The Jungle Brothers might be hip-hop legends but 15 years on from the release of the classic Straight Out The Jungle album, they are still working hard for their money.

It wasn't a full house at Concorde 2 and the warm-up acts hardly left things sizzling but Afrika and Mike G certainly did everything possible to make the best of available resources, not so much winning the crowd over as reminding them why they had bought tickets in the first place.

It's easy to forget just how many great songs these guys have been responsible for - Because I Got It Like That, hip-house floorshaker I'll House You, safe sex anthem Jimbrowski and Black Is Black - which made being reminded ever more enjoyable.

Without wishing to sound like a nostalgic 30-something, the Jungle Brothers represent a time when rap lyrics were often inventive and wry observations about the important stuff such as fun, love and happiness.

De La Soul were growing daisies while the Jungle Brothers were exploring their, well, jungle, really.

They've been described as pioneers of laid-back hip-hop but what struck me was their energy. I've seen more than enough lacklustre performances, thank you very much - this wasn't one of them.

They might not have grown old as gracefully as De La Soul but, like them, they have refused to be constrained by the type of fans who demand a constant stream of soundalike songs.

And for that, and their energetic performance, they deserve our respect.