Straight out the Jungle
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| Studio album by Jungle Brothers | ||||
| Released | November 8, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | 1987–1988 | |||
| Genre | Golden age hip hop | |||
| Label | Idlers/Warlock Records WAR-2704 |
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| Producer | Jungle Brothers, Todd Terry, Q-Tip | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  |
| Record Collector | |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| The Source | 5/5 |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10 |
| The Village Voice | A− |
Straight out the Jungle is the debut album from 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 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, to drastically change how the hip-hop and dance-music industries work. "The Promo" was added when the album was released on compact disc, in 1990.
In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums Ever.
The album received a perfect 5-of-five rating from Allmusic and The Source Magazine.
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