Jurassic 5 LP
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Jurassic 5 EP was the first official release by alternative hip hop
group Jurassic 5
. It was an EP
that included much of the material that would later appear on Jurassic 5
.
The first version to be released contained nine tracks and was available in CD single
or double-12" single formats. It was released in October 1997 on the band's own short-lived label, Rumble/Pickininny Records.
Although the label only released that one record, it did give the band a platform and allowed them to be heard.
The band signed to a major label, Interscope Records
in 1999. Their first release on Interscope was the re-issue of the Jurassic 5 EP in an 8 track version in 1999. This had the same listing as the original EP, excluding the final track "Blacktop Beat".
Alternative hip hop
Alternative hip hop is a sub-genre of hip hop music. Allmusic defines it as follows: -Origin:...
group Jurassic 5
Jurassic 5
Jurassic 5 was an American alternative hip hop group formed in 1993 from members of two previous groups, Rebels of Rhythm and Unity Committee by rappers Charles Stewart , Dante Givens , Courtenay Henderson , Marc Stuart , and disc jockeys Mark Potsic and Lucas Macfadden...
. It was an EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
that included much of the material that would later appear on Jurassic 5
Jurassic 5 (album)
Jurassic 5 is the debut album by Jurassic 5. The material from the Jurassic 5 EP plus a few additional tracks were repackaged as an album and released by Pan Records as Jurassic 5 in 1998.-Background:...
.
The first version to be released contained nine tracks and was available in CD single
CD single
A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...
or double-12" single formats. It was released in October 1997 on the band's own short-lived label, Rumble/Pickininny Records.
Although the label only released that one record, it did give the band a platform and allowed them to be heard.
- "I urge every independent artist to put something out first. Prove yourself to yourself, to people that pick up the records, then the people (labels) will coming looking for you. If they know that you can score, they gonna pass the ball to you." — Akil
The band signed to a major label, Interscope Records
Interscope Records
Interscope Records is an American record label owned by Universal Music Group that currently operates as one third of UMG's Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group.-History:...
in 1999. Their first release on Interscope was the re-issue of the Jurassic 5 EP in an 8 track version in 1999. This had the same listing as the original EP, excluding the final track "Blacktop Beat".
Track listing
| # | Title | Samples |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "In the Flesh" | |
| 2 | "Quality Control Part II" | |
| 3 | "Jayou" |
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| 4 | "Lesson 6: The Lecture" |
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| 5 | "Concrete Schoolyard" |
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| 6 | "Setup" | |
| 7 | "Action Satisfaction" |
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| 8 | "Sausage Gut" | |
| 9 | "Blacktop Beat" |