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Los Angeles (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 PlayUnified 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 PlayConcrete 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, PlayJayou, was built around a hypnotic flute loop from Pleasure Web’s Music Man Part 1 (Music Man Part 1).
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BEEN AROUND THE WORLD

28 Feb 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/jurassic5

HEY WHATS UP YALL? GLAD TO BE BACK AT YOUR SERVICE IT'S BEEN A WHILE.I HAVE HAD THE PLEASURE OF GOING TO VISIT AND PERFORM IN A FEW PLACES J5 AS A GROUP HAVE NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO SO HERE IS. …

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