TRACKLIST
A1 Straight Out The Jungle
A2 What's Goin On
A3 Black Is Black
A4 Jimbrowski
A5 I'm Gonna Do You
B1 On The Run
B2 Behind The Bush
B3 Because I Got It Like That
B4 Braggin' And Boastin'
B5 Sounds Of The Safari
B6 Jimmy's Bonus Beat
DESCRIPTION
De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest may have been more commercially successful, but the afrocentric, jazz political rap movement and unfadeable Native Tounge Massive started with the Jungle Brothers. Their debut full-length Straight Out the Jungle opened up many doors that are walked through by artists like Mos Def, Common and even Kanye West. Their taste for jazzy horn samples helped kick-start the entire jazz-rap movement, and their James Brown fixation was one of the first. Plus, the group's groundbreaking collaboration with legendary house producer Todd Terry, "I'll House You," paved the way for numerous hip-house hybrids that shot up the dance and pop charts over the next few years and appeared to be a staple on every East Coast Rap Album from '88 until '92.