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Originally released in 1988, this first Jungle Brothers album is a delightful antidote to the fierce realities of hip hop at that time. Their lyrics are wry and often about fun, love and happiness, as were those of their extended family, De La Soul and the rest of the Native Tongues. It found success in the singles chart with the club anthem "I'll House You", an uncharacteristically commercial dance tune with a catchy chorus and "I Got It Like That", a body moving breakbeat reflective of their strong tribal identity. The follow-up album Done By The Forces Of Nature sadly saw a quiet period for the Native Tongues, but with the re-discovery of old skool and the dancefloor hit Jungle Brother, the trio of Sammy B, Mike G and Baby Bam are now recognised as respected pioneers of laid back rap music. --David Trueman
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A great LP from '88 that has some of the best rhymes and beats from the Golden period. Not many rap LP's have such great tracks with all things in the mix? We have tracks here that talk about black history/living,(What's going on - Black is Black) tracks that are fun/party time, (Jimbrowski - I'm gonna do you - Behind the bush) and tracks that are flat-out Hip-Hop, (Straight out the jungle - On the run - Because i got it like that).
The Original LP released on Warlock/Idlers in the U.S.A. was eleven tracks long and never had 'I'll house you' on it,(that was on the original issue of 'On the run' 12". B-side and later issues on Cassette and Cd)
I'll house you is not really in the same vane as the rest of the album.
The whole album has a deep down soul/funk feel to it and has rough scratching (by Sweet Daddy) and lovely sweet beats (some of the best sampled beats ever inc: Bill Withers - Marvin Gaye - Sly Stone..... )
Total Original LP from some of Hip-Hop's Finest.
Five Golden Stars.
The Original LP released on Warlock/Idlers in the U.S.A. was eleven tracks long and never had 'I'll house you' on it,(that was on the original issue of 'On the run' 12". B-side and later issues on Cassette and Cd)
I'll house you is not really in the same vane as the rest of the album.
The whole album has a deep down soul/funk feel to it and has rough scratching (by Sweet Daddy) and lovely sweet beats (some of the best sampled beats ever inc: Bill Withers - Marvin Gaye - Sly Stone..... )
Total Original LP from some of Hip-Hop's Finest.
Five Golden Stars.
4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Audio CD
ALong withe the rest of the native tongues jungle brothers provided a refreshing hip hop alternative in the 80s and 90s in a genre that is constantly getting dragged into the dark world of gangsta rap. This album inculdes the upbeat classic ill house you which is typical of the jungle brothers' ability to make great dance tunes as well great hip hop cuts.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
afrocentricity ain't all that out of date
20 Sep 2004
By liveon14887
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Format:Audio CD
JB's, the Native Tongues, Jungle Brothers, whatever you want to call them, all stood up with black pride and kicked off the Native Tongues era with Straight Out the Jungle, released in '88. Public Enemy stood up with pride, A Tribe Called Quest stood up with pride, De La Soul stood up with pride, Big Daddy Kane stood up with pride but I had never seen anyone stand up with as much pride as the Jungle Brothers and represent the black nation to the fullest. This is the most definitive declaration of Afrocentric pride and genre-splicing experimentation.
Political but incredible, the Jungle Brothers were tired of the style used in the days where you would introduce yourself too much. Instead, they rapped about political reform and struggle, though they still had the guts to talk about themselves in their sex rhymes (I'm Gonna Do You, anyone?)
Their What's Goin On, sampling Marvin Gaye's track of the same name, inspirational Black is Black, featuring a very young Q. Tip of A Tribe Called Quest where every rapper was a potent race manifesto and the gold-spanking Straight Out of the Jungle all put Jungle Brothers on the map. And what's a good rap album without a dance track? The Jungle Brothers took it to the next level and created a hip-house type song titled I'll House You.
Though A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul gained more recognition, the Jungle Brothers were the first to do it. They paved their way for spiritual and influential hip-hop and they did it. Nas' Illmatic was described as the ghetto's declaration for independence, let this album be described as the black nations' declaration for peace.
Best moments= Straight Out of the Jungle, Black is Black, Jimbrowski and On the Run
Political but incredible, the Jungle Brothers were tired of the style used in the days where you would introduce yourself too much. Instead, they rapped about political reform and struggle, though they still had the guts to talk about themselves in their sex rhymes (I'm Gonna Do You, anyone?)
Their What's Goin On, sampling Marvin Gaye's track of the same name, inspirational Black is Black, featuring a very young Q. Tip of A Tribe Called Quest where every rapper was a potent race manifesto and the gold-spanking Straight Out of the Jungle all put Jungle Brothers on the map. And what's a good rap album without a dance track? The Jungle Brothers took it to the next level and created a hip-house type song titled I'll House You.
Though A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul gained more recognition, the Jungle Brothers were the first to do it. They paved their way for spiritual and influential hip-hop and they did it. Nas' Illmatic was described as the ghetto's declaration for independence, let this album be described as the black nations' declaration for peace.
Best moments= Straight Out of the Jungle, Black is Black, Jimbrowski and On the Run
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Classic Hip Hop
11 April 2003
By M. Harris
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Format:Audio CD
The tracks may not be that complex, neither were the tracks on BDPs first album, but the songs on this album definitely moved hip hop along the creative line. For those that want to hear hip hop in one of its purest forms this album is a must and deserves the label of "Classic."
12 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
The JB's changed hip-hop forever.
27 Nov 2002
By H. Brumfield
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Format:Audio CD
I'll never forget the first time I heard "Jimbrowski". I was twelve years old, and it made its debut on college radio, the only place you could hear hip-hop in Chicago at the time. I was writing a rhyme, and I involuntarily dropped my pencil. Compared to what else was going on, Cool J etc., it was artistic and cerebral. I instinctively knew something special was happening. In the following years, De La Soul and Tribe emerged with a new style of rap after the JB's paved the way, proving that MC's didn't need Kangols and Fat Gold Chains to rock a mic. They also had another impact on pop culture (grimace and grin): how many frat boys called condoms "jimmies", not even having heard of Afrika, Mike G, and Sammy B?
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