| Straight out the Jungle | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Jungle Brothers |
| Cover: | Straightoutthejungle.jpg |
| Released: | November 8, 1988[1] |
| Recorded: | 1987–1988 |
| Genre: | Hip hop |
| Length: | 48:31 |
| Label: | Warlock |
| Next Title: | Done by the Forces of Nature |
| Next Year: | 1989 |
Straight out the Jungle is the debut album by the American hip hop group Jungle Brothers. The album marked the beginning of the Native Tongues collective, which later featured popular artists such as De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest and Black Sheep. The album's masters have a lower quality to other hip-hop albums of its kind, compared to the singles.
The single "I'll House You", added to the album in late-1988 reissues, is known as the first non-Chicago hip-house record to be a sufficiently big club hit.
The Los Angeles Times noted that, "From romance to racism, the JB's tell it like it is with a charismatic and suave funkiness."[2] Trouser Press concluded that "despite strong entries like 'Because I Got It Like That' and 'Sounds of the Safari', several duff tracks diminish the album, while the vestigial old-school beats and rapping style leave the rest sounding dated."[3]
In 1998, Straight out the Jungle was selected as one of The Sources "100 Best Albums".[4]
| 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" | Todd Terry (uncredited) | 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 |
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| 12 | "Jimmy's Bonus Beat" | Jungle Brothers |
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| 13 | "The Promo" | Jungle Brothers, Q-Tip (uncredited) | Afrika Baby Bam, Mike Gee, Q-Tip |
| Year | Song | Chart | Peak | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | "I'll House You" | Billboard Hot Rap Singles | align=center | 16 |
| Billboard Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales | align=center | 28 |