Jungle Brothers are an American hip hop trio composed of Michael Small (Mike Gee), Nathaniel Hall (Afrika Baby Bam) and Sammy Burwell (DJ Sammy B). Hailed as pioneers of the fusion of jazz, hip-hop, and house music, they were the first hip-hop group to collaborate with a house-music producer.

Its principal members were the Jungle Brothers, De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, Monie Love, and Queen Latifah. The collective was also closely tied to the Universal Zulu Nation. Rolling Stone cites the track "Doin' Our Own Dang" as "the definitive Native Tongues posse cut". [3]

Jungle Brothers are an American hip hop duo composed of Michael Small (Mike Gee), & Nathaniel Hall (Afrika Baby Bam). Hailed as pioneers of the fusion of jazz , hip-hop , and house music , they were the first hip-hop group to collaborate with a house-music producer.

The Jungle Brothers are an American Hip Hop group, and founding members of the Native Tongues collective. The Jungles Brothers pioneered the fusion of jazz and Hip Hop and also became the first Hip Hop group to use a house-music producer.

Members: Nathaniel Hall, Michael Small, and Sammy Burwell embraced a range of styles -- including house music, Afrocentric philosophy, James Brown, and the use of jazz samples, as one of the original but most underrated members of the loose collective of 'alternative' rap artists known as the Native Tongues Posse, formed by hip-hop legend ...

Straight Out the Jungle, Mike Gee (born Michael Small; Harlem, NY), DJ Sammy B (born Sammy Burwell; Harlem, NY), and Baby Bam (born Nathaniel Hall; Brooklyn, NY) came together as the Jungle Brothers in the mid-'80s and began their recording career at the dance label Idler.

New York based hip-hop trio Jungle Brothers consists of Mike Gee (Michael Small), Afrika Baby Bam (Nathaniel Hall) and DJ Sammy B (Sammy Burwell) with roots hailing from...

Jungle Brothers is an American hip hop trio composed of Michael Small (Mike Gee), Nathaniel Hall (Afrika Baby Bam), and Sammy Burwell (DJ Sammy B). Known as the pioneers of the fusion of jazz, hip-hop, and house music, they were the first hip-hop group to collaborate with a house-music producer.

The Jungle Brothers are an American hip hop trio composed of Michael Small (Mike Gee), Nathaniel Hall (Afrika Baby Bam), and Sammy Burwell (DJ Sammy B). They pioneered the fusion of jazz, hip-hop, and house music, and they were the first hip-hop group to collaborate with a house-music producer.

Comprised of members Michael Small (Mike G), Nathaniel Hall (Afrika Baby Bam), and Sammy Burwell (DJ Sammy B), the Jungle Brothers are widely regarded as one of the founding fathers of the Native Tongues collective, a group of like-minded artists that also included De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest, and Queen Latifah.