J. Beez Wit the Remedy | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 22, 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1992–1993 | |||
Genre | Alternative rap, jazz rap [1] | |||
Length | 50:20 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. Records | |||
Producer | Jungle Brothers Robert Power | |||
Jungle Brothers chronology | ||||
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Singles from J. Beez Wit the Remedy | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Calgary Herald | B [2] |
Chicago Tribune | [3] |
Robert Christgau | B+ [4] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
Entertainment Weekly | C [6] |
Hip Hop Connection | [8] |
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide | [9] |
Rolling Stone | [7] |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10 [10] |
J. Beez Wit the Remedy is the third album by the Jungle Brothers, released in 1993 on Warner Bros. Records. [11]
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]
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]
Year | Track | Chart | Peak |
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1993 | "40 Below Trooper" | Billboard Hot Rap Singles | 2 |
1993 | "On the Road Again (My Jimmy Weighs a Ton)" |
J. Beez Wit the Remedy | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 22, 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1992–1993 | |||
Genre | Alternative rap, jazz rap [1] | |||
Length | 50:20 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. Records | |||
Producer | Jungle Brothers Robert Power | |||
Jungle Brothers chronology | ||||
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Singles from J. Beez Wit the Remedy | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Calgary Herald | B [2] |
Chicago Tribune | [3] |
Robert Christgau | B+ [4] |
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
Entertainment Weekly | C [6] |
Hip Hop Connection | [8] |
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide | [9] |
Rolling Stone | [7] |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10 [10] |
J. Beez Wit the Remedy is the third album by the Jungle Brothers, released in 1993 on Warner Bros. Records. [11]
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]
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]
Year | Track | Chart | Peak |
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1993 | "40 Below Trooper" | Billboard Hot Rap Singles | 2 |
1993 | "On the Road Again (My Jimmy Weighs a Ton)" |