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The Jungle Brothers are an American hip hop group who pioneered the fusion of jazz and hip-hop. They began performing in the mid-1980s and released their first album, Straight Out the Jungle, in 1988. With Afrocentric lyrics and innovative beats, the Jungle Brothers were critically acclaimed and soon joined the influential Native Tongues Posse. The trio is comprised of Michael Small (Mike Gee), Nathaniel Hall (Afrika Baby Bam) and Sammy Burwell (DJ Sammy B).
Their first album, “Straight Out the Jungle”, was released on an independent label and featured a hip-hop/house collaboration “I’ll House You” produced by Todd Terry. In spite of the commercial failure of Straight Out the Jungle, Warner Brothers Records soon signed the group and released Done By the Forces of Nature in 1989 (see 1989 in music). The album was a critical smash at the time, though it has since been largely ignored by hip-hop critics, due to the similarly acclaimed fusion of jazz and rap 3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul being released the same year. Following a four year break, the Jungle Brothers returned in 1993 with J Beez Wit the Remedy, another commercial disappointment. Their next album, V.I.P. was produced by Alex Gifford of Propellerheads and, during production, they found time to add their vocal stylings to the Propellerheads tracks “Take California (And Party)” and “You Want It Back”. Their latest album to contain any new releases is 2002’s All That We Do.
In 2001, their song “What’s the Five 0” was featured in the music video game FreQuency.
Their first album, “Straight Out the Jungle”, was released on an independent label and featured a hip-hop/house collaboration “I’ll House You” produced by Todd Terry. In spite of the commercial failure of Straight Out the Jungle, Warner Brothers Records soon signed the group and released Done By the Forces of Nature in 1989 (see 1989 in music). The album was a critical smash at the time, though it has since been largely ignored by hip-hop critics, due to the similarly acclaimed fusion of jazz and rap 3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul being released the same year. Following a four year break, the Jungle Brothers returned in 1993 with J Beez Wit the Remedy, another commercial disappointment. Their next album, V.I.P. was produced by Alex Gifford of Propellerheads and, during production, they found time to add their vocal stylings to the Propellerheads tracks “Take California (And Party)” and “You Want It Back”. Their latest album to contain any new releases is 2002’s All That We Do.
In 2001, their song “What’s the Five 0” was featured in the music video game FreQuency.
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infant-tango wrote:
JBEEZ INDEED
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boehj wrote:
jbeez comin' thru'.
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Splif4d wrote:
даже Бланж им респектовали )
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don_funk wrote:
Review of the JB's Gig in Heidelberg: http://taki183.wordpress.com/2011/09/09/jungle-brothers-karlstorbahnhof-heidelberg/
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dee_jay_boo wrote:
Please join this group http://www.last.fm/group/Classic+Hip-Hop thanks ;p
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naughty-kitty wrote:
because I got it like that, wooh huh.. <3
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JL3001 wrote:
If you're into the JBs and the Native Tongues, you really gotta check Afrika Bambaataa, who influenced all of them with the Zulu Nation. I wrote about him, check it out: http://emaciatedwildebeest.tumblr.com/post/6307120104
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geebop360 wrote:
True Blue JB
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Mr_Ya wrote:
WHo is from Gravediggaz?
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DJ_thunderlord wrote:
Hey my ppl big up :) Hope to see you soon in Serbia :)
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Flesh-n-Bone wrote:
Funny that it's not even from the 90s, lol.
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CubiqueZirqoni wrote:
"What 'U' Waitin 4" is quite possibly the best hip-hop song of the 90's. love it.
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tali_7y wrote:
I love music !!!
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renzhengyi wrote:
old school real shit
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raul_martman95 wrote:
Real music for heart!
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ErikWestrup wrote:
Hehe great music
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-deucalion- wrote:
WICKED! respect.
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Jinsie wrote:
'Done By the Forces of Nature' is one of my favourites from this era, so underrated. Reissues pleez!
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mishamaruseev wrote:
Respect from Russia !
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DaHouseN-Gineer wrote:
I'll house U ! you're in my hat now ! EVERGREEN CLASSIC !
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