Jurassic 5

USA

Formed: 1993

Died: 01 January 2007

Years Active: 90, 2000

Genres: Rap, R&B

Styles: Underground Rap, Hip-Hop/Urban, Hip-Hop/Urban, Alternative Rap, Turntablism

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Though there's actually six of them, Jurassic 5 got everything else right on their self-titled debut EP. Part of the new rap underground of the late '90s (along with Company Flow, Mos Def, Dr. Octagon, and Sir Menelik), the sextet -- rappers Marc 7even, Chali 2na, Zaakir, and Akil, plus producers Cut Chemist and DJ Nu-Mark -- came together in 1993 at the Los Angeles café/venue named the Good Life. The six members were part of two different crews, Rebels of Rhythm and Unity Committee; after collaborating on a track, they combined into Jurassic ...

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