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March 15,2000__________ _______________ FOCUS
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T h e J u n g le B r o th e rs w ill b e
releasing their highly anticipated
5lh album , V.I.P. on M arch 7,h.
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The Jungle Brothers release V.I.P.
to their m usic, the Jungle B rothers
sought out A lex G ifford o f the
Propellerheads to produce their new
a lb u m . T h e tw o f o rg e d a
re la tio n sh ip w ith G iffo rd a lte r
c o n tr ib u tin g a so n g to th e
Propellerheads debut album . V .I.P .
It is full o f blues, rock, electrónica,
soul and hip-hop beats.
O n a d ifferen t note th e Ju n g le
Brothers will be opening up for the
Backstreet Boys (yes, you read it
correctly!) through m id-M arch.
T he group has a tw enty-m inute set
that has been getting the teenage
fans pum ped up even before the
Boys com e out by perform ing their
new songs, “V .I.P .,” “G et Down
and “ F reakin’ Y ou.”
T h e J B ’s a re h ittin g D a lla s ,
H ouston, Cleveland, St. Louis, New
O rleans and other cities on this m ini
tour.
A lso look for the gro u p to be
perform ing on a show case that also
features G uru, Black Eyed Peas and
o th e rs at th e in fam o u s SX SW
convention in A ustin, TX.
In other good new s, the Jungle
B rothers contributed their single,
“ V .I .P .”, to a s o u n d tr a c k on
H o lly w o o d R e c o rd s fo r th e
Editor in Chief,
Publisher
Charles H. Washington
Editor
Larry J . Jackson, Sr.
Copy Editor
Joy Ramos
upcom ing teen m ovie “ W hatever It
T ak es.’ A s a prom otion for the
m ovie, Levi Strauss & C o .’s L2
brand is sponsoring a contest for
one high school in the U.S. to win a
perform ance by the Jungle Brothers
at their school.
T eens from across the nation can
log onto L 2.com as o f M arch 5lh and
put in their request for the JB ’s live
perform ance.
T he “V .I.P .” track w ill also be
featured on a L2 gift w ith a purchase
o f a com pact disc sam pler that will
be handed out at all M ervyn’s (w est
coast based) clothing stores.
A fter m ore than ten years, the J angle
Brothers continue to forge ahead
m usically. They strive to reinvent
them selves, challenging others to
m erge m usical genres in this new
m illenium.
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RAY CHARLES
Creative Director
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After more than a decade in hip-hop. the Jungle Brothers,
Mike G have recently released their 5'" album and will begin a 3-week
tour with the Backstreet Boys.
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