Chances are if you listened to East Coast ’90s hiphop, you probably listened to Native Tongues. Groups affiliated with the Native Tongues were The Jungle Brothers, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest and of course this week’s Throwback Thursday, Black Sheep. I give credit to my cousin for introducing me to the whole Native Tongues crew, as he was based out on the east. Black Sheep comprised of two members, Dres and Mista Lawnge, and the group had some ridiculous jams back in the day. Their first album, A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing, sold over 500,000 copies and had hits like “Flavor of the Month”, “Butt…In the Meantime”, “The Choice is Yours”, “Have U.N.E. Pull”, “Yes”, “Strobelite Honey”, damn it, the whole album was pretty much crack. I remember “The Choice is Yours” was a big favorite between my cousin and I as we would pull lines from it and shit. “Flavor of the Month” was another favorite, but it wouldn’t be yeaaaaaaaars til I actually knew what the context of the song actually was.
Black Sheep released two more albums, Non-Fiction and 8WM/Novakane, but neither release ever saw the same success as the first LP. The two split up shortly after the last album, no real reason were ever given and since then they’ve gone on to pursue solo albums. But we’ll have these classic joints with us, check them out below.
Black Sheep “The Choice is Yours”
Black Sheep “Flavor of the Month”
Black Sheep “Strobelite Honey”
