←ExploreENTITY · GENREJungleWell supportedA Jamaican genre or form associated with the global era. Starter record pending editorial verification.Share a memoryCorrect this recordAdd a source leadAt a glanceTypegenreConfidenceWell supportedEraOpen era →Genres, forms & lineagesConnectionsinfluenced byRaggaJungle drew on ragga/dancehall.influenced byUK sound system cultureJungle grew directly out of UK reggae sound-system culture and its basslines, per Bass Culture.linked by · associated withTop CatBecame a key figure in the early UK jungle scene.linked by · associated withGeneral Levy'Incredible' (1994) was the first jungle track to reach the UK Top 10.linked by · associated withRebel MCAs Congo Natty, Rebel MC is regarded as a founding architect of British jungle.linked by · associated withM-BeatM-Beat's 'Incredible' was a landmark early jungle chart hit.linked by · associated withShy FX'Original Nuttah' is regarded as a defining record of the 1994 jungle explosion.linked by · associated withUK ApacheUK Apache's vocal on 'Original Nuttah' became one of jungle's signature hooks.linked by · associated withRagga Twins'Illegal Gunshot' is cited as a direct blueprint for British jungle.linked by · associated withRenk RecordsRenk Records' 'Incredible' was a foundational UK jungle chart record.linked by · influenced byGrimeGrime descends from the UK jungle/garage lineage.In storiesStory · Well supportedBritish ragga and the jungle turnBefore jungle had a name, London's ragga deejays were already writing its vocabulary.Story · Well supportedThe originators of fast chatIn 1982, a 19-year-old on a South London sound system deejayed faster than anyone had heard, and a UK style was born.
