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Los Angeles, United States (1993 – 2007)

Jurassic 5 was originally a six-piece crew that was formed in 1993 at the Los Angeles, California venue Good Life. Rappers Chali 2na, Akil, Zaakir aka Soup, Mark 7even, and turntable maestros DJ Nu-Mark and DJ Cut Chemist came together from two separate crews, the Rebels of Rhythm and Unity Committee. Cut Chemist left the band in 2006 to pursue a solo career.

The group debuted for TVT Records in 1995 with the single for Unified Rebelution. Their acclaimed position in the 19 movement, alongside artists including Company Flow, Black Star and Kool Keith, was confirmed when the Jurassic 5 EP was released in December 1997.

The EP was later repackaged with additional tracks and released in December 1998 as the band’s full-length debut album, entitled Jurassic 5 LP.

The tracks harked back to the old school attitude of ’s Native Tongues Posse, the seminal late 19 coalition of artists who reaffirmed rap’s social agenda, which included De La Soul, the Jungle Brothers and A Tribe Called Quest. This was evident on the song Concrete Schoolyard (“Let’s take it back to the concrete streets/Original beats from real live MCs”), and the album even provided the troupe with a surprise Top 40 single when it reached number 35 in November 1998. The other stand-out track, Jayou, was built around a hypnotic flute loop from Pleasure Web’s Music Man Part 1 (Music Man Part 1).
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  • pre-s-ton

    the flute in Jayou is one the best things ever

    last week
  • eselv73

    absolutely the best rap crew

    12 days ago
  • isuru_boy

    Chali 2na!!!

    12 days ago
  • IxCLuTcH

    awesome group

    19 days ago
  • presspreston

    good shit

    19 days ago
  • VK1990

    High Fidelity

    last month
  • Fursap

    Cudeńko - big up from Poland :)

    last month
  • oldno7_

    when hip hop was decent!......i donno what hip hop is now......rap?

    last month
  • widebluesky

    maybe?

    December 2011
  • podgethebastard

    maybe the best hip hop ever

    December 2011
  • Yamber

    <3

    December 2011
  • Ampuhedron

    WELL ITS THE VERBAL HERMAN MUNSTER

    December 2011
  • laragonnadoit

    Не думала, что они с веста

    November 2011
  • Mr_Romeo

    Hi, I'm Sean Lennon and you're listening to Jurassic 5.

    October 2011
  • eselv73

    west coast at its finest

    October 2011
  • weejogs

    Thin Line?? Fantastic.

    October 2011
  • ogresamanosuke

    Greatest hip-hop group to ever play. Their breakup was a sad day indeed.

    October 2011
  • therur

    What are Zaakir and Mark 7even doing these days?

    October 2011
  • Den_Homicide

    awesome group!

    September 2011
  • jack_the_R

    work it out motherfucker!!!!

    September 2011
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