J. Beez Wit the Remedy is the third album by the Jungle Brothers, released in 1993 on Warner Bros. Records.[11]
Background
The album was the result of much label trouble, with Warner Bros. consistently rejecting the group's offerings.[12][13] It was originally titled Crazy Wisdom Masters, and contained some experimental hip-hop for the time, as well as production from Bill Laswell.[14][15] Though the final album is more conventional, experimental tracks remain, including a few from the Crazy Wisdom Masters sessions (e.g. "Spittin' Wicked Randomness", "For The Headz At Company Z"). Tracks from the Wisdom sessions were released in 1999.[14]
Critical reception
The Virginian-Pilot thought that "the super-stompin' '40 Below Trooper' and 'I'm in Love With Indica' are some of the most exciting music of the summer, and raise the inventiveness quotient of this vivid, good-humored rap set several notches."[16] The Guardian deemed the album the definitive example of "out rap," writing that the "scorched, gnarled noise, non-aligned beats and furiously choked vocals are nicely summed up in the song title 'Spittin Wicked Randomness'."[17]
Trouser Press wrote that "with its harder and more aggressive sound, the album simply doesn’t have the creative spark or infectiously happy-go-lucky vibe that distinguished Done by the Forces of Nature."[18] MTV called J Beez wit the Remedy "the clangiest, most disjointed hip-hop affair ever recorded."[19] The Spin Alternative Record Guide wrote: "Throwing it all away with a haphazardness that reveals the likes of Onyx as the sitcom puppets they are, the Jungle Brothers are back reinventing hip hop."[10]
Track listing
- "40 Below Trooper" – 3:57
- "Book of Rhyme Pages" – 4:44
- "My Jimmy Weighs a Ton" – 3:37
- "Good Ole Hype Sh.." – 3:31
- "Blahbludify" – 2:33
- "Spark a New Flame" – 4:24
- "I'm in Love With Indica" – 4:14
- "Simple as That" – 3:53
- "All I Think About Is You" – 4:08
- "Good Lookin Out" – 3:31
- "JB's Comin Through" – 1:57
- "Spittin Wicked Randomness" – 3:32
- "For the Headz at Company Z" – 3:08
- "Manmade Material" – 3:11
Personnel
- Jungle Brothers - Design, Reproduction
- Robert Power - Executive Producer, Mixing
- Doug DeAngelis - Engineer
- Oz Fritz - Engineer
- Deborah Norcross - Design
- Enrique Badulescu - Photography
- Jeff Gold - Art Direction
- Nancy Ogami - Typography
Singles
| Year | Track | Chart | Peak |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "40 Below Trooper" | Billboard Hot Rap Singles | 2 |
| 1993 | "On the Road Again (My Jimmy Weighs a Ton)" |
References
- ^ a b J Beez wit the Remedy at AllMusic
- ^ Tremblay, Mark (22 Aug 1993). "RECENT RELEASES". Calgary Herald. p. B8.
- ^ Chicago Tribune review
- ^ "Robert Christgau: Album: Jungle Brothers: J. Beez Wit the Remedy". www.robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 4. MUZE. p. 727.
- ^ "Entertainment Weekly review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 21, 2009.
- ^ "Jungle Brothers: J. Beez Wit the Remedy : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. November 30, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-11-30.
- ^ "HipHop-TheGoldenEra: Album Review : Jungle Brothers - J. Beez Wit The Remedy - HHC 1993". March 20, 2015.
- ^ MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide. Visible Ink Press. 1998. p. 317.
- ^ a b Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 204.
- ^ "Jungle Brothers | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Jungle Brothers". Washington City Paper. 28 March 1997. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "The 10 Best Forgotten New York Hip-Hop Records". The Village Voice. December 9, 2014.
- ^ a b "A History of Music Bootlegs, Told Through 25 of the Most Significant Recordings". Vulture. November 17, 2016.
- ^ Crain, Zac (March 2, 2000). "They got it like that". Dallas Observer.
- ^ Wright, Rickey (August 13, 1993). "REVIEWS". The Virginian-Pilot. Preview. p. 14.
- ^ Eshun, Kodwo (24 Mar 1995). "A-Z of Pop: O is for Out Rap". The Guardian. p. T10.
- ^ "Jungle Brothers". Trouser Press. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ "Still Speakin' The Native Tongue". MTV News. Archived from the original on May 19, 2021.
