Jungle Brothers are an American

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trio composed of Michael Small (Mike Gee), Nathaniel Hall (Afrika Baby Bam) and Sammy Burwell (DJ Sammy B). Hailed as pioneers of the fusion of

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, and

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, 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 paved the way for De La Soul,

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, 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

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. Soon after they were signed by Warner Bros. Records, with whom the group released '' Done By the Forces of Nature'' in November 1989. In 1990, the Jungle Brothers contributed the song "I Get a Kick" to the

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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''. 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 ''

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''. 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

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, combined with a sample of

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'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

*'' Straight out the Jungle'' (1988) *'' Done by the Forces of Nature'' (1989) *'' J Beez wit the Remedy'' (1993) *'' Raw Deluxe'' (1997) *'' V.I.P.'' (2000) *'' All That We Do'' (2002) *''I Got U'' (2006) *''Keep It Jungle'' (2020)

References

External links

Official siteJungle Brothers
discography at

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