The Jungle Brothers formed part of a rap collective, the Native Tongues, which also featured De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Queen Latifah, and the UK’s Monie Love. Terry let the JBs loose on Royal House’s Can You Party, and as they rapped of “house music all night long” they not only created an instant classic, they forged the blueprint for future collaborations between artists from these new heavyweight genres. Todd Terry had ruled the summer of love with a succession of dancefloor bombs under a variety of aliases, whilst the Jungle Brothers had risen to prominence with their Straight Out The Jungle album.
Meanwhile in New York, two of the breakout stars of the year were getting together to produce what for many remains the ultimate hip house cut, frequently referenced to this day. They hit upon putting a rap (in Tyree’s case courtesy of Kool Rock Steady) over a house track – and hip house begins its assault on dancefloors worldwide: DJ International artists Tyree Cooper and Fast Eddie Smith have both scored huge hits with the new acid sound (Acid Over and Acid Thunder respectively), and are keen to push the envelope yet further. The Chicago house sound has gone global, whilst hip hop is enjoying its golden age.
Both continue to develop and flourish in all corners of the globe, with successive generations carrying the flame forward. Increasingly, they do it in tandem, mutual suspicion giving way to mutual respect as DJs and producers jump between the genres or morph them together in innovative ways.ġ988. The pop charts have the indelible stamp of house, techno and rap all over them the rock scene frequently turns to them to ask for help. If electronic music and hip hop were the cheeky chancers of the late 20 th century music scene, the 21 st century has seen them rule the roost. Increasingly, after years of mutual suspicion, they have done it in tandem…įirst, they infiltrated.
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