Jurassic 5
were an American alternative hip hop group formed in 1993 by rappers Chali 2na, Akil, Zaakir (AKA Soup), Mark 7even, DJ Nu-Mark and Cut Chemist. The group broke up in 2007.
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History
Jurassic 5 came together from two separate crews, the Rebels of Rhythm and Unity Committee. The group formed at the
Los Angeles,
California health store
the Good Life Cafe, where they performed at the
open mic nights along with Good Life regulars such as
Freestyle Fellowship,
Abstract Rude, and many others. According to
Cut Chemist, "The Good Life was a renaissance period in hip hop."
Jurassic 5 released their first record,
Jurassic 5 EP
, in 1997. The record cemented their position in the 1990s
alternative hip hop movement, alongside artists such as
Company Flow,
Black Star and
Kool Keith. 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 hearkened back to the
old school attitude of New York's
Native Tongues Posse , which included
De La Soul, the
Jungle Brothers and
A Tribe Called Quest. The song "Concrete Schoolyard", and the album provided the troupe with a
Top 40 single when it reached number 35 in November 1998.
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 summer 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 fourth album,
Feedback
, on
July 25,
2006.
Jurassic 5 split in February 2007. The reason for the split was unclear; however member Soup had this to say: "I don't want to sit here and fake around with it - we're not seeing eye-to-eye right now."
[1]
In 2009, Jurassic 5 alumni Zaakir and Mark 7even formed the hip hop group
Portable Payback.
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In 2009 Akil the MC founded the L.A. Unified Skill District.
Collaborations
- 1998 - Chali 2na collaborated with T Love on the track "Wannabeez" off the "Return Of The B-Girl" EP
- 1999 - Jurassic 5 collaborated with Quannam Mc's on the Quannum spectrum CD on the track "Concentration"
- * Cut Chemist and Nu-Mark collaborated with Incubus on the track "Battlestar Scralatchtica" on the album Make Yourself
- 2001 Jurassic 5 collaborated on the track "Lunchtime" and Akil also appeared on the track "Jaw Jabbin'" on Click Tha Supah Latin's album, Square Won
. Chali 2na appeared on Swollen Members' "Full Contact" from the album Bad Dreams
; the song also featured Evidence of Dilated Peoples
- * Chali 2na collaborated with Long Beach Dub Allstars on song "Life Goes On" on the album Wonders of the World
- 2002 - Jurassic 5 collaborated with Nelly Furtado on the song "Thin Line"
- * - Chali 2na appeared on the song "4000 Miles" and Cut Chemist featured on "Chemical Callisthenics", both on the album Blazing Arrow
by Blackalicious
- * Chali 2na collaborated with Linkin Park on the album Reanimation
- * Akil, Chali 2na and Marc 7even, alongside Rakaa from Dilated Peoples appeared on the Supernatural track "Work It Out"
- 2003 - Akil and Chali 2na collaborated with DJ Format for the track "We Know Something You Don't Know"
- * Akil and Chali 2na collaborated with funk-jazz trio Soulive on the song "Doin' Something Remix" of the Turn It Out Remixed
album
- 2004 - Jurassic 5 appeared during the live recorded album Axis of Justice: Concert Series Volume 1
by alternative metal supergroup Axis of Justice, with two tracks: "What's Golden" and "Freedom"
- 2005 - Chali 2na and Zaakir appear on "Family Rap", a track for the 2005 Breakestra LP Hit the Floor
, which also features Double K of People Under the Stairs
- 2006 - Jurassic 5 collaborated with members of the Dave Matthews Band on the track "Work It Out" on Feedback
- * Jurassic 5 collaborated with Swiss rapper Gimma
- * Chali 2na collaborated with Sérgio Mendes on his album Timeless
on the track "Yes, Yes, Y'all"
- 2007 - Jurassic 5 collaborated with producer Large Professor on the track "Hood In The U.S.A."
- * Chali 2na collaborated on Percee P's debut Perseverance
on the track "No Time for Jokes"
- 2008 - Akil collaborated on Abstract Artform's debut Prairie Kid
on the track "Bring it Back"
- * Chali 2na collaborated with Mos Def and on the track "America" on K'naan's album Troubadour
Discography
Albums
Album information
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Jurassic 5 LP
- Released: December 1, 1998
- Billboard 200 chart position: -
- R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: -
- Singles: "Jayou"/"Without a Doubt", "Improvise"/"Concrete Schoolyard"
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Quality Control
- Released: June 20, 2000
- Billboard 200 chart position: #43
- R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #33
- Singles: "Quality Control/Twelve", "W.O.E. Is Me (World of Entertainment)", "The Influence"
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Power in Numbers
- Released: October 8, 2002
- Billboard 200 chart position: #15
- R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #13
- Singles: "What's Golden/High Fidelity", "Freedom"/"One of Them", "Thin Line"/"A Day at the Races", "Hey"/"If You Only Knew"
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Feedback
- Released: July 25, 2006
- Billboard 200 chart position: #15
- R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #12
- Singles: "Red Hot", "Canto De Osshanha", "Work It Out"
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Miscellaneous
- Jurassick! (Freestyles and Rarities)
(2003, Interscope Records)
- Pre-Historik Rarities
(2003)
Sound clip
Jurassic 5's "Jurass Finish First" from 2000's
Quality Control
.