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Los Angeles, United States (1993 – 2007)
Jurassic 5 was originally a six-piece hip-hop 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 1990s alternative hip-hop 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 new york’s Native Tongues Posse, the seminal late 1980s 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 songConcrete 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 uk 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).
The group debuted for TVT Records in 1995 with the single for
Unified Rebelution. Their acclaimed position in the 1990s alternative hip-hop 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 new york’s Native Tongues Posse, the seminal late 1980s 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 uk 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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Jurassic 5 LP
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Future Sound
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Gotta Understand
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Improvise
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Shoutbox
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Davviid wrote:
much love for J5. [2]
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lei- wrote:
tag visual kei / j-rock band with ＪＵＲＡＳＳＩＣ
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Thrashhard wrote:
got Power of Numbers back in '02 and recently just found it again, great album
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IslandDoom wrote:
much love for J5.
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eselv73 wrote:
btw does anyone have Pre Historik Rarities or Jurassick! ??? These are impossible to find
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eselv73 wrote:
this rerelease is awesome. btw j5 is not old school rap! the first album isn't even 10 years old yet
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Lanzikins wrote:
They were on my Dreamcast demo :)
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alicenroses wrote:
Discovered them in '02, and still love them.
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Tahmid wrote:
how did i only jus come across these guys y didnt last fm recommend them - foundout while lkin up cut chemist sik band!
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FreshOnez wrote:
no one can do it better
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leathaface1 wrote:
can't believe i just found out these guys broke up. damn thats a shame. these guys are talented.
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oompaloompa1 wrote:
love it
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Passifi wrote:
So positive, so entertaining, soooooo good.
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suffolkbakunin wrote:
awesome....every time!
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snowblinzz wrote:
old school rap nice =)
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danielle-91 wrote:
woop
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DLoCo1 wrote:
the best HipHop Crew luv em :)
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Kingman3k5 wrote:
J5 is great. I don't listen to them enough though. I need to remedy that.
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Hemmels wrote:
Power in Numbers is an amazing album. Top quality production.
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PWNdestroyPWN wrote:
Can't believe I just started listening to these guys now. So good. Chali's album is pretty sick as well.
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Portable Payback "Relax" Debut - EP Now in all Digtial Stores!
3 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/jurassic5
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J5's Soup & Marc 7 new video, "Relax" by Portable Payback.
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