Doin' Our Own Dang

Since the birth of hip hop there have probably been more posse cuts released than there are footballers in Brazil ... As is the way with everything, for every gem there are always millions of howlers but, for me, one of the greatest examples of these has to be Doin' Our Dang by the Jungle Brothers featuring De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest and London's finest Monie Love ... I totally understand that this may not be everyone's first choice and other tracks like The Symphony or Day One may be more obvious selections but, if you go and dig out Done By The Forces Of Nature and put this track on, I am pretty sure that within the first twelve bars you will be smiling and agreeing with me ... Without wishing to get overly intellectual (!!!) this tune really sums up everything that was positive about hip hop at the time ... Over a classic break you have the major players in the Native Tongues camp all together rhyming, partying and having fun ... They aren't trying to out rap each other, there isn't too much bragging and boasting going on and there are good vibes all round ... "A whole bunch of love, peace signs and fun ... So let's do what's got to be done ..." Cheesy ... Perhaps ... Gangster ... Certainly not ... But there's no disputing that this is simply great music and that's what hip hop is all about ...