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This article is about the rap group. For the fifth film in the Jurassic Park series, seeJurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.
Jurassic 5
Jurassic 5 in 2002
Jurassic 5 in 2002
Background information
OriginLos Angeles,California,U.S.
GenresWest Coast hip hop,alternative hip hop
Years active1995–2007, 2013–present
LabelsTVT,Interscope,JVC
MembersAkil
Zaakir
Marc 7
DJ Nu-Mark
Chali 2na
Cut Chemist
Websitehttps://jurassic-five.squarespace /

Jurassic 5is an Americanalternative hip hopgroup formed by rappers Charles Stewart (Chali 2na), Dante Givens (Akil), Courtenay Henderson (Soupaka Zaakir), Marc Stuart (Marc 7); anddisc jockeysMark Potsic (DJ Nu-Mark) and Lucas Macfadden (Cut Chemist).[1] The six piece crew that was formed, came out of the Los Angeles venue Good Life.[2] The group broke up in 2007,[3] shortly after releasing the LPFeedback,citing "musical differences,"[4]but returned to the stage in 2013 and released a new track in 2014.[5]The members have continued to release music individually.

History

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Jurassic 5 debuted nationally in 1995 fromTVT Recordswith their first single "Unified Rebelution". Jurassic 5 releasedJurassic 5 EP,their first record, in 1997. It "cemented their position in the 1990s alternative hip hop movement, alongside artists such asCompany Flow,Black StarandKool Keith."[citation needed]The group later signed toInterscope Records,and the EP was repackaged with additional tracks and released in December 1998 as the full-length, eponymous debut album titledJurassic 5.[3]In a 2002 interview withThe Sydney Morning Herald,the group explained the origin of their name. Chali 2na said "I played the song to my friend's mother and she made a joke: 'You guys think you sound like the Fantastic Five, but you sound more like the Jurassic Five.' And we started laughing but, well, the name stuck."[6]

This was followed by the albumQuality Control,which peaked at #43 on theBillboard200.[7]

In 2002, they releasedPower In Numbers,which peaked at #15 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Jurassic 5 eventually toured withoutCut Chemist,[8]who left the group to pursue a solo career.[9]The remaining five members releasedFeedback,their final album, on July 25, 2006. The album peaked at #15 on the Billboard 200.[7]

The group split in 2007.[10]Reasons for the break-up were attributed to disagreements among members of the group.[11]

In 2013, the group re-formed, including the return of Cut Chemist, for theCoachella Valley Music and Arts Festivaland an international tour, primarily in the UK but also including dates in Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Japan and the United States.[12][13]They played at Glastonbury in 2014 and had a Word of Mouth Reunion Tour during the Summer of 2014.[14]

In 2016, they released their first new song in a decade, "Customer Service".[15]

In other media

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Jurassic 5's music has been used in several video games. In 2000, "Jayou" was featured inGrind Session.Also in 2000,Jet Set Radiowas released in North America including the track "Improvise" from the albumQuality Control- though it only appears on the US pressing.[16]All other pressings of the album have the trackConcrete And Clayinstead - and an instrumental version of the same song. The following year, the track "Great Expectations" from the same album was also included inMat Hoffman's Pro BMX.[17]In 2002, "What's Golden" was featured onATV Offroad Fury 2.The song was additionally included in the video gameForza Horizon 3on the fictional radio 'Block Party'. "A Day At The Races" featuring Big Daddy Kane and Percee P appeared in the 2003 skateboarding gameTony Hawk's Underground.[18]The song "In The House" fromFeedbackwas featured inNBA Live 06.[19]and "Work it Out" was inNBA Live 07,while "Red Hot" was featured inSSX on Tour.[20]"Sum of Us" and "High Fidelity" fromPower in Numberswas included in the 2019 gameTrials Rising.

The group were featured in the 2001 hip hop documentaryScratch[21]and ranked among the online magazineUrbanSouth's elite list of underground hip hop albums.[22]

Discography

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[23] 		US
R&B
[24] 		US
Rap
[25] 		AUS
[26] 		CAN
[27] 		FRA
[28] 		NZ
[29] 		SWE
[30] 		SWI
[31] 		UK
[32]
Jurassic 5
  • Released: June 1, 1998(UK)[33]
  • Label: Pan
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
 — — — — — — — — — 70
Quality Control
  • Released: June 6, 2000(US)[35]
  • Label:Interscope
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
 43 33 — 69 51 — — 37 — 23
Power in Numbers
  • Released: October 8, 2002(US)[37]
  • Label: Interscope
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
 15 13 — 16 — — 22 — 96 46
Feedback
  • Released: July 25, 2006(US)[39]
  • Label: Interscope
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
 15 12 6 36 27 136 39 — 25 59
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

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List of extended plays
Title Album details
Jurassic 5 EP
  • Released: October 13, 1997(US)[40]
  • Label: Rumble
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette

Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
R&B
[41] 		US
Rap
[42] 		AUS
[26] 		UK
[43]
"Unified Rebelution"[44] 1995 — — — — Non-album single
"Jayou" 1998 — — — 56 Jurassic 5
"Concrete Schoolyard" — — — 35
"Improvise" 1999 — 41 — —
"Quality Control" 2000 96 12 — — Quality Control
"W.O.E. Is Me (World of Entertainment)" 2001 94 8 — —
"The Influence"[45] — — — —
"Hard Times"
(withThe Pharcyde) 		2002 — — — — Straight from the Crates, Vol. 1
"What's Golden" 90 — — — Power in Numbers
"If You Only Knew"[46] 2003 — — 99 —
"Freedom" — — — —
"Thin Line"[47] — — — —
"Hey" 2004 — — — —
"Linguistics" — — — 143
"Red Hot"[48] 2005 — — — — Feedback
"Canto de Ossanha"[49] 2006 — — — —
"Work It Out"
(featuringDave Matthews Band) 		— — — 116
"Customer Service" 2016 — — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

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List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Improvise"[50] 1999 Sway & King Tech This or That
"Lunchtime"[51] 2001 Click Tha Supah Latin Square Won
"Verbal Gunfight"[52] 2002 none One Big Tripsoundtrack
"iPictorial Wallet"[53] 2022 Canibus One Step Closer to Infinity

Music videos

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List of music videos, with directors, showing year released
Title Year Director(s)
"Concrete Schoolyard" 1999 Delaney Bishop[54]
"Quality Control" 2000 Jeff Richter[54]
"The Influence" 2001 Marcos Siega[55]
"What's Golden" 2002 Logan[56]
"Work It Out"
(featuring Dave Matthews Band) 		2006 The Malloys[54]
"The Way We Do It" 2014 Alex Knudsen

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