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By the time the Jungle Brothers signed with Gee Street, there was a full decade between them and the days of artistic freedom and respect from critics and discerning hip-hop fans. Seeking a creative rebirth, they hooked up with British producer Alex Gifford of big beat dance group the Propellerheads -- who'd actually sought out the J.Beez first to appear on their own album. The Jungle Brothers had embraced contemporary dance music right from the start, and their groundbreaking collaboration with Todd Terry, "I'll House You," gave them a lasting credibility in dance circles. The result of the team-up, V.I.P., pretty much gives up on appealing to the masses or the purists, instead setting their sights on dance-music fans who enjoy hip-hop as well. And if you aren't expecting a return to the sounds and attitudes of the J.Beez's glory years, V.I.P. is fun, funky, and infectious -- a party record where everyone sounds like they're having a blast. They try a little of everything, making for a pretty eclectic mix: the slamming big beat title track, a straight-up house groove on "Get Down," the blues pastiche of "Playing for Keeps," gonzo experiments in "Party Goin' On" and "JBeez Rock the Dancehall," and some cheerfully over-the-top love-man schtick on "Sexy Body" and "Freakin' You." Plus, there are a few reminiscences of hip-hop back in the day and hints of techno and drum'n'bass sprinkled throughout. Truth be told, the Jungle Brothers were never the most virtuosic MCs in the Native Tongues, and their rhymes can sound a little simplistic here -- not just because it's 2000, but they also tend to lay back when Gifford's grooves take over the show. Plus, a few cuts are a little too long, making V.I.P. a qualified success. But even so, it's still pretty difficult to resist.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
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Alex Gifford, ComposerLyricist - Jungle Brothers, MainArtist - Hugo Montenegro, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Kaye, ComposerLyricist - Michael Smalls, ComposerLyricist - Nathaniel Phillip Hall, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Gee Street Records Inc.
Nathaniel Hall, ComposerLyricist - Michael Small, ComposerLyricist - Alex Gifford, ComposerLyricist - Jungle Brothers, MainArtist - Hugo Montenegro, ComposerLyricist - Buddy Kaye, ComposerLyricist - The Holmes Brothers, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1999 Gee Street Records Inc.
Robert Bell, ComposerLyricist - Eumir Deodato, ComposerLyricist - Nathaniel Hall, ComposerLyricist - Michael Small, ComposerLyricist - Jungle Brothers, MainArtist - Ronald Nathan Bell, ComposerLyricist - George Melvin Brown, ComposerLyricist - Robert Spike Mickens, ComposerLyricist - Charles Jay Smith, ComposerLyricist - James Warren Smith, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Gee Street Records Inc.
Nathaniel Hall, ComposerLyricist - Michael Small, ComposerLyricist - Alex Gifford, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jungle Brothers, MainArtist - Nathaniel Phillip Hall, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Gee Street Records Inc.
Michael Small, ComposerLyricist - Allan Pineda, ComposerLyricist - Jaime Gomez, ComposerLyricist - Jungle Brothers, MainArtist - The Black Eyed Peas, FeaturedArtist - Will Adams, ComposerLyricist - Sense Live, FeaturedArtist - Nathaniel Phillip Hall, ComposerLyricist - Alex G, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1999 Gee Street Records Inc.
Alex Gifford, ComposerLyricist - Jungle Brothers, MainArtist - Michael Smalls, ComposerLyricist - Nathaniel Phillip Hall, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Gee Street Records Inc.
Michael Small, ComposerLyricist - Alex Gifford, ComposerLyricist - Jungle Brothers, MainArtist - Nathaniel Phillip Hall, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Gee Street Records Inc.
Nathaniel Hall, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Michael Small, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Alex Gifford, ComposerLyricist - Jungle Brothers, MainArtist - Sammy Burwell, Producer
℗ 2000 Gee Street Records Inc.
Michael Small, ComposerLyricist - Alex Gifford, ComposerLyricist - Jungle Brothers, MainArtist - The Holmes Brothers, FeaturedArtist - Nathaniel Phillip Hall, ComposerLyricist - Alex G, FeaturedArtist
℗ 1999 Gee Street Records Inc.
Nathaniel Hall, ComposerLyricist - Michael Small, ComposerLyricist - Alex Gifford, ComposerLyricist - Jungle Brothers, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Gee Street Records Inc.
Michael Small, ComposerLyricist - Alex Gifford, ComposerLyricist - Jungle Brothers, MainArtist - Nathaniel Phillip Hall, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1999 Gee Street Records Inc.
Nathaniel Hall, ComposerLyricist - Michael Small, ComposerLyricist - Alex Gifford, ComposerLyricist - Jungle Brothers, MainArtist
℗ 1999 Gee Street Records Inc.
Album review
By the time the Jungle Brothers signed with Gee Street, there was a full decade between them and the days of artistic freedom and respect from critics and discerning hip-hop fans. Seeking a creative rebirth, they hooked up with British producer Alex Gifford of big beat dance group the Propellerheads -- who'd actually sought out the J.Beez first to appear on their own album. The Jungle Brothers had embraced contemporary dance music right from the start, and their groundbreaking collaboration with Todd Terry, "I'll House You," gave them a lasting credibility in dance circles. The result of the team-up, V.I.P., pretty much gives up on appealing to the masses or the purists, instead setting their sights on dance-music fans who enjoy hip-hop as well. And if you aren't expecting a return to the sounds and attitudes of the J.Beez's glory years, V.I.P. is fun, funky, and infectious -- a party record where everyone sounds like they're having a blast. They try a little of everything, making for a pretty eclectic mix: the slamming big beat title track, a straight-up house groove on "Get Down," the blues pastiche of "Playing for Keeps," gonzo experiments in "Party Goin' On" and "JBeez Rock the Dancehall," and some cheerfully over-the-top love-man schtick on "Sexy Body" and "Freakin' You." Plus, there are a few reminiscences of hip-hop back in the day and hints of techno and drum'n'bass sprinkled throughout. Truth be told, the Jungle Brothers were never the most virtuosic MCs in the Native Tongues, and their rhymes can sound a little simplistic here -- not just because it's 2000, but they also tend to lay back when Gifford's grooves take over the show. Plus, a few cuts are a little too long, making V.I.P. a qualified success. But even so, it's still pretty difficult to resist.
© Steve Huey /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 01:10:07
- Main artists: Jungle Brothers
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 1999 Gee Street Records Inc. ℗ 1999 Gee Street Records Inc.
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