Released: November 7, 1989

Featuring: A Tribe Called Quest

Songwriter: Sammy B Mike Gee Afrika Baby Bam

Producer: Jungle Brothers

[Afrika]
Everybody gettin on my back
Some say ya just don't know how to act
Afrika, you act too wild
Get away from me you cramp my style
But lovely lady, can't you see
This is what you do to me?
Got me workin to the bone
Then you ask whyyyyyy I ain't home
Work all day and then at night
I come runnin home to treat you right
Try to spend time with my two children
But this world has got me goin
Round and round I just can't stop
On and on I might just drop
Slippin and fallin but that's okay
I do it all for you anyway
Do my best just to please you
And in return this is what you do

[Chorus] (x2)
U make me sweat
U make me work
U make my body
Wanna go and do the jerk

[Mike G]
Pretty little mama, what's your kick?
I'd like to know, what makes you tick
Off to work, all prettied up
As I watch you I'm all giddied up
I'd like to know where yo' mind is at
But you say you ain't got no time for that
I try to test ya, put on the pressure
Finally got ya, on the spot ha
Now I regret every effort I made
You finally gave in, now you want to invade
I can't tell my left from my right
Sweet girl you got my head feelin light
Everybody asks what's wrong with Mike G
Now you tell me, you're havin a baby
Jimmy Hat, I blame it on you..
"I-it's it's it's all because, of you"

"There's not a problem that I can't fix.."
"There's not a problem.. There's not a problem that.."
"There's not a problem that I can't fix.."
"There's not a problem not a problem not a problem.."

[Afrika]
Remember last year in the summertime? (yeah)
The rumor went around that you was on mine
Back then I didn't care cause I was after you (uhh)
Thought of all the plans that I had for you
Thinkin to myself, "Baby Bam you're set (set)"
Now you wanna go and play hard to get (WHAT?)
Ahhh man, ain't that a shame
Fall came around and she forgot my name
Diane, Diane, I don't understand (oh Diane!)
You're out of this world, you know what girl?

[Chorus]

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.