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805-Jungle Brothers-I’ll House You.

1988-Number 22 single.

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The Jungle Brothers were formed in New York City, United States, in 1987 by, Michael Small, (Mike Gee) Nathaniel Hall, (Afrika Baby Bam) and Sammy Burwell, (DJ Sammy B) and at the time of writing they remain active. The Jungle Brothers were very experimental with their music, and have been hailed as pioneers of the fusion of ‘Jazz,’ ‘Hip-Hop,’ and ‘House’ music, they were the first ‘Hip-Hop’ group to collaborate with a ‘Chicago House Music’ producer. which culminated with the release of this song. To date the Jungle Brothers have released eight studio Albums between 1988-2020, and 31 singles, as the lead artist, between 1987-2021, there is also one official greatest hits compilation Album called ‘This Is…,’ which was issued in 2005. The Jungle Brothers have never charted on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in America, but they have had success on the Billboard ‘Dance,’ ‘R&B.’ and ‘Rap’ charts. In the UK, eight of their singles have reached the top 40, with ‘Jungle Brother (Urban Takeover Mix,’) from 1997, peaking the highest at Number 18.

‘I’ll House You’ is considered to be a ground breaking single. The music was written by Todd Terry, with the lyrics by the Jungle Brothers, and the songs production also credited to Terry. After ‘I’ll House You’ became successful, it was added to late 1988 reissues of the Jungle Brothers debut studio Album ‘Straight out the Jungle,’ it was the fourth of six singles released from that Album. So why is ‘I’ll House You’ considered ground breaking? The Jungle Brothers were the first ‘Hip-Hop’ group to work with a ‘Chicago House’ music producer, Todd Terry, and together they introduced a new genre of ‘Dance Music,’ that would become known as ‘Hip-House,’ with the Jungle Brothers adding samples and a ‘Rap,’ over Todd Terry’s ‘House Music’ beats.

Todd Norton Terry was born on April 18th, 1967, in Brooklyn, New York City, United States, much of his early work in the late 1980’s is considered a milestone in the development of ‘House’ and ‘Rave’ music. As well as mixing the genres of ‘House’ and ‘Hip-Hop’ with this track, Terry was also responsible for transforming the song ‘Missing,’ by ‘Everything but the Girl,’ (see also best songs 348) from a ‘Folk/Pop’ song, into a ‘Deep House,’/’Dance Pop’ song, which has been critically acclaimed, and led the way for many others to try to replicate. Todd Terry who has released music under several different names, including ‘Masters at Work,’ (see also best songs 631) and ‘The Todd Terry Project,’ has released one studio Album called ‘Ready for a New Day,’ in 1997, and 55 singles between 1988-2020, with his remix of ‘Missing,’ being his only top 40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching Number 2 in 1995. In the UK, he has achieved nine top 40 hits, with ‘Missing,’ peaking the highest at Number 3. Todd Terry also reached Number 14 in the UK, with his original version of ‘I’ll House You,’ from earlier on in 1988, which was titled ‘Can You Party,’ with Terry using the pseudonym ‘Royal House.’

The Jungle Brothers paved the way for other like minded ‘Hip-Hop’ artists such as ‘De La Soul,’ (see also best songs 444 and 246) and ‘A Tribe Called Quest,’ (see also best songs 850) to fuse the musical genres of ‘Jazz,’ ‘Hip-Hop,’ and ‘House Music.’ Together, these artists, and others, including Queen Latifah, and the British Rapper Monie Love, would form the ‘Native Tongues.’ The ‘Native Tongues’ were a collective of late 1980’s, and early 1990’s Hip-Hop artists, known for their positive-minded, and good-natured ‘Afrocentric’ lyrics, and also for pioneering the use of eclectic sampling, and Jazz-influenced beats. The collective was also closely tied to the ‘Universal Zulu Nation.’ (see also best songs 716.) The ‘Native Tongues’ are credited with expanding the ‘Hip-Hop’ genre, inspiring and enabling the future success of other artists, such as Kanye West, (see also best songs 1049-849-636-477 and 267) The Neptunes, and Tyler, The Creator.

‘When you’re in my hut, you know what’s up. Let your mind be free, relax your body. Jump, jump a little higher, jump, jump until you get tired. House your body, House your body.’