Rap music has been set on a new plateau with the relase of the Jungle Brothers newest album “Done by the Forces of Nature”

This rap duo of The Pharoah AfriKa Baby Bambaataa, Mike G and D.J. Jay Bee have put together an album that is pure dope and their influence comes straight out of the jungles of Africa.

Their rap style and lyrics overflow with an African mystic. The group wears African apparel and medalions and sport short dreadlocks.

The Jungle Brothers are not originally from the jungles of Africa, but from the concrete jungle of New York, but the name goes appropriately with what they stand for and what they are rapping about.

The Jungle Brothers do not take an agressive posture in their craft like Public Enemy and Ice-T, but their pride in their African ancestry permeates the whole album. These guys definitely know their roots.

Throughout the album rap songs like, “Acknowledge Your Own History, Black Woman and Tribe Vibes” throw out a positive black message to the listener. The lyrics are not the only things that are done well but the musical beats and samplings add a uniqueness to the lyrics.

Even though they have an African influence they are very diverse in their music and rapping. The Jungle Brothers use samples and scratching to make their music fresh, innovative and pleasing to the ear. They don’t resort to the same old one-two drum beats and James Brown samples.

On the album they do a track with De La Soul and Monie Love (a new female rapper from the U.K.) called, “Doin‘ Our Own Dang.” If you listen to the whole album you can tell these two groups have a similar relaxed style of rapping and both have their own unique way of labeling and explaing the things around them through their lyrics and dialogue.

To finish off the album they do a bluesy-rap track entitled, “Kool According 2 A Jungle Brother.” They indeed cover a lot of musical bases from house music sampling to the hard base beats to music samples from back in the days.

As the rap audience grows and the rap industry becomes more complex and competive I feel this album will be a long lasting addition to a rap enthusiast’s music collection.