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Jurassic 5

Concrete Schoolyard

Quality Control

What's Golden

Work It Out


Jurassic 5 was an American alternative hip hop group formed in 1993 from members of three previous groups, Rebels of Rhythm, Ozomatli and Unity Committee[1] by rappers Charles Stewart (Chali 2na), Dante Givens (Akil), Courtenay Henderson (Zaakir), Marc Stuart (Mark 7even), and disc jockeys Mark Potsic (DJ Nu-Mark) and Lucas Macfadden (Cut Chemist).[2] The group broke up in 2007.

Jurassic 5 released their first record, Jurassic 5 EP, in 1997. In 1999, the group signed to Interscope Records and the EP was later repackaged by Interscope Records with additional tracks and released in December 1998 as the band's full-length debut album, eponymously entitled Jurassic 5.[3]

This was followed by their second album (their first on a major label), Quality Control, which peaked at #43 on the Billboard 200.[4]

In 2003, they released their third album, Power In Numbers which would peak at #15 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Jurassic 5 eventually toured without Cut Chemist,[5] who left the group to pursue a solo career.[6] The remaining five members released their fourth album, Feedback, on July 25, 2006. The album would also peak at #15 on the Billboard 200.[4]
[edit] In other media

In 2000, Jurassic 5's track "Jayou" was featured as in-game music in Shaba Games' "Grind Session." Also in 2000, Jet Set Radio was released in North America south including the track "Improvise" from the album Quality Control and an instrumental version of the same song. The following year, the track "Great Expectations" from the same album was also included in Mat Hoffman's Pro BMX, a video game published by Activision.[7] The song "In The House" from Feedback was featured in the EA Sports title NBA Live 06.[8] while "Red Hot" was featured in another Electronic Arts video game, SSX On Tour.[9] In 2003, "A Day At The Races" was included in the Activision video game Tony Hawk's Underground. The song was featured as the opening song during the introduction. The song "What's Golden" from Power In Numbers was featured in the video game ATV Offroad Fury 2.
[edit] Breakup

The group split in February 2007. Although it seems the reason for the split was unclear, sources say that one of the members of the group known as Chali 2na had been trying to push himself into the frontman position in the group, even though the group performed as one, however member Zaakir said: "I don't want to sit here and fake around with it - we're not seeing eye-to-eye right now. I'd like to keep it going, but you can't force grown men to do what they don't want to do."[citation needed]
[edit] Discography
[edit] Studio albums
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[10] US R&B
[11] US
Rap
[12] UK
[13]
Jurassic 5

Release date: December 1, 1998
Label: Pan Records
Formats: CD, cassette

— — — 70
Quality Control

Release date: June 20, 2000
Label: Interscope Records
Formats: CD, cassette

43 33 — 23
Power in Numbers

Release date: October 8, 2002
Label: Interscope Records
Formats: CD, cassette

15 13 — 46
Feedback

Release date: July 25, 2006
Label: Interscope Records
Formats: CD, music download

15 12 6 59
" —" denotes releases that did not chart
[edit] Singles
Year Single Peak chart
positions Album
US
R&B
[14] US
Rap
[15] UK
[13]
1998 "Jayou" — — 56 Jurassic 5
" Concrete Schoolyard" — — 35
1999 "Improvise" — 41 —
2000 "Quality Control" 96 12 — Quality Control
2001 "W.O.E. Is Me (World of Entertainment)" 94 8 —
" The Influence" — — —
2002 "What's Golden" — — — Power in Numbers
2003 "Freedom" — — —
2004 "Thin Line" — — —
" Hey" — — —
2005 "Red Hot" — — — Feedback
2006 "Canto de Osshanha" — — —
" Work It Out" (with Dave Matthews Band) — — 116
" —" denotes releases that did not chart
[edit] Extended Plays

Unified Rebelution (1995)
Jurassic 5 EP (1997)

[edit] Miscellaneous

Jet Grind Radio Music Sampler (2000)
Jurassick! (Freestyles and Rarities) (2003, Interscope Records)
Pre-Historik Rarities (2003)
The Inside Track (2003, Interscope Records)
Linguistics (2006)