Editing Native Tongues (section)

==Legacy==

The Native Tongues are regarded as one of the first [[alternative hip hop]] movements; by diverging from popular models of hard-edged braggadocio, pursuing more experimental subject matter, and [[Sampling (music)|sampling]] more diverse types of music, they renewed the focus on individualism in hip hop. The innovations of the Native Tongues have been credited with facilitating the emergence of artists such as [[OutKast]], [[Kanye West]], and [[Pharrell Williams]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Abrams |first=Jonathan |title=The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop |date=2022 |publisher=[[Crown Publishing Group|Crown]] |pages=256–57 |isbn=9781984825155}}</ref>

In 2019, the [[9:30 Club]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], launched an annual Native Tongues Festival to celebrate the musical legacy of the Native Tongues.<ref>{{cite news | url = https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/native-tongue-festival-brings-together-hip-hops-past-and-present/2019/07/19/a517b27e-aa54-11e9-9214-246e594de5d5_story.html | first = Julian|last = Kimble | title = Native Tongues festival brings together hip-hop's past and present | date = 19 July 2019 | newspaper = [[The Washington Post]] | access-date = 20 October 2020}}</ref>