Salaam Remi on Jungle Brothers' "Straight Out The Jungle" (1988)

Heat Rocks

There's a certain lo-fi feel to Jungle Brothers' debut effort, Straight Out The Jungle. The group made the record at home using early sampling technology, but its influence is undeniable. It brought together house music, jazz, and hip-hop, and marked the beginning of the Native Tongues family. Groups like De La Soul and ATCQ would become the biggest members of the collective, but don't sleep on this heater.

Record producer Salaam Remi sits down with us to chat about the JB's place in the Native Tongues family, the countless flipped samples throughout the record, and his personal journey as a super producer.

More on Salaam

• Salaam on NPR Music
• Salaam's interview with The Breakfast Club
• Website | Twitter

More on Jungle Brothers

• Jungle Brothers’ Debut Album ‘Straight Out the Jungle’ Turns 30 (Albumism)
• Music video for Straight Out The Jungle
• The Source's retrospective on Straight Out The Jungle

Show Tracklisting (all songs from Straight Out The Jungle unless otherwise indicated):

• Jimmy's Bonus Beat
• Jimbrowski
• On The Run
• Behind the Bush
• Slick RIck: Children's Story
• MC Lyte: Paper Thin
• EPMD: You Gots To Chill
• Big Daddy Kane: Ain't No Half Steppin'
• Braggin' and Boastin'
• The Magictones: Good Old Music
• Jimbrowski
• Sly & The Family Stone: You Can Make It If You Try
• Because I Got It Like That
• Isaac Hayes: Joy
• Behind the Bush
• The Meters: Groovy Lady
• I'm Gonna Do You
• The Meters: Rigor Mortis
• I'm Gonna Do You
• Mandrill: Mango Meat
• Straight Out The Jungle
• Marshall Jackson: Move Your Body
• I'll House You
• Super Cat: Ghetto Red Hot (Remix)
• Lou Donaldson: It's Your Thing
• De La Soul: Bitties In The BK Lounge
• Poor Righteous Teachers: Shakiyla
• Super Cat: Ghetto Red Hot (Remix)
• Because I Got It Like That
• Behind The Bush
• I'm Gonna Do You
• Because I Got It Like That
• On The Run
• Straight Out The Jungle
• Queen Latifah: Come Into My House
• KMD: Peachfuzz
• Chill Rob G: Court Is Now In Session

Here is the Spotify playlist of as many songs as we can find on there

If you’re not already subscribed to Heat Rocks in Apple Podcasts, do it here!