V.I.P. [EXTRA TRACKS]

Jungle Brothers

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 7, 2000)
• Original Release Date: March 7, 2000
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks
• Label: V2
• ASIN: B00004NHEB
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #226,221 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. V.I.P.

2. I Remember - The Holmes Brothers, Jungle Brothers

3. Get Down

4. Early Morning

5. Down with the Jbeez - Black Eyed Peas, Alex Gifford, Jungle Brothers, Sense Live

6. Brothers

7. Party Goin' On

8. Sexy Body

9. Playing for Keeps - Alex Gifford, The Holmes Brothers, Jungle Brothers

10. Jbeez Rock the Dancehall

11. Freakin' You

12. Strictly Dedicated

13. Jungle Brother (True Blue) [Urban Takeover Remix]

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

Back in the day, the Jungle Brothers juggled roles as hip-house pioneers ("I'll House You") and conscious-rap members of the Native Tongues posse. V.I.P., produced by Propellerhead Alex Gifford, reflects a JBeez whose sights are trained on the dance floor--an approach that's certainly fun for casual listening, but which pretends that the chancy moves of the past (Stooges samples!) never existed. Lyrically, the Brothers stick to simple chants and tired boasts about their place in the rap firmament; a low point is reached with "Get Down," a tedious cut that leans too hard on its interpolation of Kool and the Gang's limp "Get Down on It" as a hook. Can they still rock the party? No doubt. But V.I.P. is more like potato chips than the B-boy bouillabaise the Jungle Brothers once served their guests. --Rickey Wright

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Official party record of '00, July 9, 2000

By	Rob Damm (Brick, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

Bumping beats, wonderfully lame rhymes, obscure, hilarious, and weird samples all come together to make this the one CD that should be spinning in the CD player at every party from coast to coast this summer. The Brothers totally succumb to their dance floor jones on this disc. They've obviously retreated to some alternate reality where someone is always warming up the hot tub and tapping another keg. The tracks are solid, technically stunning triumphs of style over substance... which in this case, is just fine. It sets out to be the ultimate good time disc, and in this capacity succeeds wildly. There's not a ton of depth in an absolute sense, but it's deep as far as party records go... it's a great all-ages, all races, all-world, hip-hop hybrid blast. Don't miss this one.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Rap is Music, April 25, 2000

By	J. Kirby "josefek" (Atlanta, Georgia United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

And the Jungle Brothers prove it with this release. Beyond the amazing old school flow, it's the music on this album that floors me.
These tunes are structured (and properly, I might add) as actual 'songs', rather than the meandering flow of skittering breakbeats (or puffy-esque total tune theft) so prevelant today.

Listening to this album for the first time gave me pause, and made me think back to when I first heard DJ Shadow. Not that the music is similar, but the feeling that whoever's behind it truly UNDERSTANDS music comes through loud and clear.

I thought the Roots had pulled of the first real 'Rap Album for Musicians', but the JBeez just upped the ante. Frankly, I can't come up with a negative aspect to this album. Unless you're completely adverse to their old skool flow, you're best to buy this release asap!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Old School meets New School, May 8, 2001

By	Bryan Lazaro "manify" (Beantown, MA) - See all my reviews

I've heard bad reviews on this album and believe that it was completely unfair. People all to often claim that old school groups "sold out" (i.e. De La Soul, LL Cool J, etc..). Without a doubt this album is VERY different from the old school JB's. But listen carefully and ask yourself, "Does it lack the playful style reminicent of original hip-hop? Is it carefree? are the underlying messages the same?" Modern listeners (people who haven't listened to Gangstarr, Slick Rick, Special Ed and BYTW if you haven't then educate yourself) have their heads so far up their rear ends that they are ignorate of the roots and fundamentals of hip-hop. Hip-hop is all about progression and some people flip out if it's not directly in line with modern day rappers like Method Man and Jay-Z. JB's may not be "popping chris" or "busting gats" but they do know how to throw a jam for the summer and thats what it is all about. I mean who's to tell the JB's that they don't know hip-hop? So don't sleep on it. It's got a dance hall and house feel, and some tracks could have used a little more work but give it a listen I think it's worth your while.