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The PromoJungle Brothers

Featuring: Q-Tip

Songwriter: Mike Gee Afrika Baby Bam Q-Tip

Producer: Jungle Brothers

[Produced by Jungle Brothers]

(Here we go)
(Word up) (Repeat)

[Verse 1: Afrika Baby Bam]
Jungle Brother, JB for short
A biter bit my rhyme and we almost fought
But since he was a brother I thought that'd be wrong
So I let him go, I let him run along (Run along)
I write rhymes like I come from New York City
My DJ spin the music down to the nitty gritty
Running downstairs like it's five days a week
Searching and seeking for the Baby Bam beat
The Afrikan rap that comes from within us
Brothers heard about it now they wish they could've been us
We did an album with no problem
No we working on another with another Jungle Brother
(Q-Tip: Me) Q-tip, his name, he's into business, not into games
So Q-tip when the light turns green
Grab your bone and show 'em what I mean

[Verse 2: Q-Tip & (Afrika)]
My bone is grabbed, this is what I mean
I brag a grab, and here's the scene
Q-Tip, (Q-Tip) from A Tribe Called Quest
On the Jungle Brothers album (Oh yes)
So get the ducats, it's coming out soon
A month after March, two before June
It's nice, with Ali Shaheed Muhammad
My DJ who, is real dominant (Muhammad, Muhammad)
He and I form the funky Tribe
If you want to get with it, just feel the vibe (Feel the vibe)
Me and Ali are extremely witty and...
To be heard like the horn of Gideon
Get it? If not, you're a goner
Get wise or get something, 'cause you're gonna wanna
Lamp, after you hear from me
The Tip from Quest, my DJ's Ali
Say it from the Catskills to the SoHo
Listen to the words they say on The Promo
To the bewildered, let it be said
I'll mix you up more like DJ Red
So Mike G, when the light turns red
Don't stop, proceed ahead

[Q-Tip & Afrika]
Go on with your
Go on with your
Go on with your bad self

[Verse 3: Mike G]
Well, I'm going (Where?) Straight to the treetop
Eating crazy fruit, so I can't stop
Squatting here, listen to the LP
Straight Out The Jungle from the JBs
Baby Bam beat keeps the bass bottom bouncing
Suckers littering, girls ouncing
Women inching, girls pinching
Run to the record store to see if the 12-inch is in
Remixes, our fixes, we write it, you like it
Rap music, house music
No matter what it is, the JBs can do it

Ah yeah, that's right
It's coming (Repeat 6X)
Yeah. We the JBs
How much is it? 5.99? Ah, just bring a 20, whatever it is, just bring a 20
At the sound of the ring, The Promo will end. Peace

Jungle Brothers

New York based hip-hop trio Jungle Brothers consisting of Mike Gee (Michael Small), Afrika Baby Bam (Nathaniel Hall) and DJ Sammy B (Sammy Burwell) with roots hailing from Harlem and Brooklyn.

Jungle Brothers are often underappreciated rap pioneering group that emerged on the hip-hop scene in the late 80’s with the Native Tongues collective and bearing the same afrocentric consciousness as their rap Afrika Bambaata and the Universal Zulu Naion. The Native Tongues included a conscious wave of emcees and rap Queen Latifah, De La Soul and Tribe Called Quest. The latter, on the other hand, were able to win the favor of rap fans and mainstream audiences by incorporating jazz instrumentation and styles into their rap patterns and delivery. The Jungle Brothers did not have genre consistency like their peer group counterparts and often experimented with varied musical styles that included – house, funk, jazz, soul and African music.

The group’s first studio album, Straight Out the Jungle (1988), released under independent label Warlock was not well received. The group released the single, “I’ll House You” the album featured two tracks with rapper/producer Q-Tip from A Tribe Called Quest. In 1989, Jungle Brothers released their sophomore album, Done by the Forces of Nature which featured singles “What U Waitin' 4?” and guest appearances from Monie Love, De La Soul and ATCQ who were all part of the Native Tongues posse. Despite the album being critically acclaimed and featured production from Mike Gee’s uncle the legendary Kool DJ Red Alert. The outcome was the same as the previous. In June 1993, Jungle Bros released their third album, “J Beez with the Remedy” the group experimented once again on this project and encountered many difficulties and objections from Warner Bros.

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