Jungle Brothers - Done by the Forces of Nature 2LP (rasta vinyl)

By 1989, the group had even more confidence, plus a Warner Bros. contract and advance in their back pocket. They used it to great advantage on the self-produced and criminally underrated Done By The Forces Of Nature, expanding their sonic palette and continuing their Afrocentric approach to music and life. Singles like What U Waitin 4 and Doin Our Own Dang (with De La and Q-Tip, alongside Monie Love) showed the group's fun side, which has also lead the way in the hip-house movement. But things weren't all fun and games, as deeper, more pensive album tracks like Black Woman, Beeds On A String, and Acknowledge Your Own History show. It was another accomplished mix of fun, frolic and knowledge-of-self, proving that you could be serious in the rap game but still let off steam and fill the dancefloor.

Done By The Forces Of Nature stands as one of the most cherished hip-hop documents of the late 80s among true-school heads, and this edition is the perfect way to revisit this classic thinking-mans (and womans) rap platter.