Trugoy the Dove (De La Soul)

You know what I mean?

It's a blessing.

I'm thankful, you know.

Back then, I had no idea that what we are all involved with would be as big as it is today, you know, and to still be a significant part of the fabric.

It's just...

God's gift, you know what I mean?

How did Native Tongues exactly come together in that era?

Because if I were to paint a family tree of all the music that I love, it would probably be inspired by y'all, Queen Latifah, Leaders of the New School, Tribe.

That family tree, if you made it, you could put damn near every artist that I love under that family tree.

What was in the water at that time?

How did y'all even all connect...

Tifa being from Jersey, Tribe being from Queens, Legion New School in Brooklyn, you guys in Long Island.

How did that collection even come together?

It started from...

us and jungle being on the same show we obviously knew who they were they had already had what jim broski out and doing what they were doing broski yeah and um so by the time we had our first single and whatever out and running around doing little shows we got on the show together we rocked together we we started talking and you know

And that era, it was always that easy.

Like, yo, man, pleasure to meet you.

We love what you're doing.

Yo, come by the studio.

And cats would come by.