Which 1989 album by the Jungle Brothers helped establish the Native Tongues hip-hop collective?
Answer
Done by the Forces of Nature
The 1989 Jungle Brothers album that helped establish the Native Tongues hip-hop collective was Done by the Forces of Nature.
Released on November 7, 1989, the album followed the Jungle Brothers’ 1988 debut Straight Out the Jungle and expanded their jazz-influenced, positive, and experimental approach. It included production and appearances connected to fellow Native Tongues artists.
The Native Tongues collective included the Jungle Brothers, De La Soul, and A Tribe Called Quest, with Queen Latifah and the Native Tongues Posse also associated with the broader movement. Its artists emphasized inventive sampling, community, Afrocentric themes, and playful lyricism.
Straight Out the Jungle is the Jungle Brothers’ debut, but Done by the Forces of Nature is the title associated with their influential 1989 follow-up. A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul released separate albums within the same creative network.