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Full Name:Jurassic 5
Date of Birth: 1993
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Claim to Fame: Single Work it Out feat Dave Matthews (2006)

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Jurassic 5
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Jurassic 5

Background information
Origin Los Angeles, California
Genre(s) Alternative hip hop
Years active 1993 - 2007
Label(s) TVT
Interscope
JVC
Associated acts Dave Matthews Band
Website http://www.jurassic5.com/
Former members
Akil
Zaakir
Mark 7even
DJ Nu-Mark
Chali 2na
Cut Chemist

Jurassic 5 were an American alternative hip hop group formed in 1993 by rappers Chali 2na, Akil, Zaakir, 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 #Good Life|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."citation needed

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 Possecitation needed, 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.citation needed

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 [1]. 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.2 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
  • 2002 - Jurassic 5 collaborated with Nelly Furtado on the song "Thin Line"
  • 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
  • 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"

Discography

Albums

Album information
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"
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"
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"
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"

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.

External links

References

  1. ^ http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/story/0,23663,21191980-10388,00.html
  2. ^ http://www.myspace.com/portablepayback