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A Tribe Called Quest: A Comparative Analysis
I agree A Tribe Called Quest were great along with all the Native Tongues. I’ve actually seen most of the groups in person, good times. Although the formation of these artists I feel are completely different e.g., If I were to plot them on a phylogenetic tree, they might have the same root but different branches. However, there does appear to be some congruity between both the Native Tongues and Gil Scott-Heron, ideologically and aesthetically. Ideologically, Chuck D at a Supreme World Council meeting of the Zulu Nation talked about the contradictions in the negative portrayal of women in rap songs and the glorification of gang violence marketed to children which is aligned with Gil Scott-Heron’s song, A Message to the Messengers (lyrics
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