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Jurassic 5 is a five-piece hip hop crew that was formed in 1992-1993 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. Jurassic 5 was six-strong until Cut Chemist left.
History The group debuted for TVT Records in 1990 with a single "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 November 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 US 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 2". In 1999, Jurassic 5 signed to Interscope Records, who re-released the Jurassic 5 EP. This was followed by their second album (their first on a major label), Quality Control. In 2003, they released their third album, Power In Numbers, which was followed by touring with the newly-revived Lollapalooza festival in the summer of 2003. Jurassic 5 toured without Cut Chemist, who left the group to pursue a solo career *. The remaining 5 members have recorded and have released their 4th album, ''Feedback'', on July 25, 2006. The first single from Feedback, "Work it Out" (featuring rock artist Dave Matthews), is receiving acclaim from the industry. Collaborations Musical style Jurassic 5 is known for: Near-death experience In 2000, while heading to Nashville, Tennessee as a stop on the Warped Tour, the members of Jurassic 5 were involved in a tour bus accident when the driver fell asleep at the wheel and sent the vehicle into a six-foot ditch. Chali 2na and two of his colleagues were hospitalized, with 2na sustaining the gravest injuries. His skull was fractured, requiring a metal plate be implanted in his head. 2na has stated that survival of this near-death experience has made him more conscious of his religion; he, like at least three other band members, is a Sunni Muslim. Trivia - The group are supporters of the English Football team Manchester City, they were given this team to support when they appeared on the British TV show Soccer AM. -They collaborated swiss Rapper Gimma in September 2006. Albums Miscellaneous Sound clip from 2000's Quality Control - featuring heavy use of alliteration, rhyme, word-plays and assonance. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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