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Jurassic 5 is 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 . HISTORY The group debuted for TVT Records in 1995 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 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". 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 2002, they released their third album, '' Power In Numbers '', which was followed by touring with the newly-revived Lollapalooza festival in the summer of 2003. In 2006, Jurassic 5 toured without Cut Chemist, who is rumored to have left the group to pursue a solo career. The remaining 5 members have recorded and are set to release their 4th album ''Feedback'' on July 25th, 2006. 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, Jurassic 5 were involved in a tour bus crash whereupon the driver fell asleep at the wheel and sent the vehicle careening off into a six-foot ditch. Chali 2na and two of his colleagues were injured and hospitalized, with 2na sustaining the gravest injuries. DISCOGRAPHY
In Australia , a two-disc version of ''Quality Control'' was released, the second disc comprising of instrumental versions of the album. A second version of ''Power In Numbers'' was released, which included a DVD. There is also a vinyl edition of ''Power In Numbers'' comprising of instrumental versions of the tracks from the original album. SOUND CLIP from 2000's '' Quality Control '' - note: this song features frequent use of alliteration, rhyme, word-plays and assonance; these literary techniques are so pervasive that the song is difficult to decipher in spite of relatively clear diction and medium tempo. EXTERNAL LINKS
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