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Straight Outta the Jungle

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JB's, the Native Tongues, Jungle Brothers, whatever you want to call them, all stood up with black pride and kicked off the Native Tongues era with Straight Out the Jungle, released in '88. Public Enemy stood up with pride, A Tribe Called Quest stood up with pride, De La Soul stood up with pride, Big Daddy Kane stood up with pride but I had never seen anyone stand up with as much pride as the Jungle Brothers and represent the black nation to the fullest. This is the most definitive declaration of Afrocentric pride and genre-splicing experimentation.

Political but incredible, the Jungle Brothers were tired of the style used in the days where you would introduce yourself too much. Instead, they rapped about political reform and struggle, though they still had the guts to talk about themselves in their sex rhymes (I'm Gonna Do You, anyone?)
Their What's Goin On, sampling Marvin Gaye's track of the same name, inspirational Black is Black, featuring a very young Q. Tip of A Tribe Called Quest where every rapper was a potent race manifesto and the gold-spanking Straight Out of the Jungle all put Jungle Brothers on the map. And what's a good rap album without a dance track? The Jungle Brothers took it to the next level and created a hip-house type song titled I'll House You.

Though A Tribe Called Quest and De La Soul gained more recognition, the Jungle Brothers were the first to do it. They paved their way for spiritual and influential hip-hop and they did it. Nas' Illmatic was described as the ghetto's declaration for independence, let this album be described as the black nations' declaration for peace.

Best moments= Straight Out of the Jungle, Black is Black, Jimbrowski and On the Run

The tracks may not be that complex, neither were the tracks on BDPs first album, but the songs on this album definitely moved hip hop along the creative line. For those that want to hear hip hop in one of its purest forms this album is a must and deserves the label of "Classic."

I'll never forget the first time I heard "Jimbrowski". I was twelve years old, and it made its debut on college radio, the only place you could hear hip-hop in Chicago at the time. I was writing a rhyme, and I involuntarily dropped my pencil. Compared to what else was going on, Cool J etc., it was artistic and cerebral. I instinctively knew something special was happening. In the following years, De La Soul and Tribe emerged with a new style of rap after the JB's paved the way, proving that MC's didn't need Kangols and Fat Gold Chains to rock a mic. They also had another impact on pop culture (grimace and grin): how many frat boys called condoms "jimmies", not even having heard of Afrika, Mike G, and Sammy B?

Now this album is for REAL hip hop headz, older catz who really know hip hop. This is classic material for 30 somehting New Yorkers, it was when New York was at an all time creative high in Hip Hop cop it for a history lesson THE JB"S THE JB"S

HIP HOP CLASSIC!! ALL TRUE FANS OF THE OLD SCHOOL KNOW AND UNDERSTAND WHAT TIME IT IS.COLLECTORS ITEM. MUST HAVE

matthew is either crazy or he is just too young to remember the days of 1988. 9 out of 10 albums released from anybody between 1987 and 1989 were dope because labels and more importantly the listeners would not let you release garbage like they do today. straight out the jungle is dope. i like done by the forces of nature better, but i always had my SOTJ handy. come on , this contained the promo, the first time anybody outside of nyc heard q-tip rhyme. that song was the reason why people were anxious for instinctive travels so much back on that first teusday in april of 1989.

I remember going to clubs in the 1980's and dancing to many of the tracks on this album. The one I like most is I'm gonna do you. Jimbrowski is a funny song. I'll house you is house music at its finest. Black is Black and Straight out of the Jungle represents The Afrocentric thought that the Native Tongues movement was built around. Buy it!

This album took my forever to find, but it was worth it. The JB's debut showcases the group at their funkiest. There are the notable singles "Straight Out The Jungle" and "Because I Got It Like That" as well as the hilarious "Jimbrowski" and the hip-house anthem "I'll House You". Q-Tip of A Tribe Called Quest also makes his debut on "The Promo" and "Black Is Black". Needless to say, this album should be in you collection if you don't already have it.

You'll be 100% satisfied wit' this CD. Must Have it. Don't hesitate to buy.

This is easily one of the 10 best Hip Hop albums of all time.
-nuff said.