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Jurassic 5 is a hip hop group formed in 1993. It was originally a six- and then later five-piece group. 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. The group formed at the Los Angeles, California health store The Good Life at open mic sessions. They 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 harkened 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. 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 Top 40 single when it reached number 35 in November 1998. The other stand-out track, "Jayou", was built around a 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 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. On March 21, 2007, Zaakir confirmed that the band would be breaking up after their current and final live-tour. In an interview with the Australian news outlet News.com.au, the rapper said "After the tour, that's basically it. I don't want to sit here and fake around with it - we're not seeing eye-to-eye right now. People see us as a harmonizing, loving group, but that's far from the truth…I'd like to keep it going, but you can't force grown men to do what they don't want to do…I'm hoping people are professional enough to do what they have to do. I think it'll be all right… Some people may say it’s a creative thing, but I'm not buying it. Some might say business, some might say merchandising, whatever, there’s some really stupid shit - some really childish things - happening." He said solo projects for various members of the group are also playing a part. “When it comes down to it, some people here want their own shine, their own thing. If that's what you want, I say 'more power to you'…I hope it works out for you - just don't come up with lame excuses… I thought we'd be a bit better at handling it, but we’re not. We’re only human…Even though we do what we do doesn't mean we're the best communicators. For certain members it's been brewing for a while - I've heard in passing there are things that could have been brought up a long time ago about how people were feeling that weren't said." |
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