Jurassic 5 flexed serious old-to-the-new muscles in the \u201890s, beginning with their independently released single \u201cUnified Rebelution\u201d in 1994, and book-ending with their stellar debut full-length: 2000\u2019s Quality Control. They walked a tightrope between underground and mainstream hip-hop, and toured alongside rap peers as well as punk rockers on the Vans Warped Tour. With double the pleasure of your average hip-hop group \u2013 two DJs and producers (Cut Chemist and DJ Nu-Mark); and four MCs (Chali 2na, Akil, Marc 7 and Zaakir aka Soup) \u2013 they brought the late 1970s \u201cunison MC\u201d style of pioneering groups like the Fantastic 5 and the Force MCs to a new generation. Even more surprisingly, they did so out of Los Angeles, whose hip-hop flavors generally leaned towards Gangsta, G-Funk or Electro lines. Musically inventive and lyrically forward-thinking, each song on Quality Control is a new adventure, exploring engaging territory, delivered via one of the best live hip-hop shows fans had seen in years. From singles like the strutting groove of the title track to the throwback doo-wop samples on \u201cThe Influence\u201d and the catchy, keyboard groove-driven \u201cWorld of Entertainment (WOE Is Me),\u201d to deeper album tracks like the lyrical gymnastics of \u201cJurass Finish First\u201d and the thought-provoking \u201cLausd,\u201d Jurassic 5 consistently stepped to the plate and their fans responded in kind, nearly pushing the album to Gold status. Add the innovative DJ-and-sample workout which closes out the album, \u201cSwing Set,\u201d and you have one of the 2000s\u2019 most unique and solid full-length platters.<\/p>\n
Side A
\n1. HOW WE GET ALONG
\n2. THE INFLUENCE
\n3. GREAT EXPECTATIONS
\n4. QUALITY CONTROL INTRO
\n5. QUALITY CONTROL
\nSide B
\n1. CONTACT
\n2. LAUSD
\n3. WORLD OF ENTERTAINMENT (W.O.E. IS ME)
\n4. MONKEY BARS
\nSide C
\n1. JURASS FINISH
\n2. FIRST COMBINATION
\n3. TWELVE
\nSide 4
\n1. THE GAME
\n2. IMPROVISE
\n3. SWING SET<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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