Jungle Brothers are an American hip hop trio composed of Michael Small (Mike Gee), Nathaniel Hall (

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), and Sammy Burwell (DJ Sammy B). Known as the pioneers of the fusion of

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, hip-hop, 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

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club hit single, "I'll House You" was added to the album in late-1988 reissues. Fostered by

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, the Jungle Brothers success would pave the way for

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, and eventually the

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collective that they founded.

History

The group's first album, '' Straight out the Jungle'', was released in 1988 on

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, an

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. Soon after they were signed by

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, 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 ''"

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"'' produced by the

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. 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. Their fifth album, ''V.I.P.'' was produced by Alex Gifford of

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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 ''

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

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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 "

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" (the idea was taken from a bootleg remix combining vocals from "Breathe and Stop" and music from "

"). In 2005, the Jungle Brothers released a

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and classic remixes and rarities

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, ''This Is...'', which included remixes by

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, Urban Takeover, Natural Born Chillers, and

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Discography

Studio albums

Compilations

*2005: ''This Is...'' (greatest hits)

Singles

As lead artist

Notes

References

External links

Official siteJungle Brothers
discography at

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