Straight out the Jungle
1988 studio album by Jungle Brothers
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Studio album by Jungle Brothers | ||||
Released | November 8, 1988[1] | |||
Recorded | 1987–1988 | |||
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Length | 48:31 | |||
Label | Warlock | |||
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Straight out the Jungle is the debut album from hip hop group Jungle Brothers. The album marked the beginning of the Native Tongues collective, which later featured popular artists such as De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest and Black Sheep. The album's masters have a lower quality to other hip-hop albums of its kind, compared to the singles.
The single "I'll House You", added to the album in late-1988 reissues, is known as the first non-Chicago hip-house record to be a sufficiently big club hit, to drastically change how the hip-hop and dance-music industries work.[citation needed]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
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Mojo | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 9/10[5] |
The Philadelphia Inquirer | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Record Collector | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Source | 5/5[9] |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10[10] |
The Village Voice | A−[11] |
In 1998, Straight out the Jungle was selected as one of The Source's "100 Best Albums".[12]
Track listing
# | Title | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
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1 | "Straight out the Jungle" | Jungle Brothers | Afrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee |
2 | "What's Going On" | Jungle Brothers | Afrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee |
3 | "Black is Black" | Jungle Brothers | Afrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee, Q-Tip |
4 | "Jimbrowski" | Jungle Brothers | Afrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee |
5 | "I'm Gonna Do You" | Jungle Brothers | Afrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee |
6 | "I'll House You" | Todd Terry (uncredited) | Afrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee |
7 | "On the Run" | Jungle Brothers | Afrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee |
8 | "Behind the Bush" | Jungle Brothers | Afrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee |
9 | "Because I Got it Like That" | Jungle Brothers | Afrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee |
10 | "Braggin' & Boastin'" | Jungle Brothers | Afrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee |
11 | "Sounds of the Safari" | Jungle Brothers | *Instrumental* |
12 | "Jimmy's Bonus Beat" | Jungle Brothers | *Instrumental* |
13 | "The Promo" | Jungle Brothers, Q-Tip (uncredited) | Afrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee, Q-Tip |
Charts
Album
Chart (1988) | Peak position |
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Billboard Top R&B Albums | 39 |
Singles
Year | Song | Chart | Peak |
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1989 | "I'll House You" | Billboard Hot Rap Singles | 16 |
Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | 28 |
References
- ^ "Hip-Hop's Greatest Year: 15 Albums That Made Rap Explode". Rolling Stone. February 12, 2008. Retrieved July 27, 2008.
- ^ Huey, Steve. "Straight Out the Jungle – Jungle Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ Cox, Tom (July 17, 1998). "Jungle Brothers: Straight Out of the Jungle (Gee Street)". The Guardian. London.
- ^ Harrison, Ian (October 2010). "Jungle Brothers: Straight out the Jungle". Mojo. No. 203. London.
- ^ Langlands, Justin (October 15, 1988). "Technobush". NME. London. p. 46.
- ^ Tucker, Ken (September 29, 1988). "The Jungle Brothers: Straight Out of the Jungle (Warlock)". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
- ^ Draper, Jason (November 2010). "Straight Out The Jungle | Jungle Brothers". Record Collector. No. 381. London. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ Relic, Peter (2004). "Jungle Brothers". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 444–445. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ "Jungle Brothers: Straight out the Jungle". The Source. No. 150. New York. March 2002.
- ^ Weisbard, Eric (1995). "Jungle Brothers". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. p. 204. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (December 27, 1988). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
- ^ "100 Best Albums". The Source. No. 100. New York. January 1998.
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