Jungle Brothers
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.
Jungle Brothers | |
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 The Jungle Brothers visiting Hamburg, Germany in March 1999. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | New York City, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | Warlock Records Warner Bros. Records Gee Street/V2 Jungle Brother Records |
| Members | Mike Gee Sammy B Afrika Baby Bam |
| Website | http://www.junglebrothers4life.com |
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
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US R&B /HH [6] |
US Heat. [6] |
NED [7] |
NZ [8] |
UK [9] |
UK R&B [10] | ||
| Straight out the Jungle | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Done by the Forces of Nature |
|
46 | — | 84 | 50 | 41 | — |
| J Beez wit the Remedy |
|
52 | 9 | — | — | — | — |
| Raw Deluxe |
|
37 | 12 | — | — | 94 | 16 |
| V.I.P. |
|
— | 50 | — | — | — | — |
| All That We Do |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| I Got U |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keep It Jungle |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart. | |||||||
Compilations
- 2005: This Is... (greatest hits)
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [13] |
US R&B [14] |
US Rap [6] |
AUS [15] |
BEL [16] |
GER [17] |
NED [8] |
NZ [8] |
SWE [18] |
UK [9] | |||
| "Jimbrowski" (featuring Kool DJ Red Alert) |
1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Straight Out the Jungle |
| "Because I Got It Like That" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "On the Run"[19] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I'll House You" | —[lower-alpha 1] | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | ||
| "Black Is Black/Straight out the Jungle" (featuring Q-Tip) |
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 | |
| "Because I Got It Like That (Ultimatum Mix)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | Non-album single | |
| "Doin' Our Own Dang" (featuring A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah, Monie Love & De La Soul) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | 33 | Done by the Forces of Nature | |
| "40 Below Trooper" | 1993 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | J. Beez wit the Remedy |
| "On the Road Again (My Jimmy Weighs a Ton)" (featuring Q-Tip)[20] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Who Could It Be" (as Luciano meets Jungle Brothers) |
1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | The Rebirth Of Cool Six |
| "How Ya Want It (We Go It)" (featuring De La Soul)[21] |
1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Raw Deluxe |
| "Brain" | 1997 | — | 76 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | |
| "Jungle Brother" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | ||
| "Jungle Brother (Urban Takeover Mix)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | Senseless Soundtrack and Jungllenium Remixes | |
| "I'll House You '98" | 1998 | —[lower-alpha 2] | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | 26 | Non-album single |
| "Because I Got It Like That '98" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | — | 32 | V.I.P. and Jungllenium Remixes | |
| "V.I.P." | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 28 | Whatever It Takes Soundtrack, FIFA 2000 Soundtrack and V.I.P. |
| "Get Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | V.I.P. | |
| "Freakin' You" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | Bring It On Soundtrack and V.I.P. |
| "Breathe (Don't Stop)" (as Mr. On vs. Jungle Brothers) |
2004 | — | — | — | 33 | 30 | 56 | — | — | — | 21 | Big Brother VIP 3 Soundtrack |
| "I'll House You (Kenny Dope Remix)"[22] | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Beats on a String" (as Ali B vs. Jungle Brothers)[23] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I Got U | |
| "Funky Magic" (as Skeewiff vs. Jungle Brothers)[24] |
2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "We Love You JB's"[25] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I'll House You (House Music All Night Long)" (as Philippe B. vs. Jungle Brothers)[26] |
2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Gimme That" (with Ali B)[27] |
2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Yeah!"[28] | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Keep It Jungle |
| "Fire" (featuring Bam)[29] |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. | ||||||||||||
Notes
- "I'll House You" did not enter the Dance Club Songs, but peaked at number 46 on the Dance/Electronic Singles Sales.[6]
- "I'll House You '98" did not enter the Dance Club Songs, but peaked at number 28 on the Dance/Electronic Singles Sales.[6]
References
- Bush, John (n.d.). "Jungle Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- O'Connor, Christopher (March 29, 2000). "Common Moves Toward a Progressive Hip-Hop". MTV News. Retrieved July 15, 2021.
- Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. p. 523. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
- "April '98 Hip Hop News". Daveyd.com. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- "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.
- "Jungle Brothers - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on June 28, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
- "In Dutch Charts". MegaCharts. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- "In New Zealand Charts". Official New Zealand Music Chart. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- "Jungle Brothers - UK Chart". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- UK R&B albums chart peaks:
- "Raw Deluxe": "Official Hip Hop and R&B Albums Chart Top 40: 01 June 1997 - 07 June 1997". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 15, 2023.
- 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) - Keep It Jungle (track listing). Jungle Brothers. J Beez Records/Slamboyant Records. 2021. SR001.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - "Jungle Brothers - US Dance Club". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- "Jungle Brothers - US R&B/Hip-Hop Songs". Billboard. Archived from the original on June 13, 2015. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- "Jungle Brothers - Australian chart". Australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on September 15, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- "Jungle Brothers - Belgian Chart". Ultratop.be. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- "Jungle Brothers - German Chart". Charts.de. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- "Jungle Brothers - Swedish chart". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- Jungle Brothers-On The Run (track listing). Idlers. 1988. WAR-022.
- On The Road Again/Simple As That (track listing). Warner Bros. Records. 1993. 9 41035-4.
- How Ya Want It (We Got It) (track listing). Gee Street. 1996. 422-854 864-2.
- Kenny Dope Meets The Jungle Brothers - I'll House You (Kenny Dope Remix) (track listing). Dopewax. 2005. DW20564.
- Ali B vs. The Jungle Brothers - Beats On A String (track listing). Air Recordings. 2005. AIRFIX 005.
- Jungle Brothers Vs Skeewiff – Funky Magic (track listing). Rambling Records/Jalapeno. 2005. RBJE-2008.
- We Love You JB's/Back On The Road (track listing). Rambling Records. 2006. RBJE-2009.
- Philippe B. vs. Jungle Brothers – I'll House You (House Music All Night Long) (track listing). Twist My DJ Records. 2007. TMD001.
- Ali B & Jungle Brothers – Gimme That (track listing). Jam City. 2016. JCITY011.
- "Yeah! - Jungle Brothers - Release Info". Apple Music.
- "Fire (feat. Bam) - Jungle Brothers - Release Info". Spotify.
External links
- Official site
- Jungle Brothers discography at Discogs