Power In Numbers

Very Fun.

high energy hip hop with plenty of cameo appearances. not necessarily my thing, but not terrible.

There was nothing wrong with this album. I rather enjoyed it.

Nah

Best Song: What's Golden. That lower register, group male vocal chorus is something that you just do see in rap anymore, and yet it doesn't feel at all aged here. Worst Song: I Am Somebody. The chorus feels like it comes from a song that was intentionally written to hype up crowds during breaks of a sporting event, complete with graphics on the jumbotron that tell attendees to "Make Some Noize". Overall: Goddamnit it slaps. Funky, bouncy, retro without feeling aged. The beats are great. The rhymes are great. Will be returning to this one in earnest.

Almost did 4. My roommate had this on CD and we listened to it a lot.

Me gusta este Rap de los 90 a los 2000. Incluso aparece Nelly Furtado que una vez fue una musa alternativa de rap, hip-hop y cosas y luego pasó a lo comercial sin contemplaciones. "If you onlu knew", "A day at the races", "Remember his name", "What's golden", "Thin line", "High fidelity". Me lo apunto, volveré a escucharlo.

Only knew their debut, but this album is very similar in quality. I like the relaxed sound, the beats, flow etc. Some highlights: What's Golden, of course, and One of Them. 4 stars (8/10)

Disgusting raps. Ok let me give two stars for a few nice melodies and speech samples.

Loved it. Sounds dated in the best way possible. Not my typical genre. Will definitely be included in future playlists.

Got good flow.

OK as it goes.

I wasn't expecting much going in, but I was impressed. Good rapping, good beats, not as explicit lyrically as I was assuming it would be. I might listen to this again some time.

Gute Beats

I thought this was pretty good. Originally a four… until about twenty minutes in, where it became a three… so why the 1? ‘One of Them’ is pure homophobia. It’s not satire, it’s complete shit. I shut this absolute nonsense up as soon as I realised.

Solid

"Power In Numbers" heralds from a distant, divergent timeline in hip-hop. Imagine if, rather than the growth of hardcore or gangsta rap through the 1990s, the sunsoaked alternative stylings of Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul or Gang Starr retained their hold into 2003. Jurassic 5 specialise in funk and soul samples, positivity, clean vocals and crisp, clear beats. They're easygoing, yes- but much of "Power In Numbers" remains thought-provoking and introspective. It took a few tracks, but I was sold on the album the moment the group's voices entered in unison over the propulsive, bass-heavy drums of "Break". Passages of greatness are sprinkled all over the rest of the album. "What's Golden" is an addictive smash hit: beefy bassline and organ moving in unison, its hook working its way through like a bouncing demolition ball with a smiley face sprayed on it. Similarly, "High Fidelity" is a triumph and "Day at the Races" had me strutting along, feeling like the coolest white kid in the world for three joyous minutes. There are some welcome surprises, too: "If You Only Knew" might be the most prominent use of flute I've heard in hip-hop and it works brilliantly. "Thin Line" is a welcome shift to a mellow place, as Nelly Furtado features over a luscious sample of Minnie Riperton's "Les Fleurs". The lyrical flows are top-notch throughout, and the smooth vocal timbres are very easy on the ear. But "Power In Numbers"' main fault is that it just becomes slightly too repetitive for me: its production, the instrumentation, the cadence of each verse. Things start to sag in the final stretch of the record, and as different as "Acetate Prophets" is with its drum loops cascading into infinity, I found it a bit underwhelming as a closer. Still, this is a solid record and I'm going to mark up to put it above the majority of hip-hop I've had so far on the list.

Great alternative hip hop that I would gladly listen to again. It got creative beats and good rapping. Almost a 5/5.

It’s not their best but enjoyable, wish there was a 2.5

power in numbers was a delightful surprise! jurassic 5 had real purpose when creating this album. i was blown away by some of these lyrics and themes. jurassic 5 covered political corruption and personal empowerment, called out phony black people, reminisced about the old days of rap music. the second song on the album is titled "freedom" and these lyrics cover the song's point better than i could: "yo, my forefathers hung in trees to be free (rest in peace)/got rid of slavery but still kept the penitentiary." the majority of this album is rap and hip hop, but jurassic 5 hop around to other black originated genres, too. "if you only knew" is jazz inspired and so smooth--and it specifically and blatantly mentions soul music! there's some funk interspersed as well. "remember his name" is a thematically dark song about death, and i can't help but be reminded of the last ten years of social unrest, though this album was released in 2002. "if you only knew" has jurassic 5 speaking to and trying to connect with the black community, despite differences of protest methods: "i'm trying hard to relate in a place filled with so much hate." i'd be remiss to not mention the call and response (usually linked with black cultures) within "i am somebody". the choice to use call and response to empower the listener is so powerful. i'll include a disclaimer that i'm white, but even i can appreciate the significance of this album. this is definitely an album written for the black community.

I'm in no way a hip-hop expert, but I hadn't heard of Jurassic 5 before. Further digging showed that this group has enjoyed relatively little success, stateside or otherwise. Some of the more "unheard of" acts on this project have been big misses, so I was nervous about this one. Well, I was actually really surprised to find that I enjoyed this album! Arriving in 2002, this album does a really nice job of straddling the sound of 90s hip-hop and embracing something more modern in the new millennium. Even from the "modern" angle alone, this album definitely has a different hip-hop sound even when compared to other albums that were coming out around the same time. This album does not have a "hardcore" feel to it either; there is something rather laid back and at-ease about the hip-hop here. Again, I'm not a big hip-hop listener, but I would definitely recommend this album, especially to anyone who IS a hip-hop fan. It seems like it has been widely slept on, and it deserves more attention! A pleasant surprise, for sure. I'd give it a 3.5 if I could.

PREFS : Freedom, Break, A Day at the Races, Remember His Name, What's Golden, Thin Line, Sum of Us, One of Them, I Am Somebody, Acetate Prophets MOINS PREF : After School Special

Good old school hip hop but a bit too clean sounding for me. Rating: 3.4

Not My cup of tea... Me gustó el tema con Furtado.

Better than I expected

Good in parts

Great grooves and rhymes

Me encantó. Por lo que va de lista, parece que encontrar un álbum disfrutable de Hip Hop es como diferenciar a los BTS uno del otro, no podría está más feliz de que este terminara siendo tan bueno. Definitivamente lo seguiré escuchando y, aunque cerca de las 5, le doy 4.

I’m not a big hip hop fan but this album was very approachable.

Classic hip-hop that I had not realized I missed listening to

Wasn't bad, but wasn't great. Early 2000ish hip-hop cheesiness is getting to me.

Pretty decent old school hip hop. I did not regret listening to it. But, also nothing super remarkable.

Not for me

"What's golden" are "I Am Somebody" good

Good backing tracks, good rhymes, but it all felt a bit too clean. Something was missing. Overall pretty good, but not great.

Decent vocal performances, didn’t keep me interested throughout though

Ya, I can do this. I believe fresh is the word

Dope!

I’m not normally into hip-hop but this was pretty great. I loved a lot of the tracks but also though the album was a bit bloated with a few weaker tracks.

YAAAAASSSS YA FUCKIN’ BEAUTY! Love me some J5 guys! Awesome stuff! Loved it!

Look, I don't think it's that I hate rap. It's just that there's only so many tracks I can hear where the same beat and riff are repeated for ever while a series of blokes go on about how clever and/or hard they are over the top. I know there must be some better hip hop out there but this still isn't it. Yawn. I found myself shifting in my seat to the music though so it's got something!

Very fun album

Pretty good hip hop album, liked What’s Golden the most (feel like I’ve heard it somewhere before).

I actually really enjoyed this album. It was refreshing to hear rap/hip hop that sounded like it came from the late 80s/early 90s, but had better lyrical content

4. I'm not at all into rap/hiphop but I actually enjoyed this?

Hyvää posse hipedi hoppia

Solid rap album that has generally great beats and uses great interplay between the rappers. I particularly like the stretch from A Day At the Races to What’s Golden. Other than that I think it’s just ok, some solid moments, some weaker.

plain and basic rap

So-so. Probably the wrong genre for me, but I can't really see this album's place in the 'best 1000' list....

I enjoyed most of the songs on this one more than I initially thought. The beats slap so hard and the samples are great. Favorite Songs: Hey, After School Special, React, and Thin Line.

Solid hip hop album.

Good album, I enjoyed it the whole way through. 3

I liked this one a lot! The production is so cool, I loved the beat on what’s golden. I’ll def listen to this again

I fucking loved this. It really feels like 5 people in a group. The call-and-response moments are fantastic and I absolutely love every song flowing into the next with something. The little boy is so adorable. I've listened twice and will listen again in the near future.

3.5 Okay rap, wouldn't mind listening to it again, wouldn't seek it out either

Enjoyable.

Dude! This was a total surprise. I knew the name of this group but had never heard them before. I love the beats on this. The glow is sooooo good and it's got this this laid back happy vibe I'm loving. Totally adding Jurassic 5 to my rotation.

Classic conscious hip hop worth trapping in amber.

Thoughtful, intelligent. These guys are a class above. Brilliant variety.

I like this album -- great songs with catchy beats and vocals, plus the arrangements, often including various instruments and harmonies, as well as plenty of samples, are a strong feature.

Fantastic. They kept it moving and interesting for nearly an hour! Amazing sampling and melodies. Smart lyrics and driving instrumentals. Fav track is What's Golden.

Interested in this particular style of flow that hasn't has much presence in my hip hop listening to date. I liked it.

Ah man, this is like a nostalgia punch in the gut. I remember buying this CD at Ameba Records when I working in LA for a couple months around 2002 or 2003. Driving around in sunny LA jamming to J5. Love the beats, the vitality, the positivity. Great hip hop record

Nice funky funny groove driven hip hop

Solid followup to a classic! Really enjoying the production and lyrics on this, they all took a step forward on this album

Love the clarity and punchiness of the hi-hat, bass drum, and snare. Great production overall. I've got a couple J5 CDs tucked away but this one slipped past my radar; really pleased with Power In Numbers.

Ret nice start 00'er hiphop, virkelig chill, grineren lyrics

Rap. Deze is nog niet zo agressief. Soms wel een leuk deutje, dus kan het wel luisteren. Maar dat ge'nigger' kan me toch niet echt raken. **

It’s alright some songs better than others

The sound is excellent; didn't pay much attention to the lyrics.

I am a huge fan of Hip-Hop and I am surprised that I haven't listened to much Jurassic 5. I have heard of this group before, but am not familiar with any of their big hits. That will change though as I will definitely be checking out their other work. Consider me a new fan of theirs.

I liked the funky beats in this album, I can clearly understand the underlying message in this album.

I forgot I listened to this a lot in highschool!

volim hip hop koji ima elemente alternativne glazbe, odnosno koji malo skrene od očite formule

Muy divertido, lo escucharía de vuelta.

gran album de rap buenos feats buenos breaks samples y que desconocia completamente

Þetta er góð plata, mikið grúv, mikið fönk og rappið er ekki óþolandi.

Great record. It has got everything

Friday 10th March, last day in Sorrento. In bed booking visa shit.

Solid album. Not enough hip hop on this list in general, and this is a welcome addition. That said, its not a five star album. Its solid at four stars but not holy-shit-you-must-hear-this five stars level. 4/5

I did not listen to this closely, but every time it bubbled up, I liked what was going on. It's not spectacular, but this is very solid work worth another listen.

This wasn’t a lot of fun to experience

Best rap album so far

I listened to the shit out of this in high school and it's still doing it for me. I feel like they don't get enough credit.

It was good. Shows its age a bit but otherwise its really good.

Finally some good fucking food. The first track (excluding the skit first song) gives big A Tribe Called Quest vibes. Really liking the Jazzy production and the way they swap flows between the member's mid-verse. Ok, this is REALLY like A Tribe Called Quest and Pharside. It's interesting that it doesn't have any of the members but sounds so similar. Break is a standout song that has great production and good flow. Thin line is great because it has Nelly Furtado. Basically, the whole album was full of good shit barring like 2 songs. The last song was interesting as it was just an instrumental. So far this is the best album that we have listened to. I actually added a good amount of the song to my rotation Overall really good. It may be a little derivative, but that isn't inherently a bad thing. I vibed with a lot of the production on the songs and all the group members flowed together really well. I don't want to say it was a 5/5 but it was overall really good in my opinion. A strong 4/5 (would be 4.5 if I could give half stars)

pretty generic old man hip hop, but it had one or two good songs.

3.5

Great beats and really catchy. Digging it.

Thumbs up!

Had no idea. What a cool sound.

Great ambiance

Feels old school. very chill

p883. 2002. 2 stars. Hip-hop/rap, so wrong audience. Well done of its type but no redeeming features.

A transition between 80s and 90s hip-hop, as well as just a fucking well produced and preformed album. Favorite Track: What’s Golden Rating: 7.5/10

Fun record. A little too long for me but there are definitely some strong moments that make it enjoyable. My standout songs were "A Day at the Races", "Thin Line", and the closer "Acetate Prophets". Definitely a strong early 90s sound to this. Maybe not the most original but still a solid project. Personal Enjoyment - 7.5 Songwriting - 7.5 Lyrics - 7 Originality - 6.5 Production Value - 10 Artwork - 9 Overall - 7.6

Phenomenal production. Runs a bit long. I liked the song with big daddy Kane

Quality. This is what Hip Hop has the potential to be. Funky breaks cut up but matched with slick production. Amazing flow from a diverse set of rappers. Intelligent lyrical content with a (generally) positive message. It could be trimmed down a little, second half falls off a bit. Still one of the best Hip Hop albums of all time though.

This was fun and good. Excellent rapping

Never been a big political rap guy, but the bars are hard and the beats bang

This is a good solid, albeit formulaic, hip-hop effort from 2002. It is perfectly reasonable and easy to listen to, but it is hard for me to understand how it fits on this list. Good, very good perhaps, but not exceptional.

Not familiar with this group. Generally not my preferred genre, but I thought this was really good!

These guys are very good rappers. The production was solid as well and only 6 or so of the 17 tracks were explicit which in rap it’s pretty unique. I’m not sure how often I’d really listen to this again but it was well crafted.

En lyssningsbar låt och det måste då betyda 1 i betyg.

It was fine. The dude with the deeper voice was sometimes off-putting. Some good stuff, some so so stuff. Indont really get why it's here.

Sometime early this century, Jurassic 5 toured Australia. I knew very little about hip-hop at the time, but both my kids had been infected by it. Anyway, one afternoon, I remember them racing downstairs & out the door. Had no idea why, but half an hour later, when they returned, discovered that a radio station had announced that Jurassic5 were at the BP Station on Erskineville Road, & the kids were proudly waving their autographs at me. They’ve always been loved by the dynamic duo & I can see why after listening to this. And I’d say J5 definitely influenced the kids’ brand of hip-hop. This was an easy listen. I loved the flute in If You Only Knew. And some of the samples are so tasty - don’t know where the Love in Them There Hills steal comes from ( not the Pointer Sisters version) but it’s so effective in I Am Somebody. And the sample from Ray Manzarek’s Golden Scarab is a real winner in the final track, Acetate Prophets. A band at the top of their game.

Pleasantly old school and not homophobic, misogynistic or hyper-violent. MCs have great flow, production is funky. Enjoyed even more after multiple spins. My favourite bit is the last 10 seconds of "After School Special", when the kid from the introduction comes in and spits a few bars. I would totally listen to a whole track of that kid.

Yeah, no.

Great beats, samples and grooves. Great bars that at time feel monotonous some tracks have cadences that are not my favorite. But this thing is raw and hard as fuck. 4/5

Yesss, I forgot how much I liked Jurassic 5!

Good for a selection on a mix. Similar to A Tribe Called Quest.

good

Thoroughly enjoyed the start and the added extras but thought the end lost a little fun

Прикольненько, хороший хип-хоп, но под фон, не более

Very good, funky album with quality rhymes.

It's a great sounding album and I really like the rap flows too, but I'm just not that big a fan of most hip hop albums. Especially when only listening to it once.

Nice. Great. Smashing. Lovely. Tasty. Nice.

Not bad, but not good enough.

Not the worst ever, but I still can’t stand the genre.

Hip hop amb consciència politica. Molt més musical i amb bases (i lletres) més interessants que gran part dels seus contemporanis... però res per perdre el cap

Classic 90‘s Hip Hop, very easy to listen to and sick flows. Loved it.

Freedom!

Flawless. Saw these guys at the Edinburgh Corn Exchange in 2023 - nothing but class.

So, so good. Amazing flow and fantastic beats.

Excellent 4+/5

Never heard of Jurassic 5.... really unimpressed, the first track was really annoying to listen to and it just got worse, what can I say, not my cup of tea. Would like to give a zero rating.

Superb beats, mid flows. 3 dinosaurs 🦖🦖🦖

I love this album. I listened to them a lot when I was in college, and this toko me back. :-)

3.5/5 The album grew on me over time. After the 3rd song I said to myself this 17 album song is 16 songs too long. But then, I recognized Nelly Furtado in a song I was actually, (admittedly), enjoying and realized I was being a bit of a dick.

3.5/5 It's a style of music I'm used to/like, and reminds me of my childhood. I recognized songs, which made me happy. I'm starting to think I need repetition and predictability. 🤣 Also, music from the 60's automatically makes me think there is some kind of historical context or reference and I get excited to research it cause I'm a nerd. 🤓

I keep forgetting

Classic rap album, brilliant.

The rap albums in this exercise are so damn good. I loved this album. Favorite track: A Day at the Races

Felt like 90s skater style music and a throwback album even though I'd never heard it before. Pretty good.

Great album from a rather underrated group!

Bien!

Listened Before? N This was ok. It was not what I expected at all. I thought it would be electronica but it's classic-style rap. I didn't mind it but it's not my favorite. Added to library? N Songs added to playlist: What's Golden

Surprisingly good, lots to like in old school hip hop :)

Nice. "A Day at the Races" and "What's Golden" kick ass, and the rest of the songs are strong as well.

This was a great album. J5 has excellent flow while rapping, rhymes are great. The beats are unique and interesting. The jazz, and reggae influences in the background is great as well.

Highlights: What's Golden High Fidelity

Surprisingly fun album. Really dig the latter half. Will be revisiting this one again for sure.

Instead of pushing boundaries, Power in Numbers establishes itself as a perfect center: old school and new, West Coast and East, danceable beats and conscious lyrics. The production is especially rich from open to close, never boring but never thudding out-of-place. Out of the gate, it seems strange that a hip-hop record like this could come out in '02, but Jurassic 5 makes it make sense. Reads crowd-pleaser in all the right ways.

I rarely actually enjoy a hip-hop album as it isn't a genre I gravitate to, but I really enjoyed this listen! There was great variety and I think that's what kept me more engaged than other hip-hop albums I've listened to

This was a good hip-hop album. Good social commentary mixed with exciting and fun samples/beats

Really cool feel to this! Poignant lyrics that matched the rhythm perfectly, and I didn’t feel like I was being screamed at. Different than what I’d normally listen to but I enjoyed it!

C'est un vrai plaisir de retrouver dans cet album certains artistes comme T-rex ou Dinosaur Jr. qui évoluent ici dans leur environnement naturel.

On a déjà vu bien pire au sein du générateur ice cube rap, cet album aurait pu presque être digeste si il ne changeait pas du tout au tout sur la deuxieme partie de l'album. En effet, à partir de la 8ème piste, de multiples hurlements de triceratops vont venir nous rappeler que Jurassic 5 n'est pas seulement un groupe de ice cube rap, mais également un groupe de préhistorique pop. Tout comme leurs camarades du groupe T.Rex, les Jurassic 5 vont mettre en scene un nouvel attentat, à savoir celui commis par ledit triceratops sur sa proie. Etait-ce vraiment nécessaire ?

Why this rather than the much better J5 LP?

This is well outside my usual thing but it's absolutely brilliant

MUSIC P-P-POWER! Jurassic 5, being from the west coast hip hop scene, definitely did not fit in to the contemporary sound. West coast leaned much more into hardcore and gangster rap, whereas Jurassic 5 are more chilled out with jazz rap and boom bap influences. So how does it hold up? It's not bad. Tracks like What's Golden and A Day At The Races are incredible pieces of work, with impeccable production and every verse being standout. Other songs are less memorable, but by no means poor quality or boring. I enjoyed Cut Chemists stuff quite a bit, but the whole group is worthy of praise.

very 2000s

Great but fuck the homophobic bullshit track One of Them.

Classic J5, great rhythms lyrics and rhymes

4.0

Holding on to What’s Golden

3/5. Not many bad songs but maybe a few filler. Overall a pretty well rounded album.

Sounds very timeless

Way cornier than I remembered but three stars for What’s Golden.

This one was an interesting one. I think I enjoyed the jazz/rock beats more than the rapping itself, but that tends to happen with me and rap. I consider myself pretty open minded, so while this won't be in my rotation, I've added most of the songs to my library. Definitely worth hearing just once, and not bad by any means.

Смешание рэпа и джазас прикольной мелодией

I was dreading relistening to this having been quite into J5 when I was a teenager but this actually stood up better than I'd feared. Still pretty derivative but enjoyable nonetheless

Enjoyable upbeat hip hop can’t help but dance listening to this. Deserves its place on the list.

The lyrics are solid and this group has a clear mastery of rhythm. The "chorus" sections are nice. Hip hop is admittedly not a genre I listen to much of, but I've never heard a group deliver the lyrics like Jurassic 5 is doing here. The backing tracks are a major turn off. In many cases there's only 4 bars of a very simple track on repeat for the entire piece with little to no variation.

Classic J5 album that I had previously listened to. Going through a full run definitely gives me those early 2000 hip-hop vibes again. Charlie Tuna is representing once again with his unique flow. Solid beats throughout.

Old school meets new school. The link between Public Enemy and Kanye. Pristine beats. Need deeper listening to catch all the lyrics, but surgical rhyming and fantastic flows. Just a really good rap album. Grooves for days.

I had never heard of this group or any of its songs. It was a pretty good hip hop album. It was a little long. The beats were good the lyrics were alright.

Meh

Listening in 2022 with no context, it's hard to know if this is an album that defined the genre or merely an exemplar of a classic hip-hop era, but it's a solid and refreshing record with a funky groove and exciting flows.

Chali 2na has one of the best voices in hip-hop, but this is overall pretty unexciting.

Great choice of samples

Jazzy and groovy. I liked this album a lot

This was an awesome album. Immediately felt iconic and I'm shocked I haven't listened to them before. But, technically I have, because on the first track one voice stood out to me. I knew I had heard it from one of my fav albums Reanimation from Linkin Park and sure enough, on Forgotten, Chali 2na is featured with his very deep voice and it's the same guy. One piece of this rap squad that feels like a new age Tribe Called Quest. I hope we get more albums like this. Saved If You Only Knew, What's Golden, and Sum of Us.

Well, this has to be a five from me, a Jurassic 5. A few years back I was working on a personal project to determine my favorite hip hop album from each year I've been alive, and this was my winner for 2002. I love the variety on here, both of voices and beats/instrumentals. There are wacky samples, wacky sounds, and a range of voices and deliveries. And even though it's 20 years old now, so much of it feels fresh and not at all outdated. I ultimately saved almost every song on here to my playlist, it just feels that vital to me. I may not know much else done by Jurassic 5, but this album is crazy. Favorite tracks: Just imagine the whole tracklist, minus like three songs on the back half. Album art: Nice color gradient, image definitely fits the title of the album. I'll excuse the stencil font because of just how much I love this project. 5/5

The most versatile rap album i’ve ever heard. Most listeners should be able to find at least one song they can enjoy. I liked them all. 4/5

Good flow, beats and rhymes

I admit I was skeptical but less than halfway through and I'm already intensely impressed. These guys have flow like butter and I feel such a sickcunt listening to this. I'm certain I'll be back for more.

Fine, bit corny. Feels like dated white guy hip-hop but I haven't checked if they're white guys - in many ways it doesn't matter. Basically a big shrug from me really

It is okay. Not so amazing.

absolutely rips

Buenas mezclas, ritmos y bastante sorprendente escuchar en 2002 algo más cercano al rap que al predominante hip-hop. Tiene la menor calificación que le puedo dar al género, porque después de 4-5 canciones me suenan igual.

It's a strange choice, to have J5s third, and third best of their first three albums on here. Not complaining, hearing Charli 2na's voice on anything is going to bring me joy, but with a few (admittedly brilliant) exceptions, while the rhymes are great, the beats are less vibrant and exciting than on previous albums. It's still brilliant. It's just like getting Van Gogh's self portrait when you were hoping for Starry Night and Sunflowers.

Great record. Rhymes, beats, themes, samples - all done exceedingly well.

Great beats and the MCs put on a rhyme clinic throughout. The mix of tempos, sounds, and flows keep the album moving and interesting for the whole hour.

A new one for me but this was a good listen Stand out tracks - Freedom What's golden Thin line

Albumik znany i wyopiniowany, sluchany w zamierzchlych czasach poznawania czarnych brzmien, fajnie przypomniec czasem takie klasyki, power in numbers nigdy nie byl moim ulubionym krazkiem w dyskografii J5, ale nie sadzilem, ze plyta jest az tak nierowny, nie ma tutaj jakiegos spojnego theme a kazdy z trakow stara sie robic cos innego niz poprzedni, zwlaszcza od strony produkcyjnej za ktora stoja dj nu-mark i cut chemist, lirycznie i pod wzgledem flow chali 2na nie ma sobie rownych, chociaz to moze zasluga ulozenia zwrotek, bo wiecej tutaj kawalkow podzielonych na zwrotki pomiedzy ekipe, zamiast barterowych wymian wersow ktore mozna uraczyc na debiutanckim J5 czy quality control, na plejke dodam whats golden, bo chyba najwiekszy szalgier bandy wedlug spoti, a jakos nie mialem jeszcze wrzuconego, dzisiejszym odsluchem jedynie potwierdzilem swoja wczesniej wyrobiona opinie na temat tej czesci dyskografii ekipy z LA

This had some cool songs, but felt very repetitive by the end, like they didn’t have enough distinct ideas for an album of this length. 6/10

8/10. I liked this, had a sorta cool little sound

Started out strong but got kinda boring partway through. Beats and lyrics were generally solid. 7/10

Jurassic five kicks so hard. Great samples, tasteful bass, mostly chill lyrics, love the rappers cadence. One of my buddies raps like the one with the deep voice. Even the single still has personality and flair. Smart rappers with appeal for any group. Good storytellers to boot.

Git

Despite straddling the line between authenticity and accessibility, Jurassic 5 maintain the quality control that made them household names with Power in Numbers, perhaps the most apt description of their overall appearance and talents. Some of their guests (Big Daddy Kane, Kool Keith and Nelly Furtado) do not sound out of place amongst them and are often elevated due to the 5's rhyming prowess and brilliance and ability to conjure up one earworm after another. Pretty stellar stuff. Favorites: Freedom, If You Only Knew, Break, React, A Day at the Races, What's Golden, Thin Line, After School Special, Sum of Us, One of Them, Hey, I Am Somebody.

Brilliant

Good, solid hip-hop album from a powerful name in the genre

I expected to like this given all the 5 star reviews and this being an old school hip hop but I just couldn't care for it at all. Nothing explicitly wrong, just no impression left to the next day.

Pretty good, for a hip hop album anyway

I absolutely loved this. There was a bit of filler in the second half otherwise I probably would have given this a 5, but on the whole this was great! Will definitely be checking out more of their stuff

- Beats are so crisp - seems like real transition between old school and 2000s rap - not really listening to lyrics

Surprisingly cool stuff, many tracks with a groovy beat

At first this album seemed promising, but it seemed to drag on a bit and the songs seemed a bit too similar to my liking. Could be a lot more enjoyable if a few songs were cut

Just okay

This is a pretty damn good hip hop album. I love Jurassic 5's collaborations with Dave Matthews as well.

Felt like it was the same kind of drum beat for most of the songs. Kinda grooved to a few, then felt like I'm hearing the same track as the album moved along. Can't say I disliked, but nothing I'd upload to my library. Bonus for the song with Nelly Furtado. Something about her voice I dig. 2 for me. Really hoping for something new for me,soon, that makes me feel wow, what have I been missing?

4 When I first saw the length I was really concerned. I find rap challenging to begin with and a long one is intimidating to be sure. I’d say for the first few songs my fears were realized, but when I got to “What’s Golden” I felt like the album really found it’s footing. Pointed, clever, catchy. This felt like Sugarhill Gang X NWA (even though I think there’s an NWA diss track on here). I especially liked the bit about the messed up LP. All in all it’s definitely a back half album that I think I’ll be going back to often. Favorites: Everything after “After School Special”

4 I kept thinking this group sounded so familiar until I got to A Day at the Races... and of course it was in a Tony Hawk game. Neversoft was always on the ball when it came to picking out music, and this is no exception - both the track itself and the album is fantastic. From the beats, to the vocals, to the lyrics, the members of Jurassic 5 were firing on all cylinders here, and there's not a bad or uninteresting moment to be had. I feel like I can hear some A Tribe Called Quest influence in the vocal dynamics, social messages, and basslines, though the group still forges a clear identity of their own with unique beats and quirky transitions - likely largely a product of producer/member Cut Chemist. Another name I know from the Tony Hawk games, the dude is an absolutely insane DJ, and this album definitely makes me wants to check out more his production work and J5's discog. Favorite songs: A Day at the Races, If You Only Knew, Sum of Us

Great beats, excellent flow on a lot of tracks, and distinct voices that work together as well as separately. Not all the lyrics speak to me directly, but I'm not the intended audience either. Solid entry. I'll return to it.

aivan vitun kova. kyllä ne etniset ,,musiikkia osaa tehdä! laatu PYSYY... melkeinmpä jokainen biisi hyvä,,, jotkut parempia kun toiset toki... EI VOI OLETTAA:. ETTÄ JOKAINEN NYT OLISI HEHHEH... YHTÄ HYVÄ ! hip hop hömpötys hulabaloo humpuukki voitti tällä kertaa, hyvö esimerkki miks tätä albumi juttua jaksaa jatkaa high fidelity baras piisi

I enjoyed the production but it didn't blow me away

very good album. Recognized their voices from ssx on tour and was pleasantly surprised by both them and the album.

I loved this album. Funky, fresh. This good be a new favourite

Enjoyable 90s rap

Ça va c'est plutôt frais (je peux relate)

franchement très sympathique

One of my favorites

Alright

Lovely stuff

A fine album

Solid album with diverse beats and flows. Nothing really stuck out to me but overall pretty good!

I was not familiar with Jurassic 5 and this isn't my usual music, but I have to admit this is a pretty good album. Smart lyrics, interesting beats, fun samples. I mostly don't enjoy hip hop but this won me over. I think that must mean it does belong on this list. My faves: Freedom, Thin Line, High Fidelity. 3.5 stars.

Surprisingly good, but I should have expected that from an early 2000s rap album, they are always surprisingly good. Funky and every song flowed into the next so well. Really enjoyed my time, even if it was a little long.

7/10 quite wow

This is 🔥

Why did it take me 20 years to hear this? I liked it much more than expected. When I seen a Rap album with the Parental Advisory: Explicit Content I was vary wary about what to expect. I like rap, in general, but I hate the over use of N****a, and the F-bombs etc. But, what ever lyrics that gave it this rating were tame compared to the crap I had to listen to with NWA, Ice-T, Common and other artists that destroy their albums by going way over the top with the language. This album has style and class and was very enjoyable with an ‘old school’ vibe. Damn, I loved it. The beats at the beginning of “break” is very nostalgic of some of the early rap that I grew up with. I haven’t heard an album this fresh and interesting since De La Soul’s “Three Feet High and Rising” an album that I give very high praises to. Standouts: Freedom, Remember His Name, Break, What’s Golden, Thin Line, High Fidelity, Hey. It’s such a bummer that it took me twenty years after its release to hear it for the first time. I look forward to hearing more of this one. 3.5/5 (For my first listen) 5.0 for future potential.

Hip hop elegante con basi raffinate. Piacevolissimo all’ascolto

Lot of love for 90's rap, and Jurassic 5. 4.5/5

Some of the best early-00s rap I've heard tbh. Lush beats, conscious and fun lyrics... Good stuff, will be listening again.

Solid hip hop, not a bad track on the album really. Hard to say more, other than that it’s enjoyable.

bonne surprise finalement

Very good album. Some great tracks but every one was at least good.

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Really good production, good interesting flows, and serviceable lyricsm. Overall a really cool project.

Nice production even if the motifs feel dated for a 02 album

Good album.

Very solid album. Fun to listen. Great tunes.

Everything I like in hip hop - good beats; good flow; good times.

Not as good as some of there other albums but unique and funky in its own right.

i dig it!

Yeah good

Clean enough to eat my dinner off.

Chali 2na is fantastic. Loved this.

Great.

Not my usual pick but I really enjoyed this! Sorry I don’t have my full notes 📝

Great album. I was already familiar with "What's Golden" and it's been a favorite of mine. "Freedom" was another great track. Jurassic 5 is always a joy to listen to and this album was no exception.

Exceptionally smooth, almost singing rap. Interesting influences and use of different instruments!

Nice

I enjoyed this and this style of low ego hiphop. Slightly weird as I'm more familiar with Charli 2na and Akil from listing to early DJ Format albums. I could do without the heavy cussing on track 14: One of Them. Felt quite out of step with the rest of the album.

Very enjoyable smooth hiphop, good work motivation music

Solid if unremarkable.

I'm not usually a rap fan, but there's a melodic quality to this album that I don't normally experience. I'm not attracted enough to go out and buy more, but am glad to have experienced this offering. The last track, "A Day At The Races" stood out for me.

So while I'm not a big hip-hop/rap guy, I usually like stuff that is "funky" a little more musical. I expected to enjoy this album, thinking it would be maybe similar to early 2000s Outkast, but I found that I couldn't get into very much. It seemed kind of low energy.

kinda okay i guess

the worst parts of A Tribe Called Quest, magnified, for an hour. noticeably annoying generic backbeats and weak lyricism, just feels low effort overall

not a single song I don’t like. very groovy, chill and vibey. good album to lose your mind to. Makes me want to walk down the largest traffic street of a major city at 11pm on a Friday.

Pretty good hip hop from a band I never heard of.

pretty tight

Yeah pretty banging

I’m sad we seem to have lost this type of hip hop. Good-natured, socially conscious and not afraid to be hard-hitting. Pretty much every track a banger, “After School Special” has no business being that funky. I will be delving deeper into Jurassic 5 as a result of this recommendation.

Pretty Solid. Good Tracks: A Day @ the Races What's Golden One of Them Acetate Prophets

It’s a good album but not my favorite genre. Good beats with a type of rapping I don’t connect with. Still some good songs though.

Classic

Grooooovy. The beats are strong

An album I'm already somewhat familiar with. 1) This Is: Intro track introducing freedom and feeding from the last album. 2) Freedom: Nice opening track, but nothing special. 3) If You Only Knew: Nice rhythm and backing vocals. 4) Break: Beats here are nice alongside intro jingle, good flow between vocals and instruments. 5) React: Short track, nothing to note. 6) A Day at the Races: Classic. 7) Remember His Name: Really nice beat, chaotic flow with samples and lyrics. 8) What's Golden: Perfect beat and flow, can tell why its the biggest song on the album. 9) Thin Line: Nice female vocals, smooth chorus 10) After School Special: Bland compared to the rest of the album 11) High Fidelity: Ok 12) Sum of Us: Brings my attention back, again really nice beat and accompanying vocals. 13) DDT: Another short track connecting the two. 14) One of Them: Not much of a fan, feels too repetitive. 15) Hey: Too samey for me. 16) I am Somebody: The beat is back! I AM SOMEBODY! 17) Acetate Prophets: Interesting and different from the album so far but not really my thing. Overall this album has a few duds but it's heights save the album and it gives you that feeling that only classic hip-hop can.

It was great. I wish I could give it a 4.5 because I don’t think it’s perfect but definitely the best new album I’ve heard so far.

This really grabbed me. Musical and epic.

My first time to listen J5, it's a bit surprise and I think I like their style.

Rap, hip-hop, a good beat. I dig it.

No conocía esta banda y no es el género de música que suelo escuchar pero me gustó mucho.

Some really good rap! They all have crazy good flow! 4

Nice throwback. Smooth flow and smart lyrics. Not my usual thing but I'm glad I heard it.

Yay at last a rap album I can get behind. They can sing as well as rhyme. The beats have rhythm. The samples are interesting and the lyrics are not unpleasant. Prob still a 3 though.

Je m'attendais pas à aimer autant. C'est vraiment bon le rape st a pount surtout apres ll cool j 4.5

Me ha gustado mucho. Había alguna canción un poco aburrida, pero han sido dos o tres; las demás eran muy guais. Me sorprende que me haya gustado un álbum de hip hop. Creo que ya conocía una de las canciones: What's Golden.

Buen primer disco para empezar la escucha. Hip-hop suave, me ha sonado a mucho rap moderno posterior, tipo Kendrick.

Einzigartige old school beats und komplexe Reime. Sozialkritik, Alltagsgeschichten und Humor

Fínt rapp, dillaði mér við flest lögin.

Consistently engaging, sometimes feels modern, and yet other times like the early 90s August 14, 2022

A slightly more uptempo Morcheeba -- what an uncool comparison -- but I think I might come back to this one later and investigate further.

Overraskende bra. Oldskool og gøy.

Ikke mye hip-hop og rapsom høres her i gården bortsett fra klassikere som https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHnMo-6yMXY. Men denne var fin.

I was very pleasantly surprised by this album. It was very listenable, and very even-keeled for this genre of music. "I Am Somebody", and "What's Golden" were the standouts. I will listen to "What's Golden" often.

Love “underground” hip hop. Need a lot more of this.

Not as good as Quality Control, but more of the same. Good beats, good rhymes, nice Kool Keith spot. No idea why I didn't buy this album in 2002 so I'm glad I got to go back to it today.

Not bad

Dd not listen

Smart asf

It's a Jurassic 5 record. Day at the races, What's Golden, I Am Somebody are sublime. The rest is merely great.

Damn this is SICK stuff. Great beats, the flow is amazing. This is what a hip-hop group at their peak really sounds like. It is definitely going on the list of planned purchases. Just... WOW.

This was an album I didn’t appreciate if listening it to with other things going on. Really cool when it had my undivided attention. True hip hop - meaningful lyrics that make you think and slick beats. Really enjoyed the variety of sounds from track to track. One knock is that these guys aren’t the best vocalists. When they harmonize it sounds a bit cheesy. Still, great album. Highlights were Freedom, If You Only Knew, A Day at the Races, Remember His Name (cool intro using everyday sounds and loved the lyrics), High Fidelity, One of Them (much angrier lyrics than the rest but with a point to make).

Right from the start I found myself bopping up and down to this. What a sound these guys have! I like some of the complex rhythms on a lot of these tracks, “Break” in particular. Don’t mistake these guys for some corny ass group (I don’t know where that came from, but it popped in my head.) This list has introduced me to some great rap music that I’ve never heard and it’s refreshing to not get some lyrics that make me cringe (from the violent content) along with the great rap. It’s tough to pick a favorite song or songs because there were so many things I loved about this album. “Thin Line” made a great impression. I love the vocal line and the keyboard melody. To be fair though, there was something on just about every track that blew me away. This album is getting a five!

Good grooves and relatively clean lyrics (but not always). The album grew on me with each listen. In fact, I definitely want to keep listening, so that alone kicks it above a 3. I'm finding I enjoy rap a lot more when it's not full of misogyny and violence (and in fact, they call out the latter in "Not that Kind"). Overall, it's a fun ride with a good mix of different rap styles. It's not a 5 for me, but definitely a solid 4. Favorite tracks: Freedom, If You Only Knew, Break, What's Golden (this one caught my attention every time I listened), Sum of Us.

An underground hip-hop band with an empty Wikipedia page and "generally positive" reviews. I wasn't expecting much, but damn am I amazed. Loving the jazzy, cool, and lofi beats and samples with various rappers reminiscent of a calmer group of Q-Tips. Some samples andturntables sound late 80s. They even got Nelly Furtado god damn! Could be cut by a couple songs near the end but otherwise a blast I'll re-explore! Favorites: Freedom, If You Only Knew, What's Golden, Thin Line, High Fidelity, Hey

Jurassic 5 have never really appealed to me, I think it's the back and forth between multiple rappers that just makes my head spin. They've definitely made some excellent songs but overall this album just all sounds the same to me

This is a good Hip Hop album, was straight vibin' through it might revisit it one day. 4/5 is good.

Imacculate flow on all tracks together with mostly strong lyrics make a strong 4/5. Top tracks: Thin line Remember his name

Never heard of these guys before. I like it. It's like a slightly more modern Tribe Called Quest. Nice appearance from Big Daddy Kane. Love those flows.

Rap and hip hop. Not my vibe.

Good beats. Not really a bunch of forced rhymes. Lacking a bit of energy, though.

Definitely a coherent effort that is lyrically smart and makes a strong statement. The style is enjoyable and easy to appreciate. My main criticism is that most of the message is blunt and too straightforward. I think there is a bit more creativity/cleverness in Sum of Us and High Fidelity is strong, but overall, good, but a bit boring.

I enjoyed how many styles there were on this.

So many great tracks - 'A Day at the Races' and 'High Fidelity' are classics. Their previous albums are even better. Some friends and I met Chali 2na at a festival at Hackney Marshes in 2001, he seemed embarrassed but grateful to receive our admiration - great guy. I have photographical evidence of this, but I may have been a couple of beers deep and halfway through a burger at the time, and there was no hiding either.