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Straight out the Jungle
Studio album by Jungle Brothers
Released	November 8, 1988
Recorded	1987–1988
Genre	Hip hop
Length	48:31
Label	Warlock
Producer	Jungle Brothers Todd Terry Q-Tip
Jungle Brothers chronology
Straight out the Jungle (1988) Done by the Forces of Nature (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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Guardian
Mojo
NME	9/10
The Philadelphia Inquirer
Record Collector
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
The Source
Spin Alternative Record Guide	9/10
The Village Voice	A−

The Los Angeles Times noted that, "From romance to racism, the JB's tell it like it is with a charismatic and suave funkiness." 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."

In 1998, Straight out the Jungle was selected as one of The Source's "100 Best Albums".

Track listing

Charts

Album

Singles

References

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4. Harrison, Ian (October 2010). "Jungle Brothers: Straight out the Jungle". Mojo. No. 203. London.
5. Langlands, Justin (October 15, 1988). "Technobush". NME. London. p. 46.
6. Tucker, Ken (September 29, 1988). "The Jungle Brothers: Straight Out of the Jungle (Warlock)". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
7. Draper, Jason (November 2010). "Straight Out The Jungle | Jungle Brothers". Record Collector. No. 381. London. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
8. Relic, Peter (2004). "Jungle Brothers". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 444–445. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
9. "Got Five On It". The Source. No. 150. New York. March 2002. pp. 174–179.
10. Weisbard, Eric (1995). "Jungle Brothers". In Weisbard, Eric; Marks, Craig (eds.). Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. p. 204. ISBN 0-679-75574-8.
11. Christgau, Robert (December 27, 1988). "Christgau's Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved August 27, 2016.
12. Marlowe, Duff (April 2, 1989). "The Essential Guide to Contemporary Rap". Calendar. Los Angeles Times. p. 81.
13. Azerrad, Michael. "Jungle Brothers". Trouser Press. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
14. "100 Best Albums". The Source. No. 100. New York. January 1998.

• Jungle Brothers albums
• 1988 debut albums
• Warlock Records albums
• Albums produced by Q-Tip (musician)