J Beez wit the Remedy

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J. Beez Wit the Remedy
Studio album by
Jungle Brothers
ReleasedJune 22, 1993
Recorded1992–1993
GenreAlternative rap, jazz rap[1]
Length50:20
LabelWarner Bros. Records
ProducerJungle Brothers
Robert Power
Jungle Brothers chronology
Done By the Forces of Nature
(1989) 		J. Beez Wit the Remedy
(1993) 		Raw Deluxe
(1997)
Singles from J. Beez Wit the Remedy
  1. "40 Below Trooper"
    Released: May 1993
  2. "On the Road Again (My Jimmy Weighs a Ton)"
    Released: October 1993
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Calgary HeraldB[2]
Chicago Tribune[3]
Robert ChristgauB+[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[5]
Entertainment WeeklyC[6]
Hip Hop Connection[8]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide[9]
Rolling Stone[7]
Spin Alternative Record Guide9/10[10]

J. Beez Wit the Remedy is the third album by the Jungle Brothers, released in 1993 on Warner Bros. Records.[11]

Background[edit]

The album was the result of much label trouble, with Warner Bros. consistently rejecting the group's offerings.[12][13] It was originally titled Crazy Wisdom Masters, and contained some experimental hip-hop for the time, as well as production from Bill Laswell.[14][15] Though the final album is more conventional, experimental tracks remain, including a few from the Crazy Wisdom Masters sessions (e.g. "Spittin' Wicked Randomness", "For The Headz At Company Z"). Tracks from the Wisdom sessions were released in 1999.[14]

Critical reception[edit]

The Virginian-Pilot thought that "the super-stompin' '40 Below Trooper' and 'I'm in Love With Indica' are some of the most exciting music of the summer, and raise the inventiveness quotient of this vivid, good-humored rap set several notches."[16] The Guardian deemed the album the definitive example of "out rap," writing that the "scorched, gnarled noise, non-aligned beats and furiously choked vocals are nicely summed up in the song title 'Spittin Wicked Randomness'."[17]

Trouser Press wrote that "with its harder and more aggressive sound, the album simply doesn’t have the creative spark or infectiously happy-go-lucky vibe that distinguished Done by the Forces of Nature."[18] MTV called J Beez wit the Remedy "the clangiest, most disjointed hip-hop affair ever recorded."[19] The Spin Alternative Record Guide wrote: "Throwing it all away with a haphazardness that reveals the likes of Onyx as the sitcom puppets they are, the Jungle Brothers are back reinventing hip hop."[10]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "40 Below Trooper" – 3:57
  2. "Book of Rhyme Pages" – 4:44
  3. "My Jimmy Weighs a Ton" – 3:37
  4. "Good Ole Hype Sh.." – 3:31
  5. "Blahbludify" – 2:33
  6. "Spark a New Flame" – 4:24
  7. "I'm in Love With Indica" – 4:14
  8. "Simple as That" – 3:53
  9. "All I Think About Is You" – 4:08
  10. "Good Lookin Out" – 3:31
  11. "JB's Comin Through" – 1:57
  12. "Spittin Wicked Randomness" – 3:32
  13. "For the Headz at Company Z" – 3:08
  14. "Manmade Material" – 3:11

Personnel[edit]

  • Jungle Brothers - Design, Reproduction
  • Robert Power - Executive Producer, Mixing
  • Doug DeAngelis - Engineer
  • Oz Fritz - Engineer
  • Deborah Norcross - Design
  • Enrique Badulescu - Photography
  • Jeff Gold - Art Direction
  • Nancy Ogami - Typography

Singles[edit]

Year Track Chart Peak
1993 "40 Below Trooper" Billboard Hot Rap Singles 2
1993 "On the Road Again (My Jimmy Weighs a Ton)"

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b J Beez wit the Remedy at AllMusic
  2. ^ Tremblay, Mark (22 Aug 1993). "RECENT RELEASES". Calgary Herald. p. B8.
  3. ^ Chicago Tribune review
  4. ^ "Robert Christgau: Album: Jungle Brothers: J. Beez Wit the Remedy". www.robertchristgau.com.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 727.
  6. ^ "Entertainment Weekly review". Entertainment Weekly.
  7. ^ "Jungle Brothers: J. Beez Wit the Remedy : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. November 30, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-11-30.
  8. ^ "HipHop-TheGoldenEra: Album Review : Jungle Brothers - J. Beez Wit The Remedy - HHC 1993". March 20, 2015.
  9. ^ MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 317.
  10. ^ a b Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 204.
  11. ^ "Jungle Brothers | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  12. ^ "Jungle Brothers". Washington City Paper. 28 March 1997. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  13. ^ "The 10 Best Forgotten New York Hip-Hop Records". The Village Voice. December 9, 2014.
  14. ^ a b "A History of Music Bootlegs, Told Through 25 of the Most Significant Recordings". Vulture. November 17, 2016.
  15. ^ Crain, Zac (March 2, 2000). "They got it like that". Dallas Observer.
  16. ^ Wright, Rickey (August 13, 1993). "REVIEWS". The Virginian-Pilot. Preview. p. 14.
  17. ^ Eshun, Kodwo (24 Mar 1995). "A-Z of Pop: O is for Out Rap". The Guardian. p. T10.
  18. ^ "Jungle Brothers". Trouser Press. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  19. ^ "Still Speakin' The Native Tongue". MTV News.
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