Done by the Forces of Nature

Pretty good groove with great messages.

It really sucks that this isn’t on streaming, because it’s pretty good.

I had a good time with this. It’s a lot like De La Soul but with less interesting samples.

3.5
De la soul with better rapping but also less interesting production

I don't believe I've ever heard of this artist before, so this is definitely the first time listening to this start-to-finish.

This is pretty great. How have I never heard of these guys before? I'll be adding this to my list of albums to listen to again.

I think straight out the jungle is a better album. 4 stars.

Maybe the best "golden age" rap album I've heard yet.

No thoughts head empty, too tired to write a review

Funky, what U waitin 4 does something to me man

Most of the beats on this had me dancing

4

Not available on Spotify, but found this on YouTube. Decent rap album that didn’t have any skits. More upbeat and fun lyrics rather than rambling on about sex and money. 3/5

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.

This is like if A Tribe Called Quest wasn’t as good. It’s not bad, but if rather just listen to them.

This is like the kind of alt-hip hop akin Arrested Development would do in the next few years. I really like how it goes back to the genre's roots; lots of dancing, carefree vibes. This also reminded me of De La Soul, and I only learned today that the Jungle Brothers were part of the same collective as them!

A bit lacking compared to some of the other more spiritual hip-hop albums of it's time, but nontheless very enjoyable - with some standouts.

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.

Wow, I am surprised I keep hearing about old school hip-hop bands which I never heard of before. The album cover art is cool, this is your standard old-school conscious rap. Pretty damn good, however it does kind of get samey which makes me lean into 3 stars more.

Early hip hop, not my thing, not terrible I guess

the cover art is fun

Chill old school hip hop with some notable features. I wish the tracks were on the whole a bit shorter, as they often overstayed their welcome.

Solid late 80's hip-hop. Loved their debut album. This one is almost as good.