Jurassic 5 – Quality Control (Instrumentals) (E/E) – 2xLP, US 2000

Quality Control (Instrumentals) is an LP by Jurassic 5 from 2000 released on the Rawkus label.

About this album

Quality Control is Jurassic 5’s sharp, sample-driven debut, a record that helped reassert old-school hip hop values at the turn of the millennium. Issued in 2000, it pairs four MCs with turntablist Cut Chemist and DJ Nu-Mark, whose tight cuts and warm, dusty production give the album its unmistakable bounce. Built on nimble group interplay and clear-eyed lyricism, it balances humour, social commentary and technical skill without losing momentum. Songs like ‘Concrete Schoolyard’, ‘The Influence’ and the title track showed that conscious rap could be immediate, playful and musically exacting, making the album one of the era’s standout underground statements.

Genre: Hip Hop & RnB

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