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.
Dick Charles – Mastering
Tony D. – Arranger
Andre Debourg – Engineer
Andrew "The Record Lord" DeBourg – Engineer
DJ Red Alert – Engineer, Mixing
The Grand Wizard Oswald – Arranger
Pam Hall – Composer
Jungle Brothers – Arranger, Composer, Producer
Ken Kaufman – Photography, Cover Design
Michael Small – Composer
Sweet Daddy – Scratching
"Straight out the Jungle" contains samples from "Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose" by James Brown, "Weya" by Manu Dibango, "Mango Meat" by Mandrill, "(Somebody Got) Soul, Soul, Soul" by The Wild Magnolias, "Kissin' My Love" by Bill Withers, and "The Message" by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five.
"What's Going On" contains samples from "What's Goin On?" by Marvin Gaye, "What Would the World Be Like Without Music" by Kool & The Gang, "Let the Music Take Your Mind" by Kool & The Gang, and "N.T." by Kool & The Gang.
"Black Is Black" contains samples from "Sport" by Jalal Mansur Nuriddin, "9 Till 5" by The Meters, "Controversy" by Prince, and "The Bottle" by Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson.
"Jimbrowski" contains samples from "Funkin 4 Jamaica" by Tom Browne, "Good Old Music" by Funkadelic, and "The Black Prince Has Arrived" by Jimmie Walker.
"I'm Gonna Do You" contains samples from "Rigor Mortis" and "Groovy Lady" by The Meters.
"I’ll House You” contains a samples from "Can You Party" by Royal House, “It’s Yours” by T La Rock, “Move Your Body (the House-Music Anthem)” by Marshall Jefferson, and "Optimo" by Liquid Liquid.
"On the Run" contains samples from "It's Just Begun" by Jimmy Castor Bunch, "The Mexican" by Babe Ruth, and "Give It to You" by UPP.
"Behind the Bush" contains samples from "Joy" by Isaac Hayes, "Get On Up and Dance" by Eddie Harris, and "Mercy, Mercy Me" by Grover Washington Jr.
"Because I Got It Like That" contains samples from "You Can Make It If You Try" by Sly & The Family Stone (album version only) and "Don't Bring Me Down" by Electric Light Orchestra (remix version only).
"Braggin' & Boastin'" contains samples from "Impeach the President" by The Honey Drippers and "God Made Me Funky" by The Headhunters.
"Sounds of the Safari" contains samples from "King Kong" by Jimmy Castor Bunch and "The Jam" by Graham Central Station.
