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Straight out the Jungle is the debut album from hip hop group Jungle Brothers. The album marked the beginning of the rap crew Native Tongues Posse, later featuring popular artists like De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest and Black Sheep. The album received a perfect 5 star rating from both All Music Guide and The Source Magazine. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums. The single "I'll House You" is known for being the first Hip-Hop/House Music collaboration recorded outside Chicago's hip house scene. The song was a club hit that drastically changed the way the hip hop and dance music industries worked.
[edit] Track listing
| # |
Title |
Producer(s) |
Performer (s) |
| 1 |
"Straight out the Jungle" |
Jungle Brothers |
Afrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee |
| 2 |
"What's Going On" |
Jungle Brothers |
Afrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee |
| 3 |
"Black Is Black" |
Jungle Brothers |
Afrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee, Q-Tip |
| 4 |
"Jimbrowski" |
Jungle Brothers |
Afrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee |
| 5 |
"I'm Gonna Do You" |
Jungle Brothers |
Afrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee |
| 6 |
"I'll House You" |
Jungle Brothers |
Afrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee |
| 7 |
"On The Run" |
Jungle Brothers |
Afrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee |
| 8 |
"Behind the Bush" |
Jungle Brothers |
Afrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee |
| 9 |
"Because I Got It like That" |
Jungle Brothers |
Afrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee |
| 10 |
"Braggin & Boastin" |
Jungle Brothers |
Afrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee |
| 11 |
"Sounds of the Safari" |
Jungle Brothers |
*Instrumental* |
| 12 |
"Jimmy's Bonus Beat" |
Jungle Brothers |
*Instrumental* |
| 13 |
"The Promo" |
Jungle Brothers |
Afrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee, Q-Tip |
- "Straight out the Jungle" contains a sample from "Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose" by James Brown
- "Straight out the Jungle" contains a sample from "Weya" by Manu Dibango
- "Straight out the Jungle" contains a sample from "Mango Meat" by Mandrill
- "Straight out the Jungle" contains a sample from "(Somebody Got) Soul, Soul, Soul" by The Wild Magnolias
- "Straight out the Jungle" contains a sample from "Kissin' My Love" by Bill Withers
- "Straight out the Jungle" contains a sample from "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
- "What's Going On" contains a sample from "What's Goin On?" by Marvin Gaye
- "What's Going On" contains a sample from "What Would The World Be Like Without Music" by Kool & The Gang
- "What's Going On" contains a sample from "Let The Music Take Your Mind" by Kool & The Gang
- "What's Going On" contains a sample from "N.T." by Kool & The Gang
- "Black Is Black" contains a sample from "Sport" by Lightnin' Rod
- "Black Is Black" contains a sample from "9 Till 5" by The Meters
- "Black Is Black" contains a sample from "Controversy" by Prince
- "Black Is Black" contains a sample from "The Bottle" by Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson
- "Jimbrowski" contains a sample from "Funkin 4 Jamaica" by Tom Browne
- "Jimbrowski" contains a sample from "Good Ole Music" by Funkadelic
- "Jimbrowski" contains a sample from "The Black Prince Has Arrived" by Jimmy Walker
- "I'm Gonna Do You" contains a sample from "Rigor Mortis" by The Meters
- "I'm Gonna Do You" contains a sample from "Groovy Lady" by The Meters
- "On the Run" contains a sample from "It's Just Begun" by Jimmy Castor Bunch
- "On the Run" contains a sample from "The Mexican" by Babe Ruth
- "On the Run" contains a sample from "Give It To You" by UPP
- "Behind the Bush" contains a sample from "Joy" by Isaac Hayes
- "Behind the Bush" contains a sample from "Get On Up And Dance" by Eddie Harris
- "Behind the Bush" contains a sample from "Mercy, Mercy Me" by Grover Washington Jr.
- "Because I Got It Like That" contains a sample from "You Can Make It If You Try" by Sly & The Family Stone
- "Because I Got It Like That" contains a sample from "Don't Bring Me Down" by Electric Light Orchestra
- "Braggin & Boastin" contains a sample from "Impeach The President" by The Honey Drippers
- "Braggin & Boastin" contains a sample from "God Made Me Funky" by The Headhunters
- "Sounds of the Safari" contains a sample from "King Kong" by Jimmy Castor Bunch
- "Sounds of the Safari" contains a sample from "The Jam" by Graham Central Station
[edit] Album chart positions
| Year |
Album |
Chart positions |
| Billboard 200 |
Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums |
| 1988 |
Straight out the Jungle |
- |
#39 |
[edit] Singles chart positions
