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• The Jungle Brothers were one of the first bands to merge Jazz with hip-hop in the mid-1980s. The band was strongly influenced by James Brown and Stevie Wonder, even using samples of their music to create their own style. The Jungle Brothers gained popularity with their debut 1988 album Straight Out The Jungle.

• Fast Facts

  1. Genres: Jazz, hip-hop
  2. Origin: New York City, NY
  3. Formed: 1987
  4. Albums: 9
  5. Labels: Pioneer Records, Warlock Records, Warner Brother Records, Gee Street/V2/BMG Records, Jungle Brothers, XYZ Records
  6. Active: 1987 - Present
  7. Part of the Native Tongues movement of the late 1980s and early 90s

• Band Members

  • Afrika Baby Bam
  • Mike Gee

• Associated Acts

  • A Tribe Called Quest
  • De La Soul
  • Queen Latifah
  • Monie Love
  • Black Sheep
  • Chi-Ali

• Notable Recordings

  • 1988: Straight Out The Jungle
  • 1989: Done by the Forces of Nature
  • 1993: J Beez Wit the Remedy
  • 1997: Raw Deluxe
  • 2000: V.I.P.
  • 2002: All That We Do
  • 2003: You in My Hut Now
  • 2005: This is...
  • 2006: I Got You

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  De La Soul | A Tribe Called Quest | EPMD | Ultramagnetic MC's | Boogie Down Productions | Brand Nubian | The Pharcyde | Gang Starr | James Brown | Stevie Wonder

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