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Jungle Brothers
The Jungle Brothers visiting Hamburg, Germany in March 1999.
The Jungle Brothers visiting Hamburg, Germany in March 1999.
Background information
OriginNew York City, U.S.
Genres
Years active1987–present
LabelsWarlock Records
Warner Bros. Records
Gee Street/V2
Jungle Brother Records
MembersMike Gee
Sammy B
Afrika Baby Bam
Websitehttp://www.junglebrothers4life.com

Jungle Brothers are an American hip hop trio composed of Michael Small (Mike Gee), Nathaniel Hall (Afrika Baby Bam), and Sammy Burwell (DJ Sammy B). Known as the pioneers of the fusion of jazz, hip-hop, and house music, they were the first hip-hop group to collaborate with a house-music producer. The trio released their debut album, Straight out the Jungle in July 1988. Their hip-house club hit single, "I'll House You" was added to the album in late-1988 reissues. Fostered by Kool DJ Red Alert, the Jungle Brothers success would pave the way for De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, and eventually the Native Tongues collective that they founded.

History

The group's first album, Straight out the Jungle, was released in 1988 on Warlock Records, an independent record label.[3] Soon after they were signed by Warner Bros. Records, with whom the group released Done By the Forces of Nature in November 1989.[3] In 1990, the Jungle Brothers contributed the song "I Get a Kick" to the Cole Porter tribute album "Red Hot + Blue" produced by the Red Hot Organization. Following a four-year break, the Jungle Brothers returned in 1993 with J Beez Wit the Remedy.

Jungle Brothers involved themselves with an emerging hip hop organization called Ill Crew Universal (ICU), which released worldwide compilation albums and supported independent hip hop artists.[4][5] Their fifth album, V.I.P. was produced by Alex Gifford of Propellerheads and, during production, they added their vocal stylings to the Propellerheads tracks "Take California (And Party)" and "You Want It Back". Their latest album to contain new releases is 2002's All That We Do.

In 2001, the group's song "What's the Five 0" was featured in the music video game FreQuency.

In 2004, the Jungle Brothers joined with British producer Mr On to produce "Breathe (Don't Stop)", a version of "Breathe and Stop" by Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest, combined with a sample of Michael Jackson's "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" (the idea was taken from a bootleg remix combining vocals from "Breathe and Stop" and music from "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough").

In 2005, the Jungle Brothers released a greatest hits and classic remixes and rarities double album, This Is..., which included remixes by The Wiseguys, Urban Takeover, Natural Born Chillers, and Stereo MCs.

Discography

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
R&B
/HH
[6] 		US
Heat.
[6] 		NLD
[7] 		NZ
[7] 		UK
[8]
Straight out the Jungle 39 — — — —
Done by the Forces of Nature
  • Released: November 7, 1989
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Format: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download
 46 — 84 50 41
J Beez wit the Remedy
  • Released: June 22, 1993
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Format: CD, LP, Cassette
 52 9 — — —
Raw Deluxe
  • Released: June 3, 1997
  • Label: Gee Street/V2
  • Format: CD, LP, Cassette
 37 12 — — 94
V.I.P.
  • Released: January 4, 2000
  • Label: Gee Street/V2
  • Format: CD, LP, Cassette, digital download
 — 50 — — —
All That We Do
  • Released: October 29, 2002
  • Label: Jungle Brother (US)
    V2 (JPN)
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
 — — — — —
I Got U
  • Released: March 13, 2006[9]
  • Label: Rambling Records
  • Format: CD
 — — — — —
Keep It Jungle
  • Released: March 13, 2006[9]
  • Label: Rambling Records
  • Format: CD
 — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Compilations

  • 2005: This Is... (greatest hits)

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name[10]
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US Dance
[11] 		US R&B
[12] 		US Rap
[6] 		AUS
[13] 		BEL
[14] 		GER
[15] 		NED
[16] 		NZ
[17] 		SWE
[18] 		UK
[8]
"Jimbrowski" 1987 — — — — — — — — — — Straight Out the Jungle
"Because I Got It Like That" 1988 — — — — — — — — — 98
"On the Run" — — — — — — — — — —
"I'll House You" —[a] — 16 — — — — — — 22
"Black Is Black" 1989 — — — — — — — — — 72
"Straight Out the Jungle" — — — — — — — — —
"Beyond This World" — — — — — — — 42 — — Done by the Forces of Nature
"What 'U' Waitin' '4'?" 1990 13 — 19 — 14 — 10 — — 35
"Doin' Our Own Dang" — — — — — — 40 — — 33
"40 Below Trooper" 1993 — — 2 — — — — — — — J. Beez wit the Remedy
"On the Road Again (My Jimmy Weighs a Ton)" — — — — — — — — — —
"How Ya Want It (We Go It)" 1996 — — — — — — — — — — Raw Deluxe
"Brain" 1997 — 76 23 — — — — — — 52
"Jungle Brother" — — — — — — — — — 56
"Jungle Brother '98" 1998 — — — — — — — — — 18 Non-album single
"I'll House You '98" —[a] — — — — — 84 — — 26 Non-album single
"Because I Got It Like That '98" — — — — — — 68 — — 32 Non-album single
"V.I.P." 1999 — — — — — — — — 40 28 V.I.P.
"Get Down" — — — — — — — — — 52
"Freakin' You" 2000 — — — — — — — — — 70
"You in My Hut Now" 2002 — — — — — — — — — — All That We Do
"Do Your Thing" — — — — — — — — — —
"Breathe (Don't Stop)" (as Mr. On vs. Jungle Brothers) 2004 — — — 33 30 56 — — — 21 Non-album single
"Beats on a String" (as Ali B vs. Jungle Brothers) 2005 — — — — — — — — — — I Got U
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Notes

  1. ^ a b "You Gots to Chill" did not enter the Dance Club Songs, but peaked at number 15 on the Dance/Electronic Singles Sales.[19]

References

  1. ^ Bush, John (n.d.). "Jungle Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  2. ^ O'Connor, Christopher (March 29, 2000). "Common Moves Toward a Progressive Hip-Hop". MTV News. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. p. 523. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
  4. ^ "April '98 Hip Hop News". Daveyd.com. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  5. ^ "Ill Crew Universal Returns - The Worlds Greatest HipHop Organization is Back and Ready to Take the HipHop Entertainment Industry by Storm". Prweb.com. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  6. ^ a b c "Jungle Brothers - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Kool Moe Dee - Kool Moe Dee/". MegaCharts. Retrieved January 7, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Jungle Brothers - UK Chart". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  9. ^ a b I Got U (track listing). Jungle Brothers. Rambling Records. 2006. RBCS-2158.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 149.
  11. ^ "Jungle Brothers - US Dance Club". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  12. ^ "Jungle Brothers - US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  13. ^ "Jungle Brothers - Australian chart". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  14. ^ "Jungle Brothers - Belgian Chart". Ultratop.be. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  15. ^ "Jungle Brothers - German Chart". Charts.de. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  16. ^ "Jungle Brothers - Dutch chart". top40.nl. September 15, 2014.
  17. ^ "Jungle Brothers - New Zealand Chart". charts.nz. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  18. ^ "Jungle Brothers - Swedish chart". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
  19. ^ "Dance/Electronic Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
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