Jurassic 5
By Paul Glanting
The early ’90s saw the rise of hard-edged street tales from West Coast groups like N.W.A., while the East Coast contributed the gritty hardcore hip-hop made famous by groups like Wu-Tang Clan and Nas. As the ’90s came to a close, an interest in a fresh, more upbeat hip-hop began to emerge. Artists like Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Dilated Peoples and Jurassic 5 began to stray away from contemporary hip-hop’s fondness for tales of violence and materialism. The Los Angeles-based Jurassic 5 emerged from the legendary Good Life Café’s open-mic sessions, as did Freestyle Fellowship, Abstract Rude, and Pharcyde. With two full-time DJs and four MCs, Jurassic 5 certainly gave validity to the concept of the... Read More
- Genre:
- Hip Hop, Underground
- City Of Origin:
- Los Angeles, ,California United States
- Formed Date:
- 1993
