Quality Control

by Jurassic 5

Overview

In June 2000, almost seven years after their formation, underground rap's most lauded crew finally hit with a full-length. Great expectations aside, Quality Control hits all the same highs as Jurassic 5's excellent EP of three years earlier, stretching out their resume to nearly an hour with a few turntablist jaunts from resident beat-jugglers DJ Nu-Mark and Cut Chemist. The formula is very similar to the EP, with the group usually going through a couple of lines of five-man harmonics before splitting off for tongue-twister solos from Zaakir, Chali 2na, Akil, and Marc 7even. As expected, there are plenty of nods to old-school rap, from "Lausd," with its brief tribute to hip-hop classic "The Bridge" by MC Shan, to "Monkey Bars," where the group claim inspiration (yet just a bit of distance) from their heroes: "Now you know us but it's not the Cold Crush, four MCs so it ain't the Furious/Not the Force M.D.'s or the three from Treacherous, it's a blast from the past from the moment we bust." Where Quality Control really laps previous Jurassic 5 material is not only the lyrical material, though, but the themes and focus of the message tracks "Lausd," "World of Entertainment (Woe Is Me)," and "Contribution." The four-man crew take on major media and the responsibilities of adulthood with a degree of authority, eloquence, and compassion never before heard in rap music. (Just check out the lyrics to any of the above three at an online archive like www.ohhla.com.) Though critics and uptight rap purists might fault them for not pushing the progression angle enough, Jurassic 5's rhymes are so devastating and the productions (by Nu-Mark and Cut Chemist) follow the raps so closely it certainly doesn't matter whether the group is old-school or not. ~ John Bush

Product Details

Release Date:	03/22/2024
Label:	Play It Again Sam Uk
UPC:	5400863140861
Rank:	78317

Tracks

Disc 1

1. How We Get Along (Intro)
2. The Influence
3. Great Expectations
4. Quality Control (Intro)
5. Quality Control
6. Contact
7. Lausd
8. W.O.E Is Me (World of Entertainment)

Disc 2

9. Monkey Bars
10. Jurass Finish First
11. Contribution
12. Twelve
13. The Game
14. Improvise
15. Swing Set

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jurassic 5   Primary Artist
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie   Guest Artist

Technical Credits

Brian Faust   Composer
C. "DJ Smooth" Henderson   Composer
Larry Coryell   Composer
Clarence Reid   Composer
D. Hepburn   Composer
G. Dublin   Composer
Fingerprints   Composer
Chali 2na   Composer
Les Scurry   Production Coordination
Joseph Williams   Composer
Howard Thompson   Composer
S. Fequiere   Composer
Prince Paul   Composer
Shafiq Husayn   Composer
Rick Rubin   Composer
Prince   Composer
Quincy Jones   Composer
Ali Shaheed Muhammad   Composer
Rakim   Composer
Kamaal Fareed   Composer
Malik Taylor   Composer
Akil   Composer
C. Stewart   Composer
Christopher "Tricky" Stewart   Composer
B. Faust   Composer
Kelvin Mercer   Composer
Cut Chemist   Composer,Producer
Rich Costey   Mixing
Marc 7even   Composer
Delite   Composer
Garvin Dublin   Composer
Keith Tamashiro   Design
Zaakir   Composer
Dave "Jam" Hall   Composer
Freddie Byrd   Composer
B.J. Crosby   Composer
Kirk Khaleel   Composer
Lucas Macfadden   Composer
Courtenay Henderson   Composer
Marc F. Stuart   Composer
Mark Ali Potsic   Composer
Kenneth Greene   Composer
Laurence Parker   Composer
Charles L. Stewart   Composer
Charles Stewart   Composer
Dante Lamar Givens   Composer
B.B. Watson   Composer
B. Smith   Composer
LL Cool J   Composer
Isaac Hayes   Composer
KODA   Composer
Marty Paich   Composer
R. Bennett   Composer
DJ Nu-Mark   Composer,Producer
D.B.C.   Composer
Dave Jolicoeur   Composer
Dante Givens   Composer
Marc Stuart   Composer
Paul Prince   Composer
Shaun Fequiere   Composer
Glen Bolton   Composer
Jesse Weaver   Composer