Leaders of the New School
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Leaders of the New School was an early 1990s American hip hop group best known for launching the career of Busta Rhymes and contributing to the jazz-influenced, Afrocentric sound of the Native Tongues movement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Leaders of the New School canonical | 6 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | hip hop group ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | mid 1990s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | late 1980s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
A Tribe Called Quest
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Busta Rhymes NERFINISHED ⓘ Flipmode Squad NERFINISHED ⓘ Native Tongues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | A Tribe Called Quest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| debutAlbum | A Future Without a Past... NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 1990s ⓘ |
| formedIn | New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
East Coast hip hop
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alternative hip hop ⓘ hip hop ⓘ jazz rap ⓘ |
| hasNotableSong |
Case of the P.T.A.
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Classic Material NERFINISHED ⓘ Sobb Story NERFINISHED ⓘ What's Next NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | golden age hip hop ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Afrocentric lyrics
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jazz-influenced sound ⓘ launching the career of Busta Rhymes ⓘ |
| languageOfLyrics | English ⓘ |
| lyricalTheme |
Afrocentrism
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youth culture ⓘ |
| member |
Busta Rhymes
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Charlie Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Cut Monitor Milo NERFINISHED ⓘ Dinco D NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Native Tongues collective NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCollaboration | Scenario ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Future Without a Past...
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T.I.M.E. (The Inner Mind's Eye) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | Long Island, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Native Tongues movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Elektra Records ⓘ |
| secondAlbum | T.I.M.E. (The Inner Mind's Eye) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| splitUp | mid 1990s ⓘ |
| style |
call-and-response delivery
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energetic group vocals ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.