by Kool DJ Red Alert, the success of the Jungle Brothers would pave the way for De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest; together, these three groups would form the core of the posse and continue the spirit of Afrika Bambaataa and the Zulu Nation. By 1989 they had been joined by Queen Latifah and the UK's Monie Love, and soon by the Black Sheep, Chi-Ali, and Leaders of the New School refugee Busta Rhymes. Collectively, the members of the Native Tongues Posse had a huge affect on the style and trends of hip hop during its most important period, the "golden age" of the late 80s/early 90s. A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul's albums of this time are considered among the best and most important in the hip hop repertoire.

While featuring an extensive discography, the collaborations of the Native Tongues have been failry limited: they never recorded anything under that name, and the number of notable posse cuts can be counted on one hand. The various groups grew distant with time, and by 1993, De La Soul's Trugoy The Dove proclaimed "that native shit is dead". They would however reunite in 1998 for the Jungle Brother's "How Ya Want It We Got It (Native Tongues Remix)"; collaborators in this period, such as Common and Mos Def, could be seen as latter-day additions to the crew.

As of 2007, Monie Love and Queen Latifah have retired from recording, Chi-Ali is in jail for murder, and despite hopeful press reports, Black Sheep and A Tribe Called Quest reunions have never materialized; De La Soul and the Jungle Brothers are still active, but the time of the Native Tongues has apparently passed. There are several collectives today - with overlapping membership - that can be seen as the spiritual heirs to the Native Tongues Posse: the Spitkicker crew (founded by De La Soul's Trugoy and Posdnous in 2000), the Okayplayers, and the Soulquarians. Chris Lighty - a member of the Native Tongues-affiliated street crew The Violators, who began his career carrying records for Zulu Nation DJs and later as the Jungle Brothers' roadie - now runs the successful Violator Management, which represents Busta Rhymes and Q-Tip amongst other high-profile clients.

[THX to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Tongues_Posse]
New Team Page Beta
Player Ma St Ag Av Skills Inj G Cp Td It Cs Mvp SPP Cost  
1
Mos Def
Troll Slayer
5 3 2 8
Block, Dauntless, Frenzy, Thick Skull
   1 0 0 0 0 0 0/6 90k
(95)k
  
2
Talib Kweli
Troll Slayer
5 3 2 8
Block, Dauntless, Frenzy, Thick Skull
   1 0 0 0 0 0 0/6 90k
(95)k
  
3
Da Bush Babe
Blitzer
5 3 3 9
Block, Thick Skull
   1 0 0 0 0 1 5/6 80k
(80)k
  
4
Chi-Ali
Runner
6 3 3 8
Sure Hands, Thick Skull
   1 0 1 0 1 0 5/6 80k
(80)k
  
5
Queen Latifah
Runner
6 3 3 8
Sure Hands, Thick Skull
   1 0 0 0 0 0 0/6 80k
(80)k
  
6
Black Sheep
Blitzer
5 3 3 9
Block, Thick Skull
   1 0 0 0 0 0 0/6 80k
(80)k
  
7
Q-Tip
Longbeard
4 3 2 9
Block, Tackle, Thick Skull
   1 0 0 0 0 0 0/6 70k
(75)k
  
8
Phife Dawg
Longbeard
4 3 2 9
Block, Tackle, Thick Skull
   1 0 0 0 0 0 0/6 70k
(75)k
  
9
Ali Shaheed Muhammad
Longbeard
4 3 2 9
Block, Tackle, Thick Skull
   1 0 0 0 0 0 0/6 70k
(75)k
  
10
The Beatnut
Longbeard
4 3 2 9
Block, Tackle, Thick Skull
   1 0 0 0 0 0 0/6 70k
(75)k
  
11
Lucien Revolucien
Longbeard
4 3 2 9
Block, Tackle, Thick Skull
   1 0 0 0 0 0 0/6 70k
(75)k
  
11 players  
Coach: Blazingarrow Re-Rolls (80k): 2  
Race: Dwarf Fan Factor: 8  
Current Team Value: 0k Assistant Coaches: 0  
Treasury: 40k Cheerleaders: 0  
Team Value: 1010k Apothecary: No  

Games Played:1 (0/1/0) |TD Diff:0 (1 - 1) |Cas Diff:1 (0/0/1 - 0/0/0)
Last Opponent: Krush, Kill'n Destroy
Opponent#RecordTDCasTV
 W/D/LAvgAvgAvg diff
Nurgle10/1/01.0-1.00.0   0.0   1.0-0.0   0.0   0.00k
Total10/1/01.0-1.00.0   0.0   1.0-0.0   0.0   0.00k