After
reuniting with Native Tongues members on 2010 "s "Birds of a Feather,"
Dres
explains why there haven "t been more posse cuts.
Last year, Black Sheep assembled Q-Tip, De La Soul’s Dave and Mike Gee
for the cut “Birds of a Feather,” serving as an official Native
Tongues reunion. But as far as more music coming from the collective, Dres
explains that it’s not as easy as fans would expect to get the crew back
together.
“At the end of the day, it’s the fact that we’re all now
adults with families and much more responsibilities and even living in different
states. A Native Tongue reunion, so to speak, is a little more involved,”
he told HipHopSite.com. “But it’s still no excuse. I agree. I think
that sometimes, you just gotta bend over backwards to do something that’s
worth it. I hope this is the year that finds us doing a lot more work. We’ve
all kind of said independently that it’s our intention to, all of us.
At this point, I think it’s just a matter of us doing it.”
He also spoke on fellow Tongues members A Tribe Called Quest and the documentary
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest. Having seen the
film, Dres
thinks it was an honesty portrayal of the group’s dysfunction.
“I liked it. I really did. I’m close to the fellas, so I probably
know more than the average cat would ever know,” he said. “But I
think it was a fair assessment of what happens sometimes, and what has happened
even to myself. Groups kind of grow apart, especially when you’ve grown
up with someone. [...] Things happen. Relationships sour, dampen, what have
you. In my opinion, the thing that makes you family is that you work through
that. That’s really where my head is at with the movie is that I love
those dudes, and I know they love each other, and regardless of whatever we’ve
had to walk through, let’s walk through it.”
by STEVEN J. HOROWITZ posted July 07, 2011 hiphopdx.com
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