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Straight out the Jungle is the debut album from hip hop
Hip hop music

Hip hop music is a music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rapping which is accompanied with backing beats. Hip hop music is part of hip hop culture, which began in the Bronx, in New York City in the 1970s, predominantly among African Americans and Latino Americans....
 group Jungle Brothers
Jungle Brothers

The Jungle Brothers are an American hip-hop music group that pioneered the fusion of jazz and hip-hop and also became the first hip-hop group to use a house music producer....
. The album marked the beginning of the rap crew Native Tongues Posse
Native Tongues Posse

The Native Tongues is a collective of late 1980s and early 1990s Hip hop music artists known for their positive-minded, good-natured Afrocentrism lyrics, and for pioneering the use of eclectic sampling and later jazz-influenced beats....
, later featuring popular artists like De La Soul
De La Soul

De La Soul is an American hip hop music group formed in 1987 in Amityville, New York. They are best known for their eclectic sampling and quirky, surreal lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres....
, A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest

A Tribe Called Quest is an United States Hip hop music group, formed in 1988. The group is composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip , rapper Phife Dawg , and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad....
 and Black Sheep
Black Sheep (hip hop group)

Black Sheep is an alternative hip hop duo from Queens, New York, New York, composed of Andres "Dres" Titus and William "Mista Lawnge" McLean. The duo are native New Yorkers but met as teenagers in North Carolina where both of their families relocated....
. The album received a perfect 5-star rating from both allmusic and The Source Magazine
The Source (magazine)

The Source is a United States-based, monthly full-color magazine covering hip-hop music, politics, and Hip hop culture, founded in 1988. It is the world's second longest running rap periodical, behind United Kingdom-based publication Hip Hop Connection....
. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.






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Straight out the Jungle is the debut album from hip hop
Hip hop music

Hip hop music is a music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rapping which is accompanied with backing beats. Hip hop music is part of hip hop culture, which began in the Bronx, in New York City in the 1970s, predominantly among African Americans and Latino Americans....
 group Jungle Brothers
Jungle Brothers

The Jungle Brothers are an American hip-hop music group that pioneered the fusion of jazz and hip-hop and also became the first hip-hop group to use a house music producer....
. The album marked the beginning of the rap crew Native Tongues Posse
Native Tongues Posse

The Native Tongues is a collective of late 1980s and early 1990s Hip hop music artists known for their positive-minded, good-natured Afrocentrism lyrics, and for pioneering the use of eclectic sampling and later jazz-influenced beats....
, later featuring popular artists like De La Soul
De La Soul

De La Soul is an American hip hop music group formed in 1987 in Amityville, New York. They are best known for their eclectic sampling and quirky, surreal lyrics, and their contributions to the evolution of the jazz rap and alternative hip hop subgenres....
, A Tribe Called Quest
A Tribe Called Quest

A Tribe Called Quest is an United States Hip hop music group, formed in 1988. The group is composed of rapper/producer Q-Tip , rapper Phife Dawg , and DJ/producer Ali Shaheed Muhammad....
 and Black Sheep
Black Sheep (hip hop group)

Black Sheep is an alternative hip hop duo from Queens, New York, New York, composed of Andres "Dres" Titus and William "Mista Lawnge" McLean. The duo are native New Yorkers but met as teenagers in North Carolina where both of their families relocated....
. The album received a perfect 5-star rating from both allmusic and The Source Magazine
The Source (magazine)

The Source is a United States-based, monthly full-color magazine covering hip-hop music, politics, and Hip hop culture, founded in 1988. It is the world's second longest running rap periodical, behind United Kingdom-based publication Hip Hop Connection....
. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums. The single "I'll House You," added to the album in 1989, is known for being the first hip-house record recorded outside of the Chicago
Chicago

Chicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois and the Midwestern United States, as well as the List of United States cities by population city in the United States with more than 2.8 million residents....
 scene, which was a club hit that drastically changed the way the hip-hop and dance-music industries worked. "The Promo" was added when the album was released on compact disc in 1990.

Track listing

#TitleProducer(s)Performer (s)
1"Straight out the Jungle"Jungle BrothersAfrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee
2"What's Going On"Jungle BrothersAfrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee
3"Black is Black"Jungle BrothersAfrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee, Q-Tip
Q-Tip (rapper)

Q-Tip , is an American hip hop music artist, singer, and occasional actor from Queens, New York City, perhaps best known as the leader of the critically acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest....
4"Jimbrowski"Jungle BrothersAfrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee
5"I'm Gonna Do You"Jungle BrothersAfrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee
6"I'll House You"Todd TerryAfrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee
7"On the Run"Jungle BrothersAfrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee
8"Behind the Bush"Jungle BrothersAfrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee
9"Because I Got it Like That"Jungle BrothersAfrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee
10"Braggin' & Boastin'"Jungle BrothersAfrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee
11"Sounds of the Safari"Jungle Brothers*Instrumental*
12"Jimmy's Bonus Beat"Jungle Brothers*Instrumental*
13"The Promo"Jungle BrothersAfrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee, Q-Tip
Q-Tip (rapper)

Q-Tip , is an American hip hop music artist, singer, and occasional actor from Queens, New York City, perhaps best known as the leader of the critically acclaimed group A Tribe Called Quest....


Personnel


  • Dick Charles – Mastering
  • Tony D. – Arranger
  • Andre Debourg – Engineer
  • Andrew "The Record Lord" DeBourg – Engineer
  • DJ Red Alert – Engineer, Mixing
  • DJ Sammy B – Composer
  • The Grand Wizard Oswald – Arranger
  • Pam Hall – Composer
  • Jungle Brothers – Arranger, Composer, Producer
  • Ken Kaufman – Photography, Cover Design
  • Michael Smalls – Composer
  • Sweet Daddy – Scratching


Chart positions


Album

Year Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1988 39


Singles

Year Song Hot Rap Singles Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1989 "I'll House You" 16 28