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Loved it
It was ok
not bad at all!
A couple of bangers and then not too much else
Ok! En voyant la pochette je m’attendais à du reggae mais en fait pas du tout.. c’est du hip hop à l’ancienne ! Quelques très bonnes chansons à mon goût, hip hop old school sympa dans l’ensemble.
Hip hop funky. Le daré un 3 porque no me ha molestado escucharlo. Pero no creo que vuelva a escucharlo.
Really good early days of rap. It's upbeat and positive but not in the boring way that old music tends to be.
Good for a bounce around. Benched a fortune of oysters were my favourite lyrics. Nice simple beats
Not my cup of tea but the beats are chill and nice
Mixing in White Line Highway?! Like that!
solid early 90's hip hop
Decent lyrical material but suffers from poor production and bad mixing
A really good album that I don't think I know I would have never listened to without this!
late 80s hip hop. Kinda sounds like Tribe Called Quest, but not as good.
Cool
African hip hop, rarely in the mood for that.
Eh
Not aged brilliantly and just doesn’t really do anything for me
This one grew on me a bit but it's way too long
Whole grain
Intressant för att vara rap.
None of the links worked in 1001AG, however searching YouTube I found some U.S.-available links. Not my jam, really. "Sunshine" wasn't bad, and "'U' Make Me Sweat" had a fun bass line.
This album was better than some of their later stuff.
Not my cup of tea
No thanks, there's no way I was going to listen to an hour plus of this.
Based on what others were saying this seems like a foundational album that paved the way for future artists, but man I struggled through this. Just did not enjoy it and can't appreciate it for what it was in its time. The production and quality just don't hold up today imo. I wouldn't listen to this again. Granted, this album wasn't available on Spotify when I tried to listen, so I was using YouTube. It's possible quality was just strictly worse there. It wasn't awful, but also not something I'd like more of.
Not my thing but enjoyable in places nonetheless and no doubt popular with those who enjoy hip-hop/rap.
Another rap album, standard fare for the genre. Nothing remarkable, not sure why its here.
It felt fun for a while. All very ‘clever/funny’, but I soon got bored and wanted something different.
Ah yes, this must be a PG rated, radio friendly Rap group. Its all nice a clean, not setting off any of my usual aural triggers. Its the Rap equivalent of going to see a Primary School play. Well done Jungly chaps for not wanting to turn it off straight away.
Sounded good, but didn't really interest me
It wasn't bad, but nothing very memorable for me. Just another old school hip-hop album.
piggly wiggly mentioned
I feel like are so many other better versions of this style of hip hop unfortunately. It’s influence might be worthy of its inclusion here but I kinda was bored by it which I was surprised by.
ok
Optimistic hip hop
i swear, when forced to actively listening to it, i'd drift away to sleep in no time...
No thoughts head empty, too tired to write a review
Okay but it felt quite repetitive after a time.
Lol I absolutely loved the history lesson from the guy who said he had D in history Eh, whatever. Not annoying
Ball and gun music
“Jungle brothers on the microphone” other than that line, I can’t say I’ve ever heard these guys.
bleh
It was alright.
Mediocre
Very bland, outdated, and lacks a sort of energy...the music has no edge and sounds muffled while the vocals are quiet and monotone. Sounds like it was mixed in a college dorm. But it does feature smooth boom bap, jazzy beats with positive, often mystical and Afro-centric rhymes and themes. Definitely a feel good listen of some typical late 80s rap, but it’s likely not going to hold your attention for more than 5 minutes. This is just another example of how 80s rap is the most outdated sounding genre of music.
I’m definitely getting less patient
I enjoyed the opening track Beyond This World, but couldn't get into it, not my jam and toast
Had to find it on YouTube to listen. It's okay, I think.
I enjoy a well-sampled track, but this felt a bit more like curation than a fresh take. The lyrics are deeply tied to an African heritage that I simply don't share, so the emotional core of the album missed me.
Really not my cup of tea.
Lyrics sounded a bit older than 1989. I’m not much of a fan of this one. 2 stars.
nao gostei
From the Vault #2 (January 14, 2026) Still kicking it in 1989. I'm surprised by how many of these late-80s hip-hop albums populate the list. I'm pretty sure there's more late-80s hip-hop albums on the list than there are 2010s hip-hop albums (i.e when the genre was most culturally relevant). Guess it comes down to these listmakers being lazy as shit and only adding an average of 13 albums per revision. I've never heard of Jungle Brothers before, and this cover is something else. Is this going to be a psychedelic hip-hop album? I've never heard of such a phenomenon, but I guess the two can mesh together. Nope, just boom bap. I'm surprised this was released by Warner Records. The sound is very indie/underground. That is to say that the mastering is pretty underwhelming. There's no depth to the breaks and while there is a respectable spread of genres and influences, the instrumentals are ultimately too minimalistic and soft to hook me. While the music is unremarkable, it does benefit from its nondescript sound. If the instrumentals were any livelier than they were here I'd be bitching endlessly about the runtime. As it stands, I could stand spacing out to this one for a few, though I'm never returning to this and it will likely be memoryholed immediately. Book time. Many influences. That's about it. Wikipedia says that this album had moderate chart success, was a smash hit among critics, is considered one of the best golden age hip hop albums and one of the greatest/most influential hip-hop albums in general. I'm not sure if the Wiki article is blowing smoke or not, but this seems like a solid rap sheet. I cosign this inclusion.
I could vibe to the mucis and I liked some lyrics but it got too repetitive for me and after 15 minutes it became a bit boring.
I just have such a hard time with the "hip hop with a message" albums, I figure part of it is me not being able to relate and the nature of how the music itself is presented. The lyrics seem to ramble at times and man it drags. Different times, I know, and to be fair some of these beats are pretty good, but I feel like there are better examples out there who were present at this time.
The worst kind of conscious rap album. Saying a lot of things but none of it is enjoyable. Also like most iconic 90s rap albums it’s 20 minutes too long. Basically imagine Tribe Called Quest with all the fun and funkiness stripped out of it. The only song I like by JB is “Brain” and that isn’t on this album
The beats are consistently engaging. It's cool when they take more risks, like on the weirder and wilder What “U” Waitin’ “4”? and the extremely hype Tribe Vibes. For most of the track list I find Jungle Brothers’ good natured rapping limited and predictable but I appreciate how conscious they are and the variety of topics they cover. It's not all bluster and bravado. To my ears they sound best when they go hard. The Queen Latifah record from the same year goes a bit further on both production and rapping, helped by the fact that it employs more humour which gets the most out of this embryonic hip hop era for me. Despite this I’m confident Jungle Brothers have earnt their status in early hip hop. It's confident and energising stuff.
Not something I'd go out of my way to listen too again.
I understand this is early rap and probably revolutionary but it is didn't like it.
31/01/2026 Not a fan. Spotify listeners: 245.8k
Okay, but not something I would ever listen to.
More '80's NY hip hop. Not bad, just more of the same. Endless flows to a backing track/beat, but no hook.
not available on spotify so i listened to part of it on youtube, it was ok
I enjoyed elements of some tracks but disliked more than I enjoyed! It’s been a tough week!
4.5/10
Tyvärr en dålig version av a tribe called quest
Pretty basic stuff, but probably by design (I know nothing about jungle so I’ll just pretend that’s the case). MC stuff was a bit slow too but listening to it in the gym was a good metronome
I listened to the album but I’m done by the forces of nature.
This album is so long. Great bang for your buck, if you like the music. Unfortunately I did not for the most part.
Not really my jam at all and way too long at an hour. Just pretty standard sounding hip hop.
2.5
1/3. The first 1 on my list, I just wouldn't recommend this to anyone. Maybe I'm just not the right demographic or I'm too used to modern rap, but a lot of this just sounds corny to me. There are some cool beat/production ideas here and I'm sure it was very influential in its time, but for the most part I just couldn't get into it. Acknowledge Your History and Doin' Our Own Dang were the highlights for me, the rest was a wash.
not my cup of tea but one or two of the songs were catchy.
When I listen to albums like this, I'm like, really, top 1001? Makes me feel like they really needed to add some filler. This felt pretty run of the mill. Nothing spectacular. It just seems like this list came out at the peak of the "black people complaining about life of black people needs to be recognized" phase. The music was interesting and the beats were awesome, but I heard it all before.
Found this kinda boring
Fun old school hip-hop beats. Playful and chill lyricism. Not really my genre but I'd take this over the murky, unpleasant aggressiveness of Biggie Smalls anyday. 2.5
Rap
Hip-Hop from 89.
Not on Apple Music. Not really my thing.
Sometimes I struggle (from the heat of going under)
Long and repetitive
I was more hopeful for this one when I knew that it was going to be clean, foundational hip hop, but it left me a bit disappointed. Just too repetitive. Plus, always a strike when it’s not on YouTube.
I didn’t care for it, most tracks range from fine but dull to bad
Musica tipo hip hop, no se si hi ha influencies de jazz. No m'encanta, pero ok
het zoveelste rap album... het zoveelste inwisselbare album
Just fine
I’ve got COVID for the second time since it was invented by whichever conspiracy theory you believe. It’s not been too bad, more annoying than anything, but the last couple of nights it’s messed with my sleep. So, I’m tired and listening to rap from 1989 isn’t something that I’m excited to do, but I did, as I was assigned the Jungle Brothers album, Done By the Force of Nature. I’m not sure if I heard of the Junble Brothers or not. I vaguely remember the name, but at this time in my life, I was into 2 Live Crew and N.W.A. The Jungle Brothers are less outrageously violent or into sex, so it didn’t interest me as a teenager in 1989. I will say, the beats, grooves, and samples used on the album harken back to the early days of New York hip-hop, so it was definitely a nostalgic trip into time. The rapping was more fun and less serious, though there were some serious societal themes discussed, but mostly, as Rolling Stone described the album, the Jungle Brothers have a more “positive, spiritual vibe.” The problem with a lot of the hip-hop albums from this time is that by this point in hisotry, we’ve heard it all. Now, is this better than 99% of the stuff put out today? Yes. You can understand the lyrics, and the beats are easy to dance to. For hip-hop scholars and histroains, this is a must listen. For those of you looking for some new party jams, you could do a lot worse than this album. But, as for it being a must listen, you need not add it to your bucket list. I’m going to go take a nap.
Too 80’s, too hip hop, obnoxiously American. Not for me at all.
Even though hip-hop usually doesn’t click with me, I still enjoyed this album to some extent — but in the end, it didn’t leave a strong impression on me.
I dont normally like hip hop, but this isn't awful. You can listen and the rhythm and lyrics are at times enjoyable.
Mest boring. Samma trista beat. Fattar inte hiphop! Tvåa
Overall, this wasn't a very exciting listen for me. I know that some people like that kind of early rap music, but I prefer the more melodic one, as I don't tend to pay attention to the lyrics that much. This was a bit meh and not really for me, but I am sure it has its fanbase.
var nice det men helt greit
Found it on YouTube and forwarded through it all. ———————————— My non-musician scoring system. 5 - Love it. Would play anytime, buy, see live… 4 - Good music. 3 - Average playlist. Depends on time and setting. 2 - I can’t listen to entire songs…skipped ahead on all of them 1 - No.
Standout Songs: Sunshine Belly Dancin' Dina Tribe Vibes Doin' Our Own Dang
Not my style and not very high quality
I am stupid. I listened to this at 1.5x speed and when I realized it, it was far too late. Forgive me, Jungle Brothers, but I didn't enjoy it enough to re-listen for another hour. 2.5/5.
Ood school hip hop.
not for me
not for me Fav song: Done By The Forces Of Nature
Let’s get this out in the open- rap in the 80s just wasn’t so good compared to rap in the 90s. In terms of beats, flows, style, the 90s just took what the 80s established and made it better. Nothing after the 90s was ever as good either, but what the 80s accomplished was setting up rap for the global success it would eventually become. It had to start somewhere, no? I ramble because as I listen to ¨Done by the Forces of Nature¨ by the Jungle Boys I can’t help but think of how dated this and similar albums sound in comparison to albums that came out five years later. It’s not that it’s bad musically, it’s just not ¨The Chronic¨ or ¨36 Chambers¨ or A Tribe Called Quest. Lyrically, it’s not Nas or Rakim or Biggie. I can’t say what it was like when it came out in 1989, when I was two, but what it sounds like now is nice 80s rap that, like Run DMC, brings one back to those high-top haircuts, people break dancing on cardboard and water hydrant parties in the streets of the Bronx. It’s like ¨Do the Right Thing¨ but Radio Raheem doesn’t die in this one. Best songs: ¨Sunshine,¨ ¨Belly Dancin’ Dina,¨ ¨Tribe Vibes¨
Never heard this before. Old skool! it's alright...
Nothing special here - not bad, not great.
This is an incredibly dated record now. Old school hip hop just sounds so old.
It's just hip-hop for me. Weak two stars. 1,5
I'm just not a big hip-hop fan I don't think. There was some interesting lyrics about discrimination and such sometimes but I will not return to this album Standouts Acknowledge Your Own History 2/5
hip hop is not for me
O álbum é interessante. Beats legais. QKZxHBB.
Again I am thankful for not interludes or skits, but I can't imagine ever choosing to listen to this again.
Their second album. Hip Hop. Some funky beats you can bounce along to. Lyrically flat and mostly forgettable album. Nice that it's not Gangsta Rap though.
Proof the not all 80s and 90s hip hop is a must listen. This was OK but no really grit or anything to make it interesting.
Perfectly fine but ultimately uninteresting. Just not musical enough for my liking.
Its ok. Nothing stands out just decent music that is not my preference
Nativish
Gear: Dunu SA6 Artwork: 🎨🦁🍼 Production: 🙄🤔🤷 Music: 🌍✊🏽☮️ Rating: 🫶🫶/5
Look, this is good and fun and all, but doubt in my mind you didn’t get made fun of a little if you listened to this when it came out. “U make me sweat. U make me work. U make my body wanna go and do the jerk”. Just top notch shit here guys. The lyrics range from being a little corny to borderline racist, ironically. “I wanted to take her home with me. Behind the bush and up my tree”. “And if you got bananas, I'll be glad to bet ya”. What are we talking about? The production is too bass heavy. The whole thing is entirely too long. To the point where I need to actively attempt to not tune it out. 2/5
3/10
Ehhh, it’s ok. Late 80’s early 90’s hip hop can be a little underwhelming compared to what’s been happening these days. Not bad for what it is. 2.5⭐️ That album cover, tho 👀👀👀
Enjoyed the samples and the swaggy ’80s rap. Quite different from the gangster rap that took hold soon thereafter. The samples were really good, incorporating many different styles. It was also fun to hear similar beats to early N.W.A., but with completely different subject matter. Nothing really stood out to me, though, so I’m going to settle for a strong 2 stars.
This is a relic from a bygone age, a hip-hop album with jazz/ house beats, very little swearing, and uplifting lyrics. It's not awful by any means, but my god it's boring. It reminds me of other artists from the same era, kind of dull and not my kind of music to be honest. I know lots of people hate the introduction of "gangsta rap", but for my money, this was a dying genre that needed some fresh life blowing into it, or it would have unravelled into nothing. I'm going with 2 stars for this one.
Important but ultimately rather ordinary hip hop with great lyricism. It falls right into my old school hip hop fatigue that this list has put me in 1000+ albums in.
Not a fan of this one
Drugs, no. Misogyny, yes. Unique production, got bored of the lyrics.
It was an interesting listen. Immediately can hear the Local Natives/Tribe Called Quest sound in the album, so wasn't surprised at all to learn they were one of the OG Local Natives groups. Unlike A Tribe Called Quest however, I feel the album lacks complexity and feels dated in a way that I found it hard to listen to. To me the beats stood out as the strongest part of the album. I appreciate the messaging, though felt the actual lyrics and rhymes to be simple and a little stunted. Overall can appreciate the influence it had on projects I love, but think it's not something I'll come back to myself. Rating a 2 on personal enjoyment but understand thats not fair to an album thats from a different era in a different context.
For want of a less disgusting metaphor, this one went in and out without touching the sides. Is it a thing? Yes, it sure is.
Wasn't super engaged by this, compared to a lot of the rap albums on this list it's a bit forgettable and I was bored by the end. The African elements and funky beats are ok but overall I don't think this is that special
Was this an important album at the time? It's definitely empowering and full of pride, but it hasn't aged well and falls short both of what it influenced and it's contempories.
Highlight: Feelin' Alright In a nutshell: the shape of hip hop to come. Compare the pair- RUN DMC's self titled 1984 album to this 1989 release by The Jungle Brothers. Evolution. Based on album entries in the book, hip hop was morphing. 3 Feet High and Rising (De La Soul), All Hail The Queen (Queen Latifah) and Paul's Boutique by Beastie Boys were released in the same year! I didn't mind it. I can see why it's important. Give it a spin if you're curious about "Golden Age hip hop". Overall: 4/10
The beats are pretty cool, if a bit dated. It's what you expect from late 80s hip hop. Nothing exciting but nothing bad either.
Ka skjer med så masse hyphens
Rap not for me
Maso
really just not into this era of hip hop and lyrical rhyming schemes
It's fine but doesn't really go anywhere for me
Meh. Some powerful lyrics, some questionable lyrics. Just a bit odd, weird flow and beats. Chaotic and too long, kinda zoned out after a while.
Album didn't load but found 1 song. Interesting!
2 - not my favorite
Not for me. As a white European I can't relate to the black American experience. The beats and style also sound dated. I like a tribe called quest, but this was not for me. Best song was the song with all the guests from their collective.
Mostly very boring and bland beats. Not too much happening. A few standouts, mostly "Tribe Vibes". 2.5 stars
More like the Jumble Shop Bros. Just a load of mungy old rap with tatty funk, jazz, latin and psychedelia samples that don’t hang together too well. Comes across as the shabbiest version of De La Soul so maybe this album instead should be called Two Stars High and Falling. If De La Soul’s approach was taking a million different ingredients and blending it into a vibrant yummy rainbow smoothie then this is more like taking a typical New York garbage dumpster, shoving a stick in it and gently swirling the contents around .
Decent album, liked a number of tracks, but difficult to finish it.
I found it boring to listen to and too long. Early hip hop is tough to get into.
This was impossible to find to even listen to...YouTube to the rescue! This was decent, good flow and beats, just sounded the same throughout.
-1 for being inaccessible. +1 for the jungle boogie beat.
Hetzelfde tempo, hetzelfde gewauwel, ruim een uur lang. Ik val erbij in slaap. Wellicht beter dan andere platen in het genre die op de zenuwen werken, maar niet heel veel beter. Pas gaandeweg komt er enige variatie. Dat redt de boel nog enigszins.
Decent rhythms, with the beats bouncing from track to track. Got a little bored tbh.
Never heard of them or this album. It never made a dent in my college musical landscape, and we listened to everything back then. Sample heavy, lyrically smarter than most hip-hop/rap groups from the same timeframe, catchy but too educated to be radio friendly. Never heard a single track from this, that's just odd that it was that far under the radar of an 19 yr old who listened to every flavor of music and dj'd frat house parties. Eric B & Rakim, Beastie Boys, Run DMC, NWA, all better and more established at the same time as this was released. I have no idea how this made the Top 1001, zero hits, pretty generic beats and raps, maybe I'm missing the lyrical message but I focus on the music not the words. Wouldn't make my T1001, likely not my T2002.
Old hip hop always feels so precious. Lik a child trying to sound cool. There’s a charm to it, but it always sounds a bit cheesy now. 2.5/5
I hate rap. But this wasn’t terrible. I just didn’t like it.
I’d be willing to bet this is the group that influenced De La Soul. Jungle Brothers are clearly a creative intelligent group but it’s too dance oriented for me and it’s 2 hrs long, someone needed to ruin this in. 4.7/10
this hip-hop is not bad, considering it's a genre I don't listen to
Its old school rap that I just dont love, it needs more of a bite to it. I also think the mastering (I think that's the word) is crazy and you cant hear the vocals some of the time.
Feel good beats and playful,. political, afro-centric rhymes, but pretty repetitive and too long.
A good example of what early rap. I'm not sure what makes this album better than other early rap albums of the time. Good to listen too, not sure why this is more special than others.
While the flow is sometimes similar to De La Soul, the music is more straightforward and soul and electronic based (like old school hip-hop). Some of this is laughably bad. Highlights: "Feelin' Alright" (simple flow but nice beat and soul samples at the beginning), "Good Newz Comin'" (the bongos are cool even if the rest is kind of messy. The last minute or so sounds like something from Phish), "Doin' Our Own Dang" (features Monie Love. De La Soul, and Q-Tip so at least there's some good rapping on it) Notable: "What 'U' Waitin' '4'?" (Sounds like it's from the early 80s, not 2 months before the dawn of the 90s), "'U' Make Me Sweat" (is that the dude from Cameo on the hook?), "Acknowledge Your Own History" (a few good lines, but 90% of this is sooo cheesy), "Belly Dancin' Dina" (I don't need to know that the subject of this song makes these guys "hard"...), "Done by the Forces of Nature" (just...no. These lyrics are d to the u to the m to the b, y'all)
Was alright, felt almost like the sort of early 90s rap that I should have enjoyed.
I wanted to like this more than I did. So dated. And dull. And a bit shouty. And very little musicality. I mean it’s not offensive, which is sadly refreshing for rap music on here, but it leaves me cold
I refuse to believe the creators of this list spent any time listening to these prototype rap albums
Rap just ain’t my thing yo
It was nice to hear something other than common typical gangster rap. Reminded me of early 80’s rap, before NWA. Did I need to hear this before I die? Nah. Music is good. Lots of positive lyrics. Not bad 1001 album worthy: No - 39/70
Pretty good
2 stars. Jarring to listen to after Lauren Hill. Groovy throughout, but there are no bars. The album is middle school level lyricism. It makes sense because it was earlier on in the genre, but having virtually the same drums throughout alongside weak rapping cannot give it above a 2 for me.
Ja, ist ganz geiler 90er HipHop, aber mags lieber vereinzelt, ein ganzes Album ist dann auch irgendwann anstrengend. 2 Sterne
This is definitely not my thing but it was much better than most of this style that I have heard.
this album is done by forces of melatonin
Wow, I actually didn't mind this considering I normally dread trying to get through a rap/hihp-hop album. It's still by no means something I'll be listening to again in the future but I'm considering it a personal acheivement that I didn't hate most of this! It might even be a 2.5....
Good but a bit much
I like What U Waitin’ 4
Boring rap. The delivery is dull, the lyrics are pseudo-intellectual Afrocentrist nonsense. The positives are, well, there is no violence glorification, drugs, and sexually explicit content. But the absence of the abhorrent doesn't make this good, sorry.
Groovy
Very much not a fan of hip-hop, so I'm not the best judge. But definitely not impressed by this one. That said, it wasn't aggravating or unlistenable to me, as a lot of hip-hop is. So 2 stars for that. Also always glad to see rappers that don't feel the need to hop on the stupid gangsta-bandwagon.
Kinda boring. Might have been ahead of it's time in terms of sampling though.
Wanted to love this but it's boring as fuck.
5/10 Like the positive vibes, but don't really care for the music or any of the songs.
Yawn
Found this immensely boring
Some of these beats are really nice but the delivery is so limp it gets boring really quick
The limpest Hip-Hop album ever made? The beats are alright, but the delivery just doesn't have any strength to it.
I had never heard of this one, despite being a great old school hip-hop fan. Within the first tracks, I was thinking that it could be a great one, but it slowly became so flat and powerless... It was way too long for the low energy level of the delivery. A few great beats and... That's it for the Jungle Brothers.
Aika chilliä ysäriräppiä, ei tule naamalle vaikka yhteiskunnalliset teemat onkin. Kiltti, helppo kuunneltava. Jää jopa liian helpoksi eli ei herättänyt isoja tunteita. Paitsi sen, että 1 h on vähän liian pitkitetty mitta, vikat biisit kyllästyttää. Kolmonen jos ois jäänyt enemmän mieleen.
All I know is I saw them when they were opening for *NSYNC or BSB back in the day and that was a weird booking choice.
me pegou num dia ruim gostei nao
I can see how this album continues to influence hip hop music even to this day. However, its really not my kind of hip hop.
I respect oral poetry musicalized, I really do but I just don't always find it musically soothing to listen to. 2 stars
Just not for me.
This list shows me that with few exceptions, early hip hop just sounds naive to me.
Will Smith vibes
Its not bad, it just sounds outdated for the time- like a relic from the early 80s. With all the other great hip hop of 1988/1989 (Beastie Boys, NWA, Public Enemy, EPMD), I don't see how they were included on this list.
This is 100% what every white person over 45 thinks hip hop is.
Idc
I don't like this much but the rhyming has some interesting parts. 2 stars or D.
Historical record but not my thing
Early hip hop
Hated it
not for me
It took just 3 seconds to recognise that I wouldn't like this - but in the interests of fairness I gave it 3 more minutes to be sure. Yep. I really don't like this. Early, 1980s rap music wasn't as absurdly racist, mysoginistic, violent, braggadocious, foul-mouthed and vile as modern rap, but it still wasn't much to listen to.
I don't like
2/5
Mi dispiace ragazzi, ma credo proprio di aver sviluppato un’insofferenza per l’hip-hop old school. Dopo un po’ le canzoni sembrano assomigliarsi tutte e gli album sembrano non finire mai. Sono sicura che questo tipo di musica abbia i suoi meriti, ma il fatto che il sito proponga costantemente album di questo genere ha irrimediabilmente inficiato la mia esperienza di ascolto (e alla fine la valutazione di un album, essendo soggettiva, non può che basarsi su questo).
Whatever, it's fine. I mean, some of the lyrics are really cringey. But overall it's okay.
2.5. Vähän turhan pitkä. Toisena päivänä voisi pyöristyä ylöspäinkin.
File under: nothing objectively wrong, just not doing it for me.
Not a big rap fan but found this more accessible then most of the newer rap I accidentally hear blasting out of people's car windows.
2 hip hop albums in a row? Please! More pleasant and musical than the other dozen or so I've listened to in this project - this is in the Fresh Prinz vein - yawn.
I so wanted to love this album. Probably just wrong day for me to listen, honestly. I've listened to a handful of conscious rappers in my time, but all are them are form the mid 90s or so. So their style had transformed because of gangsta rap. Plus, thematically, the back to Africa themes are only tangentially interesting to me. Lyrically, it's for that 80s vibe. Some of the songs on the back half seemed to have potential. Just today wasn't my day for listening to it.
3/10 What? Really? Ok, no. 5-28-2024
didn't like it that much
To contextualize my pessimism: i am writing this rn and it is 10:54(past my bedtime) and I am sat on the floor of my garage next to my dog waiting for the family friends we had over for dinner to leave. No hate to them but I’m tired and wanna sleep. This album did nothing to help my mood. So mid. It’s been too long since I’ve given an album a 5. I want to be fired up and excited and got going. This didn’t do anything for me and I hope the next albums are better. Again there was nothing wrong w it but it was just fine 5/10
4/10 - I am confused by the naming formats of the songs. Why are the Us and 2s and 4s in quotes. I understand that its not the normal spelling but I think people will get what they mean. When listening to the first six songs I was like I am not going to like anything on this album probably but Good Newz Comin' (good news is what?) was pretty good. Also having ain't no mountain high enough as a sample caught me off guard. I found it interesting how most pieces had a special drum that was unique to that song. Like the more classical bongoish drums, jingle bells and random other stuff.
Does nothing for me
Not for me I'm afraid
It was ok. A little too long of an album where it all kind of sounds the same. I was ready for this one to be done. 2 stars.
Lasted about 15 minutes. That was so bland it's impressive. I'm not sure if I'm meant to feel anything towards that.
I think I just wasn’t in the mood for this 2*
Bog standard.
I understand we would not have modern day hip-hop without groups like the Jungle Brothers. However, I simply do not enjoy this very old style of rap music.
o.o
This feels somewhere between a DJ mix and a dated Golden Age Hip-Hop album. Clearly, the fact that it exists in that grey area is historically important, but the result is oddly boring. The growing pains of that innovation are evident. Even as a fan of both genres, early House can feel a bit repetitive, and early hip-hop flows can lack a bit of charisma while also feeling lyrically preachy. Combined here, during both genres' toddler years, the result is bit of a drag, sonically and intellectually, and requires a lot of active listening for something that isn’t actively engaging, at least not by modern standards. The length is certainly not a benefit, and the inclusion of cool jazz elements only ties an anchor to the album's foot. Now, most of this would be forgivable – this is one of the first albums to Do This™ sort of thing, after all – and even if I found it bland by today's standards, I'd have to respect it for setting up those standards. But all that goes out the window the second they're joined by their contemporary peers, who all sound so modern and fresh on the penultimate track. That alone basically negates any credibility I was about to give this album out of “respect.” The thing is, though, I really liked their debut when I was going through the Rolling Stone Top 200 Hip-Hop Albums list a year ago. Maybe because that album had clear standouts and obvious singles. And maybe that’s why this was included in the book over their debut; this is clearly meant to be an album-length statement. There’s brief glimpses of something like a single here and there, but those are cut off in favor of the DJ mix element, and I think that makes this inferior. I get the sense from some lyrics on this record that they were a bit bored by the idea of chart success, but "I'll House You" is miles above any highlight I could find here, and feels more historically important, too. Sure, this is also an important album, but important albums aren’t required listening if they're not enjoyable. And while none of it is ever technically bad even despite its age, sometimes I think being boring is a worse offense, especially when you’re supposed to have been the inventors of hip-house, a subgenre that's all about energy. If time mellows your art out to the point where you sound like the antithesis of your creative mission, then maybe you never achieved the original goal in the first place. I worry that sounds harsh, because again, my main complaint is that it's just a poorly-aged product of its time, but I physically cannot imagine anyone rating this highly if they never grew up listening to it when it came out.
2.5 maybe
Pretty forgettable album.
2.5 maybe I was wrong about the last rap album. Maybe there aren’t hundreds of better rap albums.
This was not for me
A bit repetitive at times, and sometimes lacking depth, but refreshing for its more upbeat lyrics.
Not great, maybe wouldve liked it 10 years ago
***2.5 stars.
I think this was dated even in 1989.. Sounds like a made for movie band.
nothing stood out to me on this.
I got fairly bored listening to this. Very dated hip-hop that really didn't do anything for me.
I tried to like ut. Really do. Not bad. But just missing that extra sound to get going 5/10
Kind of like Tribe Called Quest without the magic, and like many rap albums of the time waaay too long. When I am world dictator it will be 12 tracks, 48 mins or the gulags for you. So really 2.5 but rounded down for length.
J'aimerais vraiment plus aimer ça considérant que c'est l'un des albums les plus important du golden age hip-hop. Mais malheureusement ça reste trop inoffensif et similaire d'une pièce à l'autre. Le style de rap "hippity-hoppity" aussi a un peu mal vieilli. Je comprends l'impact de cet album et il mérite s aplace ici, mais ce n'est pas tellement mon genre. 5/10
Mwa
C'est très précis mais on dirait les musiques dans Brooklyn Nine Nine quand Jake s'enjaille... Au début j'accrochais pas trop mais ''what U waiting 4" m'a ambiancé. Probablement pas écouté en entier, j'ai du mal a accrocher longuement sur ce style de musique
What U waiting 4 ressemble à Do the Scarn we The office dans Threat level midnight. J'ai beaucoup ri. 2,5 ⭐
beats were solid. lyrics were cap. 2
80’s hip hop just doesn’t do it for me
Couldnt get through it. Every song felt the same
hour long cheesefest
bad
Ehhh
I quite like some of the older hip-hop stylings from this era. This one feels a bit underwhelming in terms of the beats though, and the mix is really murky. It feels like it should be way funkier. And it's way too long. What "U" Waitin' "4"? is a good track, despite the MAD punctuation. Good Newz Comin' has something interesting going on. But it's not enough. 2.5 rounded down
Na het hele album geluisterd te hebben zie geen reden waarom je dit zou aanzetten in plaats van De La Soul of A Tribe Called Quest. Het zit een beetje in dezelfde hoek, maar het niveau is toch wel een stukje lager wat mij betreft. Hoogtepunt: Tribe Vibes. Die beat is z'n tijd wel een flink stuk vooruit. Sowieso zitten de wat meer interessante nummers meer richting in het einde. Een uur was sowieso te lang voor wat het te bieden heeft en eigenlijk kun je de eerste 8 nummers gerust overslaan. 2e helft van het album is best leuk en interessant, eerste helft totaal niet. Ik ben bang dat ik op een dag een berichtje krijg van iemand die zegt dat ie dit veel liever heeft dan Kendrick Lamar.
Tja... niet echt indrukwekkend te noemen, maar sommige beats waren best aardig.
Op een enkel hitje na vond ik dit maar matig
Ik had hier heel wat meer van verwacht.
Not really my kind of music
i don’t know it’s okay i guess
that fuckin' eighties
I didn't listen to the whole thing, but heard enough. Not my cup of tea. Specifically, none of the Jungleos had a voice that really made me lean in. I'm picky like that. Also, it's a little discombobulating to have a song like "Black Woman" and "U Make Me Sweat" on the same record. One seems to praise women, the other seems to catalog the ways in which the vocalist is put off by them existing. But maybe I'm reading too much into it.
About as inoffensive as 'The Chronic' by 'Dr' Dre (not a real doctor) is offensive. It is nice to hear some more of the 80s wholesome hip hop, in a similar vein to De La Soul. Musically, it lacks variety and it is very ' hi, my name's Louis', but is overall an enjoyable, sleepy listen. Rating: 2/5 Playlist track: Beyond This World Date listened: 01/08/23
Good beats, boring bars
p631. 1989. 2 stars. Hip-hop/rap, so wrong audience. Listened to it once, don't remember anything about it.
Not a bad album by any means, but it just shows how much hip-hop has developed since the 80s (and how diverse it has become nowadays). The beats are all very dated and samey and the flows and delivery are just the same all the way through. Nothing too exciting lyrically or emotively on here either, and at a full hour it’s just way too long for what it is
Très average, meme pour du hip gop
Has some nice tracks but overstays its welcome and gets samey 4/10
Samey samey rap technically nothing wrong with it but really not interesting 2/5
This is unflavored hip hop. Just a slab of tofu for the ears. Way too simple to be 60 minutes long. I was so over it by the third song, but they just kept going and going with the same flows, same beats and same lyrics. Curses. Foiled again.
Done By The Forces Of Nature by Jungle Brothers is an album that showcases elements of creativity and ambition, but unfortunately falls short in execution. Released in 1989, it was a highly anticipated follow-up to their influential debut album, "Straight Out the Jungle." However, as someone who has listened to it and found it underwhelming, I can only give it a rating of 2 out of 5. One of the notable aspects of the album is its attempt to incorporate diverse musical influences. The Jungle Brothers blend hip hop with elements of funk, jazz, and soul, showcasing their willingness to explore new sonic territories. Songs like "What 'U' Waitin' '4'?" and "Acknowledge Your Own History" demonstrate their experimental approach, incorporating live instrumentation and samples from various genres. However, despite these admirable attempts at musical fusion, the album suffers from inconsistent production and lackluster execution. The mixing and mastering feel uneven, often leaving the tracks sounding cluttered and unbalanced. The beats lack punch and fail to create a captivating groove, while the vocals often get lost in the mix, diminishing the impact of the lyrics and performances. Moreover, the album struggles to maintain a cohesive and engaging flow. The track sequencing feels disjointed, with abrupt transitions and an overall lack of unity. This lack of cohesion makes it difficult for the listener to fully immerse themselves in the album and connect with the music on a deeper level. Lyrically, Done By The Forces Of Nature also falls short. While there are moments of social commentary and introspection, many of the verses lack depth and fail to leave a lasting impression. The rhymes often feel simplistic and repetitive, lacking the poetic and thought-provoking qualities that define memorable hip hop lyrics.
Nope
Ka skjer med så masse hyphens
Cos I’m a jungle brother
Honestly I didn’t completely hate this album- however I wasn’t a fan of the actual rapping, which was a large majority of it. I understand why this could be labeled influential but not in my book.
Not too bad, don't mind that late 80s sound, but the lyrics are pretty cringey. I've mentioned before that you can't really turn an angry genre like rap into something with positive themes, at least not easily. At point I heard a nursery rhyme chorus, and the "mother Africa" nonsense is just cheesy and silly. I live in a colony and I wouldn't ever think of Europe as some kind of "motherland", and I roll my eyes at anyone who does. 2/5.
Bit of fun, not really my kind of thing though
Ok ish. Not my thing.
La insistència en discos random de hip hop és la gran fallada d'aquesta llista dels 1001. És clar que el pop i el rock tenen la seva proporció més que adequada, però posats a donar tanta preponderància a un génere com el hip hop, es podria haver repartir més amb altres d'igualment importants com el jazz, metal r&b/soul, country... que queden clarament subrepresentats. El de Jungle Brothers és un altre disc de vella escola del génere. Interessant, però gens special i molt llunys de ser una escolta essencial
Ehkä aikalaisena ollut toimivaa shidiä? 30v julkaisun jälkeen jää vähän nalli piippuun ja loppua kohden teki mieli jo vaihtaa levy.
It was ok but I didn’t enjoy it.
I listened to this album twice and it left little impression. It may be influential to some but couldn't I fluence me to give a shit. Would gladly forget I'd ever listened to this extremely unremarkable hip hop album
I lasted half way but it is way too repetitive.
I didn't care for this at all. I just can't get on-board with such repetitive backgrounds. Lyrics aren't something I focus on in music, so this could have been clever as all hell and it'd be right over my head. 2/5
I didn't hate it, but not really my thing. 2 stars.
Being such a young genre of music, Hip-Hop tends to be heavily era-dependent. This album arrived during the early years and it sounds like it. The rhyme schemes are simple. The flow is plodding. Nothing about this transcends. I’m a Hip-Hop fan, but this shouldn’t be an entry on this list ahead of: “Paid in Full” by Erik B and Rakim “ATLiens” by OutKast “Mecca and the Soul Brother” by Pete Rock and CL Smooth …and many more.
Ved det ikke lige, ikke super spændende
Vu et s'en tape
Det var okej, inte nåt speciellt egentligen.
Wasn't paying that much attention, but that's on them, not me.
didn't grab me in any way
Je n’aime pas vraiment et l’album est vraiment long 2.25
<yawn>
I like that the texts make sense and are positive. But the melodies are very repetitive, so I was bored.
Pretty cool 90s hip hop. Not my thing though.
80s rap crap - it goes on and on ...
Reached 45 on the billboard. Should have been consigned to history at that point. It sounds like a slightly more sophisticated Fresh Prince, Wiki says they are a descendant of Earth Wind and Fire. Mic drop. I’m out Cover art: 1/5 cheesy central
Okay, I guess.
A few fun tracks, but a lot of stuff that just doesn't stand out much from its contemporaries.
Best Song: Doin' Our Own Dang. The female vocals were more interesting than anything else on the album. Worst Song: Feelin' Alright. Scatting is something that can work really well if used sparingly. It just goes on too long here. Overall: The backing house-style instrumentals are nice. It's got a dance-y groove. Clearly influential, but hip hop aesthetics have changed so much since this era, so it is really difficult to listen to these simple and repetitive flows and rhyming patterns and get excited. I think it's the over-enunciation of each syllable that really kills it for me.
I could only stomach 8 songs.
B6ngle brada
Думаю, что альбом был прорывным для своего времени. Был;) В 90-ых другие мастера жанра записали немало классных альбомов и значительно превзошли первые пробы пера. Поэтому альбом заслуживает внимания как некое историческое событие и один из пионеров жанра, но сейчас звучит уже слишком устаревше даже на фоне олдскула.
Alright
The Jungle Brothers walked so that De La Soul could run. Sounds a bit dated. I got this album on the day a new Orville Peck album dropped, and apparently I have a thing for gay, masked country singers who sound like Elvis. So this never stood a chance with me.
I don’t like hip hop but I have heard worse..
A couple of okay tracks, but its a bit long and samey
Not as good as some of the other hip hop albums that have come up on this list so far
A little outdated sounding, not really my bag but not bad
Robert ne tire visiblement aucune leçon des notes attribuées aux albums de hip-hop précédents. S'il veut jouer au con, on va jouer au con.
Not really for me. Better than some hip hop but can't see myself ever relistening to it.