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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 forUnified 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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IxCLuTcH wrote:
awesome group
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presspreston wrote:
good shit
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VK1990 wrote:
High Fidelity
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Fursap wrote:
Cudeńko - big up from Poland :)
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oldno7_ wrote:
when hip hop was decent!......i donno what hip hop is now......rap?
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widebluesky wrote:
maybe?
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podgethebastard wrote:
maybe the best hip hop ever
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Yamber wrote:
<3
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Ampuhedron wrote:
WELL ITS THE VERBAL HERMAN MUNSTER
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laragonnadoit wrote:
Не думала, что они с веста
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Mr_Romeo wrote:
Hi, I'm Sean Lennon and you're listening to Jurassic 5.
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eselv73 wrote:
west coast at its finest
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weejogs wrote:
Thin Line?? Fantastic.
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ogresamanosuke wrote:
Greatest hip-hop group to ever play. Their breakup was a sad day indeed.
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therur wrote:
What are Zaakir and Mark 7even doing these days?
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Den_Homicide wrote:
awesome group!
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jack_the_R wrote:
work it out motherfucker!!!!
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FuckingKP wrote:
Basketball music!
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insomniakk wrote:
like
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beathoven84 wrote:
greaaat!
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AKIL THE MC PRSENTS ILL VALLEY HI
16 Jan 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/jurassic5
AKIL THE MC PRESENTS ILL VALLEY HI THESE ARE MY SONS I AM
THERE NUMBER ONE FAN THIS IS WHO IM LISTENING TO NOW.
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