Power In Numbers

Delicate and good blunt songwriting. Midlake as backing band might be the shining stars.

Very fun listen. Good vibes.

Decent but samey

Solid 7/10

Good hip hop album some great bars and catchy hooks tails off a bit at the end

Not my typical genre

Enjoyable, but not really my type of music. The variety on the release kept anything from being stale, seems to be a nice cross-section of sounds from the time.

I was delighted when this came up and eas a fan back on the day. Relistening was very enjoyable but this felt very light and sweet without much depth. I loved the beats and the vibe, but it doesnt carry much weight.

I think I've listened to this album three times now, but I keep forgetting to rate it, and then I forget what I planned on rating it. For 3 listens, it gets 3 stars.

More fun to listen to but lyrics were impenetrable.

Good production on this. Certainly a refreshing hip hop album compared with the likes of your average gangster rap record. Yes, so this is certainly something different, which I appreciate. However, I don't think the rapping itself was particularly good. Nor was the content of the lyrics especially interesting. I would've preferred this more if it was an instrumental hip hop album. More instrumentals, less words would've made this a better album.

Calm hiphop album about the strength in numbers. To me it felt like their message was whether it be the police or government, we as people are more powerful together. 7.5/10.

Surprisingly good, honestly. Love the flow of most tracks, even if sometimes it can get a bit tacky, unnecessary, or just plain bad. Still, a good experience overall. ⭐⭐⭐ 1/2

i dont wanna listen to another conscious hip hop/jazz rap album anymore i'd rather not be woke because i am unable to be sympathetic. 3/5

Actually quite liked this. Good bass and classic rap. Liked the shared vocals. Was a bit samey and went on for too long however.

A pleasant surprise! This album (and group) are exactly what I was hoping for when I started this project - I had heard the name but couldn't have even told you what genre these guys were. Judging by the year I would have guessed some kind of electronic/dance/house thing. But this is a straight-up hip-hop group and they are great.

Nice groove, funky beats, actually pleasant style, but otherwise a bit too 'normal' album. It's okay for a background music, because there are no sharp edges at all, nothing stands out. Quite forgettable.

3.5? Maaaybe 4?

The name of the group and the cover art definitely don’t do justice to what this album is. This is the first J5 album I have ever listened to and I think it was a great place to start. Great beats/loops, great cadence, and each artist has their own style of rapping that works well with each other. Seems like a really cool group. I enjoyed this album a lot. Had a lot of head bangers. Reading a little more about them and the year this album was released made me realize this type of rapping style was very different than what was coming out in the late 90s early 00s. That being said I can completely see how they have influenced rap culture since this release. It sounds familiar to the rap/hip-hop I know and grew up with. The ones that really stood out for me were “If You Only Knew” (gives me Boondocks vibes with the jazzy flute), “React” (groovy jazzy beat), “Thin Line” (surprise Nelly Furtado feature, always proud to see a Canadian feature), “One of Them”, and “Hey”. I am definitely going to have this album in my future rotation so I can listen to the lyrics more deeply. But based off the vibe and energy alone it’s a pretty solid album.

Yeh it’s a nice different vibe of rap, but mainly listened to it without paying attention.

Power In Numbers is a solid, often impressive display of what Jurassic 5 do best: tight group chemistry, feel-good beats, and a throwback to hip hop’s golden age without sounding stuck in the past. The flows are smooth, the lyricism is clean and clever, and the production, especially from DJ Nu-Mark and Cut Chemist, gives it real polish. Tracks like What's Golden, A Day at the Races, and Freedom hit hard and stand tall among their best work, mixing sharp rhymes with seriously fun energy. But as a full album, it doesn’t always maintain that momentum. Some of the midsection blends together a little too neatly, and while it’s consistently listenable, it lacks the bold standouts or surprises that could’ve elevated it even more. Still, there’s a lot to enjoy here, and Jurassic 5’s chemistry and skill carry it well. It’s clever, smooth, and easy to like even if it doesn’t quite hit classic status.

Solid indy hip hop

Kom skemmtilega á óvart. Ólíkt öðru rappi. Alls konar tónlistarstefnur notaður og flottur hljóðfæraleikur. 3,5

Pretty great

Thought this was decent, but maybe lacking in standout moments

Podia ser uns 10 minutos mais curto. A produção é boa, às vezes um pouco repetitiva. As melhores músicas são as com variações na percussão. Os rappers sao bons, mas não prestei muita atenção nas letras.

Solid rap album from a great time for the genre

Rating: 3.5/5 | Favorite Track: A Day At the Races --- This is such a fun album with smart lyrics throughout. The second half of the album isn’t as consistently amazing as the first half, but that won’t stop me from returning to this album in the future.

Funky, groovy, great bars. I haven't listened to Jurassic 5 much but they give me almost the same bounce as early Tribe. Loved the beats on this and there's a lot of play in the intros/interludes/transitions that help carry the themes of the record through. Good listen!

Un grupo que no conocía, este es su tercer y penúltimo álbum, pero que suena muy bien. Buenos samples, no manidos ni estridentes, y buenas rimas. Tal vez The Roots fueran los que estaban por encima de ellos y les robaran protagonismo. El disco se escucha sin problemas y algún tema como A day at the races consigue despegar. Thin Line con Nelly Furtado es otro de los mejores temas. Una correcta mezcla de rap, funk, soul, pop, folk, reggae, blues, rock y música electrónica, que en directo parece ser que aún funcionaba mejor. Sin embargo, más de 20 añoes después no ha tenido mucha influencia y uno se cuestiona su presencia en el listado de los 1001 discos...

High Fidelity is my favourite. I also like Hey, it sounds familiar. Not too interesting to me overall, but I enjoyed reading the comments under the songs on youtube.

50 /50 album some good some rubbish would listen again though

It's an album by an artists I tought I did not know, but there's a Nelly Furtado collab and lead single's (What's Golden) keyboard was used in my nationwide network of music for some jingles in the 2010's. Like the ending cut says in a sample: "Que viva la musica" but this project might be a tad too long 6/10

7/10 Very interesting artifact from the 2000s when Hip Hop was at a weird transition point, while it’s not the absolute best from this era in my opinion I still have a lot of respect for it as a neat piece of history with quality production and solid (albeit dated) rapping. im a spiritual lyrical miracle individual

I like. Sometimes corny ("who's that guy again?... DEATH") but mostly jazzy and soulful early 2000s hip-hop.

Cool beats in places, start better than end?

Ok funky

Went into this album only knowing What’s Golden but loved the album start to finish and am regretting not checking them out sooner. Great production and lyricism. I love the boom bap style with a ton of record scratching and sampling.

Cool beats.

Cool. Not bad. Another regular hip hop album, nothing too impressive.

it's alright but it just sounds like every generic hip hop album.

Meh

Cool feel but didn't blow me away or anything

One of the more enjoyable hiphop records on this list so far. Cool laid-back beats and good flow. 3.5 stars

This is the first Jurassic 5 album I've listened to in full. I'm normally not super high on West Coast Hip-Hop, but this is pretty good. I'm not crazy about them as rappers, but I think the production work from DJ Nu-Mark and Cut Chemist is really cool. "A Day at the Races", "What's Golden" and "Thin Line" are the big standouts for me. 3.5 Stars.

I enjoyed this quite a bit. I liked the vibe and the flow. It’s the best hip hop album I’ve heard from this list so far.

This wasn't that bad but it's not something I'd ever listen to again.

Nice album with a lot of different sounds.

Het werd eens tijd voor een act uit de vruchtbare West Coast alternative hip hop scene. Samen met de Hieroglyphics, Souls of Mischief en The Pharcyde is Jurassic 5 misschien wel het bekendste collectief met zijn wortels in de underground van de Californische rapwereld. ''Power In Numbers'' zegt precies waar het op staat, de kracht zit hem echt in de groepsdynamiek. Met twee verschillende producers is er echt een weelderigheid aan beats, en met een scala aan emcees is het geen moment saai. Het houdt het tempo extreem hoog, ondanks dat het album bijna een uur inneemt. Echter ben ik niet echt expliciet fan van één van de MC's, en voelt het allemaal iets houteriger aan dan het ongekende gevoel voor timing en flow van tijds- en regiogenoten The Pharcyde en Hieroglyphics. Iets meer externe hulp op dat gebied was geen overbodige luxe geweest. We vinden wel wat collabs in het middenstuk, wat ook by far de sterkste fase van de plaat oplevert. Van de eerste sublieme featuring van legende Big Daddy Kane op 'A Day At The Races', via de sterke storyrap in 'Remember His Name' en hun grote hit 'What's Golden', naar de pop hop 'Thin Line' met het (altijd) catchy gastoptreden van Nelly Furtado.. Dat rijtje geeft wel aan hoe divers de groep kan zijn. De rest tikt dat hoge niveau niet aan, maar echt fillers bevat het album ook niet. Ik heb nu echt wel honger naar meer rap uit dit straatje. 7,5/10 Highlights: A Day At The Races Remember His Name What's Golden

Alle west-coast hip hop platen die ik de afgelopen twee jaar voor me uit heb geschoven haal ik vandaag even in. Deze gangster schuifelt op maandagochtend in zijn joggingsbroek met een kopje koffie door het huis met Mark 7even, Chali 2na, Zaakir, Akil, Ice Cube en Ice T in zijn oren. Diezelfde monday-morning-gangster is positief verras door Power in Numbers. Nu-Mark en Cut Chemist zorgen met hun beats voor een heerlijke flow in het albums. Het is geen schreeuwplaat (je weet het ondertussen: houd ik niet van) en de afwisseling van de rappers maakt het lekker divers. De tracks zijn best lean. Geen keiharde beats of chaotische samples maar juist ook meer invloeden uit andere genres. Thin Line vind ik goud. Door de collab met Nelly Furtado en het gebruik van het gitaarlijntje uit Les Fleurs. 7/10 Highlights Thin Line

Decent fun, although definitely could've been 4-5 tracks shorter.

Nicht schlecht, aber viel zu lang.

Es un rap más melódico con segundas voces, coros, arreglitos más lindos. Algunos temas muy agradables.

Feel like it's good but not for me

This album didn’t grab me like I thought it would. Perhaps this was an album that I would actually need to sit down with the lyrics and review or do some more research into, but I thought that it was fine to listen to for a plane ride. Hopefully I could revisit in the future and better understand

Pretty good! Didn’t blow me away but was better than a lot of this style of rap that’s on the list.

I wish I knew the percentage of millennials that were introduced to Jurassic 5 while playing ATV Off-Road Fury 2, I’m betting it’s well over 60%. Chill beats, decent flow, socially conscious lyrics, and a song that’s engrained into my brain. Could see myself giving this a four, but I think a three is the better rating.

This album feels like it was out of place for 2002. In the same year that Nelly released "Hot In Herre" and Eminem released "Lose Yourself", we get a hip hop group that feels like their from the late 80's/early 90's. It's almost as if they took zero influence from the previous decade of rap and just made what they wanted. It was pretty good. It's definitely not my genre, but I would be lying if I didn't say that I felt really cool when I was listening to this while walking the halls at work.

I listened to this album on a Sunday morning, and I liked it. The beats were solid. It had good flow. There was definitely some repetitiveness though. After a whole album, I was definitely done with it.

Listened to it this morning. There are ups and downs. The downs just being the repetitiveness, but considering it's 2002 rap, that's pretty typical. I recognize "A Day At The Races" from Tony Hawk's Underground (one of my favourite games as a kid). For the most part, I liked the flow from the MCs. I don't mind the album,

Very enjoyable!

this album is very consistent and the guys all have really solid flow! i saw chali2na one time at hillside and got into these guys after... this album is very solid! not worldbreaking but good!!

Kinda goofy, but fun nonetheless.

3 star, revisit

Coffee shop hip hop

Surprised myself with my feet moving and my hand banging with the beat ! A bit eclectic but globally pleasant to listen. Would probably not revisit though

Enjoyable but lacking variation. Thin Line is the highlight track.

Solid, conscious hip-hop. Not that they were the first to do it but as a teenager when this album came out, it seemed to re-spark the popularity of conscious hip-hop among my peers. It's a solid album all the way through. Some tracks stand out more, some of them run together. Overall I like it.

Alright

Some solid underground hip hop beats and bars

I was 40 years old when this album came out. A white guy. I can't imagine I was any kind of intended audience for this. But listening to it now has been a lot of fun.

Funky grooves, articulate flow. I think to get more out of this album I’d have to listen to it again, good sign.

Better than I expected. Never really like What’s Golden. I think I didn’t really like Charli 2na’s voice but on some of these tracks, he’s great.

It was good. But there weren't really any standout tracks that stuck with me.

Not bad. A bit uneven for my tastes; enjoyed some, disliked others. 3.5*

Hip-hop isn't normally a genre I gravite towards, but this is pretty chill so far. 8 tracks in, getting bored. Not much happening, it's fine but boring.9 tracks to go though 🙄 They had a nelly furtado feature, which has reminded me to listen to Loose Finally, the last track.... Overall it's just fine, nothing that I hate but nothing that stands out either. Very middle of the road. The flow is pretty good though, I'll give them that.

That's not my taste in music - But ok

Enjoyed it.

Really enjoyed this…

it's good, but for all the hip-hop that came out during this time, i've heard better.

really great group record with some unique writing. Overall positive lyrics are nice but contributes to the lengthy feeling.

Concrete Schoolyard. The only thing wrong with this album is that it doesn’t come close to that four minutes of aural perfection.

Considering wider genre good salples

I need a beat! A BEAT!

Repeated jazz licks makes for a hypnotic listen at times, but the swapping between vocalists makes the whole feel a little bit like a boy-band

All over a high quality rap album. Flows well and despite its length, I don’t tire of it until the last two tracks. Lacks real highlights, though, so it's a strong 3-star album

New to me group. I liked it. Funky. Long album and sustained the groove the whole time. High 3+.

The album was technically sound. I feel like Jurassic 5 followed a strict formula that gives the album a generic taste. Compared to a loaf of bread, it would be a standard off-the-shelf brand.

Приличный хип-хоп начала нулевых. Норм биты. Мне эта музыка ближе, чем весь респектабельный хип-хоп девяностых от признанных мастеров жанра. Лучшая песня - Thin Line.

conscious, fresh, creative, excellent loops and layering production is fresh swears not excessive: doesn't get in the way of the message powerful message chorus's creative --> If you only knew concsious --> one of them --> arrested development Creative and lyrically punchy. Power in numbers has an excelllent jazzy a groovy feel whilst maintaining a positove message. The conscious lyrics are great and the production is excellent, what I also like is that the swears aren't excessive or in the way of the message the record has. I thoroughly enjoyed the creativeness in the sampling and the groovy textures used making the record very danceable in a sense. The album does feel sloghtly inconsistent as the first half seems to have more punch than the latter half and the closer wasn't in my opinion a very strong ender. Favorite song: if you only knew. Overall score: 7.3/10

I don't know. It's one of those bands that are important, but it also feels like they wrote it so people will think its important. In a way people are vegan so they can say they are vegan to anyone that will listen. They have a really good flow, the lyrics themself are kinda meh. Well produced, it just seems like I'm listening to broccoli.

Sounds woefully wholesome these days.

Some fresh rhymes

thought it was some 00's rock/punk but it turned out to be some kinda old school rap it's good for its genre but it's not my cup of tea so I can't rate it too high

When I opened this album in Spotify, I got a notification that it was released 23 years ago on this day and got some balloons flying up, but only managed to pop one. The songs are that kind of rap where there isn't too much melody and instead they just talk, which I am not a huge fan of, but it's overall not too bad, it could definitely be worse. The one song that I somewhat enjoyed was What's Golden, but it seems that this is their most popular song, as it has 5-6 times more listens than most of the songs.

Rad

Power in the message and the legacy.

Haven't heard of them before (I'm not too knowledgeable when it comes to hip hop) so I had no expectations for this one. I was pleasantly surprised! Really good instrumentals and the rap had a nice flow (will read the lyrics later, my non-native ears are bad at understanding rap in English). It was fun to hear Nelly Furtado on one song too. My only complaint is that the album is a bit too long, it could've been 5 songs shorter. 3/5

Yknow I wasn’t expecting it to actually hit so hard. Big fan for my first album and so many bangers. I’m actually starting to get into rap a bit more and these guys definitely help. A lot of funky vibes and really interesting lyrics.

whyd my dumbass think this was the jurassic park soundtrack just not really my style but im sure the album is well produced so itll be getting a 3

enjoyed this while working--nice variety and this felt driven by the music as much, if not more than, the lyrics, which seems rare in my limited hip hop experience.

Not bad at all. As good as it gets for this genre? A low 3

Not so bad! Hier mache ich einmal eine Ausnahme!

not that great. music in evolution

This was a really good, solid, chill collection of songs. No real standouts except maybe the Nelly Furtado feature, but enjoyable to listen to. I’m just glad I got a hip-hop album finally. It was a pleasant departure from the primarily classic rock I’ve been getting, and although classic rock is typically my favorite genre, I enjoy a nice variety. Overall, pretty pleased with this album, although I would have liked at least one standout track.

Liked the feeling of this as a whole but more as background music. none of the songs are something I would listen to individually.

Meh 2.5 stars

Not great but definitely a fun listen to grove through part of the work day with.

Opener i liked the beat and lyrics. I didn't pay too much attention to it overall but it was good background music. I think I should revisit and give it another listen. 3.5

Decent enough

Fun old school sounding style hiphop. 3.5/5

My favorite type of hip hop is the stuff that samples a lot of old funk and jazz tracks, and this album has some pretty good beats. However, I didn't really like their flows or rapping in general. It was just a little too cheesy, and the guy with a deep voice sounds like a cartoon character in a very distracting way. I was also ready for this album to end by Track 10, there just isn't enough variation to keep me interested. Low 3.

Pretty good and upbeat. Reminds me of early 2000s-ish rap with some Crystal Method vibes mixed in. 3/5

decent

An alright album, not my usual style but I liked Sum Of Us.

This feels so weird being released 10 years after the golden age of alternative hip-hop, but before MF Doom became a big deal. It's like prog-rock that came out between 1974 and 1978, 90s hair metal or 1980-1982 disco, a logical evolution of what came before, but weird because this kind of music in this context has been completely overshadowed by revolution. Another way I can put it is it's like a pure extract of the hip-hop side of the Gorillaz self-titled album removed from all other influences. The Avalanches and J Dilla may have set my standards for sampling too high. The first half is a great homage to the late 80s/early 90s, and this extends to the rap flows being really samey. Complaint removed, Thin Line is delightfully 2002 and One of Them gives me whiplash. This album is getting decently eclectic in the second half. I kind of consider it a hallmark of this genre, so I don't know why the first half is so samey. Weirdly enough, becoming more eclectic makes it sound much more of its time. It's weird I Am Somebody and Hey have so few listens when they're so good. CD runtimes are a curse. I don't listen to rap lyrics close enough though, so it's possible they're less well written, but musically it's great stuff. Seriously, more of this album needed to have Acetate Prophet's energy, this track is so good. A strangely two-sided album, the first half solid no-nonsense MC Solaar-esque alt rap, the second an engaging 2000s updating of the genre's eclecticism. Both have their merits, both are fairly good. I wouldn't say this really deserves a spot in the 1001 though.

This is pretty good. Probably wouldn’t seek it out again. But I like the groove and probably wouldn’t seek not turn it off.

Great beats, classic hip hop. Not enough variation to sustain the run time.

I never listened to this album. I did, however, listen to about 80% of it over and over and over again in the form of individual kazaa downloads of varying quality. So I have fond memories of some of this stuff, while the arrangement, and some songs, are completely new. Anyway, jazzy hip hop? I'm in. fun album. Not necessarily an all-timer in the gotta-hear-it-before-you-die vein, especially since, well, it drags, but it's a great sound and easy to put on.

Production was definitely the highlight for me. Punchy beats throughout that were easy to bop my head to. Lyrically, I thought it was kind of corny. Flows were strong and they worked off each other well, but it was just missing something to make it interesting. I also can’t get over how wacky the deep voice dude sounds. Had a few songs that I’ll return to, but mostly just felt like a dollar store De La Soul.

Космическое радио, рэгби и ар-эн-би, рэп, поставить на задний фон прикольно, внимательного прослушивания не заслуживает

cool rap album, never heard of this group before

some songs were very good, but most of it was pretty homogenous

Cool album but too long. Nice usage of flutes in track 3.

Starts off strong but levels out midway through. Nice album overall, but nothing special.

Think this must've felt quite old school in 2002? Doesn't feel like it's moved forward that much from the 90s stuff, but that's not necessarily a bad thing - it's definitely avoided most of the overproduction that came with the music of that era, it's clean and pretty fresh. It's a surprisingly smooth listen; probably would've benefitted from a bit more oomph and in your face in places. Does start to get a bit samey towards the end, don't think it needed to be almost an hour long. 3/5.

Pretty good

рэп кал

Mixed bag, love the "Lord Have Mercy"esque MC but at times crawled.

okay

Classic early 2000's hip hop with great rhymes and an awesome set of artists.

Not bad. I can appreciate the old-school hip hop style. Seems interestingly out of place for 2002. Heavy on soul and funk samples. Nelly Furtado jumpscare on Thin Line. And nice Minnie Riperton sample. When it's all said and done, it's probably not something I'm going to come back to, but it's not bad. Fav tracks: If You Only Knew, Thin Line

It's okay

I remember the hip hop nerds in college being really into this band. Golden was the only song i knew going it. This album wasn't a bad listen, maybe a little long.

Yeah, funky hip-hop, a bit jazzy, I like it.

A solid album from a classic group, and not much more to be said other than that

Some good lyrical miracle posse rapping. Highlights are One Of Them, which is more vicious than most tracks on here, followed immediately by Hey, which just has an incredibly pleasing instrumental.

Enjoyed this one a lot. Proper old skool style hip hop. Will listen to this again.

Don't listen to hiphop often, enjoyed this more than I expected

Solid

Old school east coast style. It’s okay

Conscious hip hop, pretty pretty groovy.

adok majd még neki esélyt, mert nem volt rossz, de nem nagyon éreztem ezt most

Definitely has a 90's feel to the flow, but with a little different beats. Really fun, I like the little accents in the beats that are like keys/flute type of pitch, although I will say the drum machine is pretty samey throughout. Overall, I could listen to this anytime it's pretty great

Seems cool, didn't listen to the whole thing but impressive at times

Fun but a bit too long overall, also some of the rapping aged pretty awkwardly but most of it and the production are generally pretty fun. Wish it was more conscise more than anything.

Still sounds fresh

I enjoyed this more than I was expecting to but probably 3-4 songs too long

I remember when Jurassic 5's previous album, Quality Control, came out. I was very impressed. And pleased -- this is more like the rap I like. More like old school (Run DMC, LL Cool J) and not so much like the stuff Jay Z and most modern rappers do. I would give that album 4 stars. This one isn't as good, in my opinion. Still good, but not as good. But still, 3.5 stars, though I'm rounding down since 4 stars should be uncommon.

I appreciated the style and flow of the tracks, 90s hip hop has something real that just can't be replicated today. I also really like this period of anti-gangster rap that doesn't rely on mysogeny and violence. Unfortunately most of the songs sounded way too similar, with similar themes and at times similar lyrics, after an hour it all just blended together.

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Hip hop is not generally my thing but this was good. I've seen other reviews complaining about the similar sounds and beats, and while true to some extent, it is far above the 1 star ratings they give it.

Best prima hiphop. Maar verder niet heel bijzonder.

Good

pretty good. It's kind of a soulful, "conscious rap" type flow. The beats are more interesting than the lyrics, which are kind of standard, I think, but there's a lot of real creativity in the music.

Prototypical early 2000s alt-rap Highlights: "Freedom" (boom bap music, MCs have interesting voices), "If You Only Knew" (jazzy flute), "A Day at the Races" (late 80s/early 90s flow, Big Daddy Kane guests), "High Fidelity" (uptempo quirky music) Notable: "One of Them" (trying on gangsta...it's an awkward fit)

Meh…I like acts like Mos Def and Lauren Hill and Nas more if I’m listening to this genre. The backing tracks including flute were beautiful though

Nice sound very mellow! Hadn’t heard of this band before so nice to pick up a new band- album a bit long

When they say conscious rap this is what will come into my head forever. Kinda sick. Kinda not aging well. They said don’t call us corny but….

Clearly well made, but not of interest to me - a kind of easy listening jazz come rap

More of a Jurassic 3 for me

This was a pleasant surprise for me.

Kinda corny

3.5 pretty good, cool jazzy beats

cohesive but distinctive, refreshing. vibes music favorite track: A Day At The Races

Annyira nem volt rossz, pedig a hip-hop nem az én világom. Nagyon vacilláltam 3 és 4 csillag közt. Inkább 3, mert bár volt 1-2 jó alap, összességében nem hiszem, hogy magamtól újrahallgatnám ezt a lemezt. De ki tudja...

Könnte man gut weghören, aber nicht hundertprozentig meine Musik.

love J5 , and this is a quite good one, with a comforting old school feel . Their first and best album is awesome , so i’ll dig out that record! 3.5

I remember when these guys came out, it’s mid-level hip-hop - but far better than most other rap of the time.

We like this one quite a bit

Enjoyed listening but didn’t really grab me. Not bothered about hearing again.

Not my genre but liked it despite myself!

So I’m realizing that hip hop just isn’t really my thing. I’ve heard some excellent hip hop that I really enjoyed but, as a whole, it’s not really connecting. This is another album where I’d be hard pressed to say that it’s bad or even short of excellent. But it’s also not for me. Then again, if any of these songs came on spontaneously, I wouldn’t complain either.

Softer rap than I expected but I liked the musical aspects of the presentation.

Very quiet album to listen to in the background. Some jazzy instrumentals that relax you a lot and something that surprised me were the good lyrics. You will find that it is a very well written project despite having 14 verses per track. What is my problem with the album? I feel like it's a straight line, it has its little curves both up and down but, it stays straight for most of the album and doesn't surprise you at any point. I'm not saying it's bad to be consistent, but this project is very monotonous.

This is my kind of hip hop. Creative, artistic, and not trying to be super hard or narcissistic. Good vibes all around.

Enjoyable early 2000's hip hop with a relaxed vibe. Good in the background but no songs stood out particularly.

Empieza muy bien y hacia la mitad del disco uno encuentra al menos dos temas que suben el promedio. Bangers, como dicen los gringos. Al poco rato termina aburriéndome, pero creo que ese es mi propio problema con el rap

I've listened to Quality Control plenty, and solo stuff from members of this group, but don't think I've heard this album at all. Starting strong with a funky beat and Chali 2na's unmistakable deep voice in "Freedom". Dope flutes Nelly Furtado appears "One of Them" feels out of place on here. Too aggressive. First one I've wanted to skip. Album is losing some steam in the second half Closing it out with a fun classic 90s DJ instrumental track - love it. A fun album I would listen to again. 3.5/5 but prob rounding down

Expected to hate this but I really liked the backing. Very laid back and funky. The rapping is ok as well.

I really really like this kind of jazz influenced hip-hop. Smarter, more positive, more diverse themes, still has a lot of toughness and rage. Standouts: Thin Line, DDT, One Of Them, Acetate Prophets - especially Acetate Prophets.

Jeg forventede lidt mere, fordi jeg ofte har hørt Jurassic 5 nævnt i samme åndedrag som De La Soul, A Tribe Called Quest osv., men synes ikke at rapperne her var vildt memorable. Vildt gode beats dog. Et af de bedste covers vi har haft

I've not heard of Jurassic 5 until now. It's a good hip hop album altogether. “Thin Line”, featuring Nelly Furtado, is the best track.

Was new to me and I was pleasantly surprised (I made it through the entire album). Really enjoyed “Thin Line” with Nelly Furtado vocals.

Pretty funky. Not hugely my thing

This is a real old-head hip-hop album. I listened to J5 a bunch in high school because one of my friends liked them a lot. I listened to this album twice, but the first time I was barely listening in a car. The album is straight bars with some pretty simple but funky production. If you like hot lyrics, this is a great album. I like a little more musical production, so this didn't quite pull me in that much. It's good, but runs a little long. No complaints and definitely enjoy it. 6/10

Ok

Du bon hip-hop, mais à part LE gros single de l'album, j'ai déjà de la misère à me rappeler comment ça sonnait. C'était bon, mais pas particulièrement mémorable, unique ou groundbreaking. 7/10

No. 223/1001 This Is NR Freedom 4/5 If You Only Knew 3/5 Break 3/5 React NR A Day At The Races 4/5 Remember His Name 3/5 What's Golden 4/5 Thin Line 3/5 After School Special 3/5 High Fidelity 4/5 Sum of Us 3/5 DDT NR One Of Them 3/5 Hey 4/5 I Am Somebody 4/5 Acetate Prophets 1/5 Average: 3,29 Fun, old-school hip-hop record. Lacked some diversity to be better.

Buen hip-hop.

i dont usually listen to rap but this is groovy i like it all of the songs kinda blend together but they are good i love the beats my favorite song: if you only knew

this is has me bopping my head back and forth like that vibing cat

I enjoyed it! Good Songs Good Lyrics but the Jurassic 5 has 6 Members... but a good album will listen to few songs for sure in the future

nice album, pretty chill, but not my style of rap 3/5

Favourite Song: Freedom

I have listened to Jurassic 5 a little bit but probably never a whole album. I liked the album in general but it really didn't have any real standout songs, beats or rhymes. Probably won't be returning to it over other similar(ish) artists --

I've heard this album categorized as alternative hip-hop several times. No chance, it's positively retro. And pining for an era much better left in the 80s.

A decent album, even for someone who's not a fan of a genre like me. I did enjoy the first half a lot more, though; I found it to be a lot more interesting musically than the back of the album. 3.5 stars

Liked the beats on this, doesn't hit that next level of hip-hop IMO, but still think it's fine. Really can't get into Chali 2na's voice - you know the one - just sounds like he's putting on a character.

bit mid

Pretty neat

perfectly fine

Not bad, not great.

Not a genre (hip hop / rap) I know too much about and I generally don’t find it interesting or alluring and even sometimes find it irritating. This is very listenable and has some good production and inventive use of samples. It’s in no way irritating or jarring. It could be hip hop 101 for all I know though. 3.5/5

3.5. This is more my style of hip hop

Really good, just a bit too long.

Not really into it

Hip-hop. Ni fu ni fa.

As someone who does not enjoy hip hop, this was surprisingly good.

Pretty okish

Power in Numbers by Jurassic 5 delivers a blend of classic hip-hop and innovative sounds but falls short of making a strong impact. The group's synergy is evident, yet the album feels predictable and lacks depth. The individual styles of each member are present, but their voices don't always mesh cohesively. While the balance between insightful lyrics and entertaining beats is maintained, neither stands out significantly. Interludes and skits add some personality but don't enhance the overall experience. Despite its well-crafted production, Power in Numbers leaves the listener wanting more in terms of originality and impact. NUMBER OF BANGERS - 2 STAND OUT TRACK - Thin Line

Ok

J5 are that perfect fusion of intelligence and hip hop. Probably prefer Quality Control but this is still a high 3

Honestly not a bad album, I quite liked how it flowed. However, it feels like a pretty average product of its time.

Could be made by AI...By which In mean, you know exactly what to expect from J5. Good but...same old J5.

Surprisingly not bad. Didn’t know what to expect though going in!

I enjoyed this a lot. The album was a very good classic rap album. However, it loses a couple points for me because of the time it was released. At this point in time, rap was doing so much more than just classic beats and mediocre flows with great poetry. If this was released 10 years earlier it’s a 4 or maybe 5

very interesting rap album but didn’t blow me away to make me super wanna revisit

I am somewhat familiar with Jurassic 5 but they fell off my radar in the late 2000's. I think a lot of people forget about them so this was a fun revisit. I have "Thin Line" in a playlist so it comes up sometimes and is always good. "If you Only Knew" and a couple other good ones on this album but not sure I'd put it on. Chali 2na's voice brought me back and I like their sound overall. Good use of breakbeats and incorporation of other instruments but some of it sounds too 90's for me. Still pretty enjoyable and a solid listen.

It's a decent hip hop album. Pretty basic beats and some good flow from the team. I dug A Day At The Races and a couple others. Decent listen but not anything that's going to stick with me though I'm way more likely to throw something like this on over many other forms of rap/hip-hop I've heard. 2.81 stars

Hip hop for people who don’t like hip hop. It’s a nice sound, pleasant, musical, and lyrically there isn’t any drugging or misogyny or crime. And yet, well, it’s just not particularly biting, is it? It calls to mind the optimistic days of the first W administration, when all of us good-hearted folks knew truth from hypocrisy, and thought this feeling would last…only to learn that hypocrisy will usually win out, as it’s much more entertaining.

Wirklich recht melodisches Hip-Hop-Album.

Groovy rhythm and the tracks are well produced. Somewhat enjoyable, but a little generic and too long.

Enjoyed

Some good tunes

Enjoyed more than I expected. Headbobbing beats and smart lines.

Oh yeah...I remember them! Crisp smooth and clean beats with a propulsive high energy feel. The delivery is similar: precise and clever with some quick turns of phrase and conscious content. Continuing the Native Tongues/backpack rap tradition, but it's kind of generic sounding across the board and nothing strikes especially powerfully - but maybe it's another one that'll need a few relistens to really sink in...

Really liked it, especially the song with Nelly

Solid. 3.3

I didn't know what to expect and was pleasantly surprised. It is not just another hip-hop DJ sampling, rapping, and mixing as usual, but some quite excellent stuff here, both musically and lyrically.

Above average rapping, in my opinion. I didn't mind it for the most part.

Amazing rapping skills and versatility. Low key good rapping not the usual themes they were using back then. A change in the rap scene but never made it big unfortunately.

3.5 stars

Out of the hip-hop/rap albums I have heard on this project so far, this was my favorite. Catchy beats, endless rhymes, and not every song is about women and money.

Solid...but not nearly as great as ATCQ and other similar sounding rap groups. 3/5

It’s fine. Better than I thought it would be.

I always semi forget about them but I always enjoy their albums. Solid boom bap with some good storytelling songs (3.5/5)

Better than I expected, but not really my style. The rap and hiphop is quite okay

This is not bad although It's a rap LP...

Hmm - HipHop is not mine, but this one ist quite ok. Interesting samples, grooving rhythm.

It was alright not what I typically listen to

beats are great, drags on a bit

Good album.

This was a fun hip hop album. Good flow, fun backing instruments, no complaints. No standouts but no skips either. 6/10 (3/5)

Pretty solid bars overall but I need more upbeat beats.

Love some early 2000s hip hop

Pretty chill jazz rap record. Some songs overstay their welcome longer than others but for the most part this works best in the background. Sort of reminds me of Souls of Mischief and Tribe a little bit.

I didn’t hear this album so much because I don’t like this kind of hip hop.

It’s jamming, it’s grooving, it’s funking

Forgettable, nothing special or exciting. But good

I did know 'What's Golden'. As far as hiphop goes this is more my style - positive and catchy, though still didn't love the rapping.

Very early 2000's. Didn't age that well, tbh

Sicuramente sono dei negri

That was good stuff. Lots of energy.

Not my thing, ok I guess but nothing special

Alt Hip-Hop from 2002. Never head of them before. Standouts: Thin Line, Freedom, Break, A Day at the Races 3.5

Perfectly ok. Nothing jumping out but nothing desperately needing to be skipped.

Brought back memories I didn't know I had.

I enjoyed the beats and several verses

This wasn't bad, by any means- I enjoyed the beats, and the flow of the MCs. I just don't think there is anything on the album that particularly elevates it above a lot of other hip-hop albums.

I hear slick lyrics, fun sampleing, and creative beats that work well together. Each song belongs cohesively to this band's style, but also each one is unique enough to keep me interested for the most part.

Hip hop has never been a genre that I've enjoyed or invested much time into, but this is probably some of the most enjoyable hip hop I've listened to. The album started with a really fun bass riff, and various songs had really fun samples of piano, wind instruments and other double bass riffs, which helped me get through the album, but I can't say I enjoyed the album. I prefer songs to have more melodic singing, which this genre does not provide.

Pretty good, some of the samples were very fun, but not quite my thing overall.

So good until the homophobia came out of nowhere 💀

I enjoyed it - not my genre and still enjoyed it

If it's fair to call this classic rap, I'm happy to say I've finally been able to enjoy another album from this timeframe. Lately I've been getting a lot of really old hip-hop albums that don't resonate at all with me. This Jurassic 5 album just hits different though. Might be due to it being 2002 and not the early 90s. As I'm writing this I sort of realize it's probably not even fair to call it classic rap - but it does still have that vibe. I don't know. I enjoyed it.

That actually wasn't bad. Inoffensive hiphop/rap. Went on too long as always but there were actually some decent tunes in there. More relaxed ones were more enjoyable. Saved a few.

Kopfnickermusik. Gut zum nebenbei hören.

All in all it was perfectly fine hip hop, but it was almost an hour that didn't really go anywhere and wasn't memorable

Freedom If You Only Knew Break Remember His Name Thin Line First half was pretty alright. Second half felt forced and boring. Not bad tho honestly

Groovy funk from real instruments, intelligent lyrics from strong voices. What's missing is some edge.

Album 350 of 1001 Jurassic 5 - Power In Numbers Rating : 3 / 5 This is some hip hop I can deal with. Some entertaining moments.

Nice

Tight, jazzy beats. An excellent groove. On some of the tunes, the vocals don't mix as well as others; they are a bit too much in the foreground. All the samples make a smooth interstitial thread that keeps the movement through the tracks nice and buttery.

For hip hop, which I’m not a fan of, I could actually tolerate this one. Seems like they were early on and do some old school rapping. I’m right in the middle at 2.5 stars.

The different voices made this album interesting. I have no idea what they were saying though.

Somewhat entertaining, had some good beats.

Good beat selection with nice layed back beats Alll the members have decent chemistry Nothing that memorable all the tracks are fairly good All performances are pretty good

Quite medium. Technically solid but feels like it’s missing some sort of x factor. I prefer the second half of the album. Acetate Prophets a wild song at the end. Fave Tracks: Thin Line, After School Special, Hey, Acetate Prophets 2.9/5

I expected to dislike this album but it's actually really good. Most of my rap knowledge comes from the stuff that's been popular in the 2010s and I much prefer this style.

Delightfully different. Good vibe. A lot of callbacks to classic hip hip and tap with some modern styles. Not something I would pick out again, but didn't dislike it.

Enjoyed it. Incredibly vibey. Had great fun sorting through my clothes while bopping to this. Really liked the deep voiced rapper. Some songs a bit too repetitive chorus wise. The beginnings of the songs are so good. Gonna mark it down a little though as I wouldn’t re listen I don’t think.

I am not big on Hip Hop but this is extremely listenable. Well produced. I like the sound bites they use throughout. I may revisit this album in the future. 3/5

I liked this album but done of the songs pumped me up enough to push into 4 stars

Power in Numbers was a new discovery for me through this generator journey. There are things I enjoy here and things I don’t find to be essential listening at all. This album boasts rock solid (though eventually somewhat monotonous) production and a crew of spitters all on a pretty high technical level. Unfortunately, it feels like a lot of fun wordplay and not much else. Certain tracks feature good hooks and something of a lyrical narrative to them, others are more rapid fire posse cuts. A problem I have with this album is it feels like it’s about a half-decade too late to have the feel of something really significant. Oh and Chali 2na (and his closer to a decade and a half late delivery) takes me out of some of these tracks completely given his corny voice and emphasis on not very substantive word acrobatics. Why he would get the first full verse on the album is beyond me. 6/10

very old school, I like it!

Solid

This was very okay. Didn’t love it. Didn’t hate it. I definitely think there’s better Jurassic 5 albums that could have been on this list.

Good stuff. Have a weird thing about old rap albums. They just don’t seem as good if you weren’t listening to them when they were new and hot. I have a feeling this is how it will be for most of the rap albums I encounter on this journey.

Fun album with some great songs, love What's Golden but I did already know it. Like a lot of rap albums especially west coast it probably went on a little too long. Torn between 3 or 4 out of 5 as I gave it 7.3/10 on spreadsheet but I did really enjoy it I just think it was missing more stand out moments for a 1 hour album. Stand out songs, What's Golden, Thin Line, High Fidelity.

interesting. old school rap

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Cool

Pretty good overall. Although nothing really grabbed me as being a standout track.

Decent hip hop album with a group trading off raps. Some nice diversity in tone, flow, rhymes, and beats. Beats are easy to groove to, and sometimes quite funky. Very old school vibe, somewhat surprising to hear that this came out in 2002. Overall, this album is really about the sound -the groove and vibe. While lyrics can be clever, I’m not really sure what they’re rapping about most of the time or that they really have much of significance to say. Enjoyable listen but not a significant impact on me.

Some great moments, but still somewhat disappointing. Beats are direct and grooving, variety of flow is refreshing, but the message doesn't come across as well as it could.

01) This Is - 6,5 02) Freedom - 7,5 03) If You Only Knew - 7,5 04) Break - 7,0 05) React - 6,0 06) A Day at the Races - 7,5 07) Remember His Name - 7,0 08) What's Golden - 7,5 09) Thin Line - 8,5 10) After School Special - 7,0 11) High Fidelity - 7,0 12) Sum Of Us - 7,0 13) DDT - 4,0 14) One Of Them - 7,0 15) Hey - 7,5 16) I Am Somebody - 7,5 17) Acetate Prophets - 8,0 TOTAL: 7,06 (71/100) Hip Hop is not really my thing, but this was actually very pleasant to listen. Favorite track is the one with Nelly Furtado.

I kinda like the vibe Album cover is amazing Pretty good 3.5/5

•Owned •With each MC's style clearly defined, and relying heavily on the sounds that defined J5—boom bap beats, obscure but jammy licks, harmonic choruses—Power in Numbers is a slicker successor to their debut. The harmony breaks down a little when they contradict one another, even on neighboring tracks. Sounds nitpicky of me (sure), but J5 were lauded for their thoughtful lyrics. Listening closer doesn't always support this. Still a handful of tracks are a reminder of how J5 helped bring lyricism to the mainstream. •3/5

I've always found J5 to be a little too old school / hokey for me. I appreciate that they're offering an alternative to the gangsta rap style that was all the rage in the 90's and early 2000's, and I definitely have an appetite for that (see Def Jux, Anticon, Deltron, Sage Francis -- favorites of mine from that era), but the production and beats for many of the J5 songs I've heard just maybe don't match the times. Feels too much like modern rappers (with genuine skill at spitting verses for sure) trying hard to make music for an early 80's hip hop audience. There isn't a lot of variance from the format: steady beat, minimal production, six rappers taking turns rapping fast, on beat. "What's Golden" kicks tho. Just an opinion from someone who mostly listens to indie rock, but is hip hop curious.