Power In Numbers

What a great bop. Very danceable. Fave: If You Only Knew, just for the mention of the Gold Coast Big Day Out.

Great album, in some alternate universe they are bigger than anyone in the game. Wonderful variety of samples and guests. Thin line, Hey, and Freedom are my favourite songs, along with Kool Keith's DDT freestyle 4 🌟

This was the good hip hop

Some nice mature sounding rap/hip hop. These fellas don't sound like kids, but grown ass adults. Enjoyably of a Thursday morning.

I Really liked "Sum of Us"

Clear muscular hip-hop. Shout-out to Kevin Loughery’s footwear is a personal highlight.

I've forgotten how good F5 is. This album is raw, the beats are simple and the lyrics are great. 4/5.

I had never heard this album before. And really enjoyed it much more than I thought I would. Feels really timeless and solid over all. Would recommend, would listen to again.

I like it! I don't have many reference points for hip hop, so I don't really know how to put it in any context, but I'd definitely put it on again.

I really like this album. Great beats and catchy moments. I don't usually love hip-hop because it can be super violent and misogynistic. But at least this isn't obviously violent. I didn't listen to the lyrics in a detailed way. I was tempted to give it 4, as 3 doesn't seem high enough. But will I really listen to it again...maybe more than other 4's I've rated on this list. Not sure what I will rate yet.

This is cool music. I didn’t really pay much attention to them back in the day. Reminds of of De La Soul.

Basically, it's a bit of a classic in it's genre.

I enjoyed this quite a bit. Great backing tracks, fun rhymes.

I very much liked this one. I had three listens today and it was enjoyable every time!

Loved this. Lots of variety, rewards repeated listening. Great!

-The synced up chorus in "If You Only Knew" and "Break" were both catchy -Whoever's got the deep voice is great. Especially the rhyme scheme in "A Day Races." Although pretty much everyone had great rhyme schemes in that one -In "A Day At The Races" one bar is "You're out of your league like Jordan in baseball" and that's a solid bar right there. also the bass line is great -Gnarly rhymes in "High Fidelity" -In "Sum Of Us" he says 'Seeing more demons than Gene Simmons" -"A Day At The Races," "After School Special," High Fidelity," and "Sum of Us" are all really strong tracks with great rhyme schemes and flows -The best rap/hip hop album I've had so far

Number 4

This is my jam!

Not as strong as Quality Control, but still too notch

Banger

3/03/22

I have never heard this artist/band before. So far I like it - Freedom is a good track. Very late 90s hip hop vibes. I like the difference in voices - they contrast each other. Nevermind I HAVE heard this band before. What's Golden!!

Fun, chilled hip hop.

Tasteful samples and great flow/chemistry from the whole Jurassic 5 crew. I'll definitely be coming back to Power in Numbers, as it signals the transition between 90s and early 2000s hip-hop. Fav tracks: Thin Line, What's Golden, A Day at the Races

A lowkey, note-perfect hip hop record. Great samples, grooves, flow, and chemistry between the members. This album was a joy to listen to, front-to-back. J5 may not have been the most innovative group of their era, but their vibe is infectious and undeniable. It's never a bad time to put on this album! Rating 3.5/5 Fave tracks: A Day at the Races, Hey, If Only You Knew, What's Golden, React

EVen it is not melodic at all, I like it very much. The flow was very rhythmic and I enjoyed very much.

4.0 - I could be wrong but to me these guys seem underrated. I liked this record. The flows were on point, the rhymes were interesting, and overall it was a pleasant, uplifting listen. Some cool beats, too, especially the last track "Acetate Prophets."

Yeah great 90s early 2000s rap. Lyrically great, amazing voice and some real gems

8th February 2022 Listened throughout the day while doing bits and pieces, gym etc. drove home in the evening to look at houses in Painswick. Love this. Funky, early 90s hip hop sound. 4.5 if I could.

Really cool hip hop album. Favorites were Freedom, What’s Golden, and High Fidelity.

2/8/22 Really appreciate the entire album as an artistic statement all together. I like how everything flows into one another. Album combines strong themes with cool beats and a fun energy that’s enjoyable to listen to. Very strong 90s hip hop influence which makes sense since it came out in 2002. Overall really enjoyed. Favorites: High Fidelity, This is/Freedom, DDT

extremely 2002, but pretty solid.

Good discovery. Right doses os rhythm melody and content

Great opening half and then I felt like it just petered out. Not the first album I think I'd have given it 5⭐ if it was half as long...

Great beats

Verrrry good. MF DOOM-esque at points

This is a feel good collection of tunes

Great beats, I liked this.

Fantastic album with great flow and groove.

Rap is not usually my thing, but this is very creative stuff. I love the samples and melodies.

3.5/5. This is pretty good. I had no problem listening to it, however, most of the songs seem to repeat themselves. I think I would have enjoyed this more if it were a little shorter. That being said, by no means did I not like this. This album is more enjoyable than others on this list.

This was cool. Hadn’t heard it before, definitely going in regular rotation now

A stellar album with no skips. It makes me overwhelmed to think how much amazing music I have yet to hear considering I missed this.

A party I'm not supposed to be at, but it sounds GREAT.

I enjoyed this even though it's really not in my wheelhouse. It was a cool diversion from my usual fare.

Enjoyed I lot more than I thought I would

I remember when I first auditioned for Jurassic 5. They asked me if I could perform a backflip through a ring of fire, whilst sucking everyone off. I did it. They then chemically castrated me in front of a live studio audience.

Funky, old school stylee hip-hop vibes.

Fun. Jaunty. I'd listen to these guys a whole bunch.

Strong and accessible

Bangerss?? Ja!!!

Varying flavors of hip-hop with a classic feel. Fun

Good album with multiple rappers. Liked the themes of the lyrics.

Joskus aikoinaan joku kaveri hypetti näiden musaa. En muista miksi ei aikanaan lähtenyt myös itsellä lentoon, mutta onhan tämä ihan rentoa meisinkiä ja varsinkin toimiva levy.

Good beats, reminds me of ATCQ

Great beats.

Glad to have listened to Jurassic 5 for the first time!

I Love it

Good. But there are similar records I like better.

Stellar classic rap album. Pivotal styling

Charlie 2na has one of the best voices in hip-hop. J5's harmonies and group floor is amazing. Cut Chemist and Numark also incredible.

solid boom bap

The flow is so damn good. Favorite tracks are Freedom and Remember His Name

Steady beat, not bad. Although not my bag, lean and tuneful which is more than I can say about some in this genre

Like it...tho not my usual stuff....wrap hiphop scratch funk jazz

Some great drum beats on this one, would listen again.

Solid hip hop

Slaps.

Not background music - need another listen to appreciate properly. It's got a good vibe though.

At a certain point, the boom-bap beats start to wear on you. There are also a few cuts near the end that drag the record down a little. However, the flows are technical and tight, and this is still an enjoyable listen. Favorite tracks: "Freedom", "What's Golden"

Great album, in some alternate universe they are bigger than anyone in the game. Wonderful variety of samples and guests. Thin line, Hey, and Freedom my top tracks, along with Kool Keith's DDT freestyle

I can’t believe I have never heard Jurassic 5 before! Lyrics that play on grammar (“pass” participles), reference DDT, and Herman Munster? What’s not to love. They also have that almost jazz-like groove that I love in digable planets and de la soul. Thanks 1001 albums, this is one I will be coming back to.

Хип-хоп нулевых с заявкой на олд скул 6,5/10

Great production, super laid-back vibe.

i didn’t expect to like this but i did!! and the first two songs blended together. loved it

This list is just making me biased towards any R&B group with a good balance of voices and talent. Thoroughly enjoyed this.

Okay, I see what they're dropping. I can dig this for sure. What's Golden is legit.

Not my normal listen but this is excellent, loved it.

I thoroughly enjoyed this. Didn’t know what to expect from This artist I had never heard of. Was not disappointed and will definitely listen again soon

Great alternative hip-hop! I love the sampling on this album, lots of vintage commercials/movies FAV TRACKS: If You Only Knew, Break, DDT, I Am Somebody, Acetate Prophets LEAST FAV TRACKS: Sum Of Us

Every beat on this album is incredible. And everyone on this album is an awesome rapper. The rhymes are much more hit than miss, and a lot of the songs have meaning, which wins big points with me. It’s a little long for my taste but otherwise this album absolutely earned its spot on this list.

Holy crap! I never heard this before?!?!? This is brilliant!

Great gaming

Jaja. Bra skit gillar att det är så studsigt och att det är så avslappnad rap. Gillar samplingen i Freedom gillar What’s Golden såklart och Hey.

Very nice beats, can’t believe I never listened to this band.

Вропне неплохой американский реп)

Great hip hop. Awesome beats and even recognized a few tunes

Phat beats, cool, rhythmic delivery. I liked most of it. Not too aggressive, clever wordplay. Better than most hip-hop. 3.75 out 5

good opener! regular sounding mid nineties hip hop but not bad to listen to.

Not really my genre, but this was pretty good.

Mmmm mmm mmm bra i like it. Vibes liksom 4/5 I think. Gillar thin line mest

When it hits highs, it's a pretty high album. But there feels like a decent amount of fillerish that just doesn't live up as high. I think if I could do decimals I'd do 3.5-3.7 but I think it's fair to round up to 4. If only for "What's Golden". Banger.

Thin Line is Quality Quality backing beat and overall good vibe Great lyrics

Excellent

Prefer the previous album, fantastic music but missing true bangers

Hip Hop clasico.

Very cool! After 12-13 songs I was a bit tired of it already. But I liked very much

This is a great album. Peak 90s rap if you ask me and worthy of ushering in the early 2000s changes to the genre. The lyrics and flow are great. The beats are dated for sure but if these dudes got together for a modern album I'd be all for it.

Really likes this one. Great rhymes.

Upbeat, love the beats, good lyrics.

Jurassic 5 know exactly what they're doing. Great stuff. Fave track - "Thin Line"

Great samples and use of the distinct vocals of each member. Message on point and delivered with wit and a gut punch. All layered over a driving funk/soul beat that just works with the mixed samples

This is: Dope intro, well-cut samples. Subtle and effective. Also totally not what I was expecting based on the album art. Freedom: Nice beat, and I loved the flow from the intro into the song. All of these guys have super interesting voices. If You Only Knew: I love the beat. I love how low-key this album is so far. Impossible not to at least bob your head. Break: Again, killer instrumental intro. The chorus part!! React: Very cool samples. Great flow from the last song to this one. A Day At The Races: Sick flow, and I like the call-and-response structure Remember His Name: Nice sound effects. Intro sounded like it was going to be emotional. The verses kept up the emotion pretty well. What's Golden: Love this bassline Thin Line: A Nelly Furtado feature! Keeps with the low-key theme, allows focus on the lyrics, which are (and have been for the whole album) really clever. After School Special: Love the intro sample and it matches the images of the "kid" conjured by the title High Fidelity: Good song, belongs with the album. Liked the horns Sum Of Us: Love the continuation of the beat from the last song, and also the wordplay in this one DDT: Cool freestyle, and it works super well as an interlude and also flows really well into the next track One Of Them - Juju: Like the call-and-response dynamic between the verses and choruses Hey: Nice melody, easy to listen to. Very smooth I Am Somebody: I like the declaration of the title. I also like the effect of everybody singing it in unison Acetate Prophets: What a title - also lol love the intro, and the outro. Was a longer track but it felt like it needed it. Overall: I really liked it. Saved it to my Spotify. 8/10

some surprisingly smooove stuff on there

pretty good 6/10 people under the stairs is better

Pretty dope

So so good.

Whats golden top tier song. Annars ok, inget som fastna

The only reason Im giving this a 4 instead of a 5 is because I didn't hear any one song that stood out and got stuck in my head. I think the album's and instant classic and want to hear more from them

Underground goodies Golden - favourite track!

I'm not a big rap or hip-hop fan, but this was enjoyable. Probably listen to it again. 4/5

Early hip hop rap unexpectedly good

Kind of all all over the place. Lots of weird little samples.

Solid vibing album. Strong representation of west coast hip hop.

Love this one.

Bien sympa petit rap des familles

great classic early 20s record

funky, groovy, classic early 2000s hip hop. great rhymes, great flows, great rhymes. very fun listen.

This album reminds me of Ill Communication by Beastie Boys more than I thought it would. The emphasis on samples that feel like real music and the interplay between the different members of the groups are weirdly similar. When I think about the rap style of Jurassic 5, I always imagine it as sort of hokey, but it's better than I remember. In retrospect, they were a lot more interesting than a lot of the other stuff that was happening in rap in this era 4/5

Enjoyed this a lot!

Great one although I usually dont listen to that type of the music

Does anybody know if Jurassic 5 is trying to bring old school rap back? They never mention it. This is a fun album with good production. The best track features Big Daddy Kane, and it kinda made me wish I was listening to one of his albums instead. Best track: A Day at the Races

Great raps, will listen again

Very solid Hip-hop album!

Top beats.... and charli 2na 👌. Great album!

I know a lot of people love this album. I enjoyed it, but it seemed to lack variety, felt a bit repetitive, and I was honestly a little bored of it at times. I’ll give it the benefit of the doubt that I’m just missing something, or that I need to give it more listens.

It sounds like background music for like a GTA video game. Not my style but not bad.

3/5 gta listen more

Good beats from Cut Chemist and DJ Nu-Mark, and some decent lyrical content that steps outside of hip-hop's usual naval gazing. What really falls short here is the rapping; the bars are fine, but the flow is rigid and really cries out for more emotion and personality.

Funky, felt like a throwback to some childhood music

3.5

ok langs hiphop album mengmol nöd sone guets zeiche, aber de erst song het meega geile beat d kickdrum isch huere fett und sie traded vo afang lines. sie sind biitz peace & love aber flowed geil. ich bin doch recht warm worde au wenns würkli z lang isch. sehr eloquent sehr spassig. 3.

слушать можно

This is great stuff - hip hop funky beats, smart samples and powerful lyrics, a world away from the misogynistic violence of gangsta rap. The tracks explore different musical styles along the jazz/funk/rap/electro spectrum but the album as a whole flows beautifully. Reading the wiki also tells me that the album starts with the same bass riff that the previous album ended with, so you could play one after the other in a seamless mix. The highlight for me was “A Day at the Races” which samples David Axelrod’s Song of Innocence, one of my all time favourite albums, and does it in such a way that in both respects and builds on the original. The a capella track DDT is also a revelation, and not something that you usually hear on hip hip albums, focusing attention on just the vocals and word play. Dinosaur-tastic!

A lot of fun!

Pretty good. It’s not ground breaking, it’s not something that’s blowing me away or anything, nor should it be on this list, but it’s enjoyable.

Lol the Kool Keith voice mail freestyle feature, hope he got 1 million dollars. For 2002 this felt very late 80s/early 90s hip hop. I enjoyed for the most part.

like it

Why are there 6 members of a group called Jurassic 5? Life uhhh... Found a way.

08/10 Not bad

I like the message that they are sharing. I just don't like hip hop despite trying really hard to. So this gets 3 stars.

Good rap album with some classics.

I'm not well-equipped to evaluate hip-hop, it's not a native thing to me and I'm not fluent in its language. I appreciate the flow and the rhymes, but when the melody doesn't call me, I might as well listen to the dishwasher rapping it and that's not why I listen to music. The fact that the song that came afterwards in Spotify is Can I kick it?, by A Trible called Quest, and I Immediately save it, and acknowledge it's not by Jurassic 5, can tell you something. 3 stars for the nice flows, and original sounds.

Had never heard of them but liked this, especially the single What’s Golden.

No fav song

Like a lot of hip hop I found it really interesting and cool at first, but after a whole album of it I was struggling. This is better than most, I enjoy the beats, the fact that it’s several people with their own unique voices and styles is great.

⭐⭐⭐+ Hip hop. Skönt flow och känns aningen oldschool. Inledningen av albumet tilltalar mig direkt.Tappar lite intresse efter ett tag, tror albummet hade gynnats av att kapa några spår. Dock är det ett album/grupp som jag tror hade kunnat växa hos mig och kan tänka mig att lyssna på det igen, tillsvidare får det en stark 3a. Bäst är Freedom, If you only knew, Break, Whats golden, High fidelity, Sum of us,

1 - interlude 2 - 5/10 3 - 6/10 4 - 5/10 5 - interlude 6 - 6/10 like the bassline 7 - 6/10 8 - 7/10 9 - 5/10 10 - 5/10 11 - 6/10 12 - 5/10 13 - interlude 14 - 4/10 15 - 3/10 16 - 6/10 17 - interlude

decent raps on this i must say

I actually liked them more than I expected

Not my normal go to genre but this was great! Very upbeat and fun!

So much talent and honestly, there’s not a lot to complain about with this record. Good beats, good flow, some refreshing storytelling, but there’s an overall lack of calories and an early 2000’s flatness- a lack of style and identity that makes the album less than memorable.

Felt like standard early 2000s rap, but the final song suggests a more varied, interesting album

Another one I never would have heard otherwise. I was surprised this was released in 2002, as it sounds very early 90s to me; but that's not really a bad thing. Really enjoyed a few of the songs, especially "What's Golden", though I probably won't listen to the whole album again.

Has its moments, I like the variation in the jazzy soul and Latino samples and influences but I just find myself wanting more kick. Chill is fine though when the time calls for it and it makes a worthwhile effort to combat the gangsta shite but I preferred the tracks without many vocals, like the final track. With a few more spins, it might get into my veins but that itch for that bit more remains for now...

A bit too long, but easy to listen to.

I like this album a lot, especially lyrically. But I don't know if the songs are diverse enough in sound to have me listening to the whole album again

If I liked rap I would like this.

catchy. original. cool. hip hop.

Yeah. Pretty good.

I really enjoyed this. My favorite kind of rap is very clear staccato kind of speaking and this has that but everyone in the group speaks so cleanly all of it has that feeling. I will need to come back to this because I wasn’t really able to listen to the lyrics and it felt like they had something to say.

3.6/5

Quite retro sounding for 2002, harking back to the likes of A Tribe Called Quest. Didn't really grab me at first but the middle section is strong, starting with A Day at the Races. Then it petered out again

I got right into this record way back in the day and when it appeared in the list I was "oh yeah, they were good!". It took me a while to recall that I only thought they were good for a couple of weeks back then and I never returned. Listening now, 20-something years later, I recall why I never went back. The beats are good, they have groove. They're clean but with great vibe. But most the tracks follow the same pattern, each guy throwing a bar, and all kinda sounding the same except for Chali 2na who despite having such a distinctive voice is also the most boring of the lot. I thought this was gunna be a 4 star. And after the intro and then Freedom, I almost had it locked in. But then I kept going. And by the time I got to What's Golden I was growing increasingly over it, and What's Golden is what really brought the memories back. I bought the CD based on that track, which hooked me immediately when I heard it on the radio (I'm soooo old). But back then, that song was one of the first track that started to drag the album, and hearing it now it felt flat and dull. This is a very negative sounding review. But really, it's a solid 3 stars and I'm not being generous here like I was with yesterdays album (Elephant Mountain). But it ain't a 4 star. It's got some good beats, a few good rhymes, but it's also just a bit boring.

Fun!

Alternative, West Coast hip hop that initially thrills and then wears out its welcome a bit.

A very solid album for the first half. By the second half got a little bit stagnant, but a good listen over all. Pretty nice vibes in the overall jazz rap landscape. 3.4/5 -> 3/5

Never listened. Expectations: None - Verdict: Good - Freedom is mildly funky and I like the flow of some of the verses. If You Only Knew is very cool. A Day At The Races is good as well and the transition into Remember His Name is great. Sum Of Us is a very good track. I like I Am Somebody a lot too.

Very smooth and enjoyable but it also kind of makes me rather want to listen to A Tribe Called Quest.

More interesting than other hip hop! Was cool with the sampling.

Favorite Song : Thin Line 2nd Favorite : High Fidelity Transition between Hey and I Am Somebody was smooth.

I enjoyed the jazziness of this,.

Funky, good beats and flow

This was just ok to me, nothing really special. I’m not a huge fan of “happy hip hop

Really fresh, positive and groovy hip-hop record. The vocals and rhymes actually feel good on the ears and flow well with the music - something I think rap often fails to do it.3.5

Supongo que lo que destaca es la letra porque la verdad es que casi todas las canciones me sonaron igual. No está mal pero definitivamente no es un género que disfrute. Yo siempre será más de la música/ritmo en sí que de la letra, así que…

Not my thing but quite enjoyable

fine

Jurassic 5 definitely has flow but I've always felt when I listen to an album it all sounds pretty similar. Doesn't mean it's bad it's just a little unmemorable.

I once described Jurassic 5 as the best rap starter pack for white people, and that's too mean by half, but only half. On the one hand, they were/are Native-Tongues-style social-consciousness rap with legitimately talented wordsmiths and dynamite producers whose work I sought out on instrumental albums, all in an LA hip-hop scene that was pretty formulaic by this point, aiming for pop-chart crossover hits and big music videos. There's a lot of legitimately interesting stuff here, and if you can set aside the throwback quality, there are layers of complexity worth digging for. But on the other hand, this is a full-on throwback act, and by this point, the edges of rap music were so phenomenal that it feels like a step backward. Keep in mind that this was coming out around the same time as seminal albums by Outkast, Jay-Z, Ghostface Killah, Clipse, Eminem, Missy Elliott, The Roots, and Kanye, as well as underground classics by Deltron 3030, MF Doom, Cannibal Ox, El-P, and Aesop Rock. A lot of those acts were integrating Eric B & Rakim with something new and envelope-pushing. As a result, I find it impossible to judge on its own merits, because its own merits are working against it. Now, this is infinitely more true of their breakout EP and debut LP, Quality Control. Power in Numbers at least attempts to modernize the sound. It still feels tailor-made for the Pitchfork hipster kids. But I don't want to undersell the real lyrical complexity about subjects that matter and a few legitimate jams. I just hope anyone who found time for this made their way to The Cold Vein, Labor Days, or (especially) Madvillainy.

I love the added flute. My favorite song was Thin Line. The universal, unsolvable problem of being friends and do you cross the line into more.

Gostei, mas acho que tenho que ouvir outra vez para certificar

Ouve-se bem, mas não chega para o 4

the samples be POPPIN but one of the guys be killing my vibe with his voice.

The back half ended up being much better than the first half made it seem, but it's mostly just an okay album

3★/5 [06.26.2026] 06.29.2026

Three-leaning-four. I really liked this!

Another unexpectedly palatable rap album. The absence of gangster infused lyrics was a welcome change. The beats were cool and production smooth.

A good album with highs and lows. Doesn't really stand out as a masterpiece against other rap / hip hop.

Rating: 6/10 A solid alternative hip hop record with cool sampling and a collection of good emcees that doesn't quite live up to its full potential, but is quality and has a bunch of good tracks regardless. It almost feels like it teases you in through the first couple tracks with this conceptual idea of the power in numbers, with lyrical themes stemming from racial inequality, systemic injustice, and uplifting political messaging. But after that the lyricism quickly starts to feel like it's actually about...nothing, really, just some catchy rhymes with good flows. It starts to lose itself more after the halfway mark, and begins to feel like the record could have been a little tighter than its 56 minute length. All of this combined with the fact that J5 and this album weren't exactly innovative anymore and feel stuck in the 90's, while 2000's underground hip hop would soon quickly outperform this. I probably won't be returning to listen in full but am cool with some tracks in a jazzy hip hop playlist

Power in Numbers feels like a whole new group came together and truly locked in all their talents because man does this blow everything else Jurassic 5 has done previously out of the water. The production here is leagues better than anything this group had done prior and you can thank Cut Chemist for coming in and giving Jurassic 5 the push they needed to put out some crazy good music. The lyrics here are also able to shine more than before thanks in part to the production as well, but also a more defined rap style that really works over the more lowkey and dense beats. I truly think Jurassic 5 could have been so much bigger if they just got a better producer and Power in Numbers is a perfect argument as to why I'd think that. Really glad I gave Jurassic 5 a chance, but if there is any project to hear from them, it is this album by a long shot. Nuff said.

I had a fun time listening to this! the lyrics were fun and thoughtful and the beats were solid!

Easy to listen to and quite funky. Easier rap album to listen to.

Interesting but not really my thing

не совсем попал под настроение, но хороший бумбэп

There are enough interesting parts to this album that make it worth a listen. 3 stars or C+.

I really like the beats on this record and could have it on in the house. Not my favorite rappers but for the early 2000s it's pretty decent.

It was pretty good. Probably won’t revisit, tho.

It felt like it was trying too hard to be late 80s/early 90s rap. It wasn't bad but it wasn't very good. 2.5 stars rounded up.

It's fine

cool rap, not really my type but then again i didn’t listen to the entire album

É fixe, mas falta-lhe algo

Liked A Day at the Races, Remember His Name and Thin Line, but ultimately not that memorable

This felt like a cross between the grooves of Tony Toni Tone and the rapping style of Arrested Development or De La Soul. A solid record, with a bunch of good tracks, though nothing really stood out. 3 stars.

Hip-hop throwdown with vocal interplay I like, but top-heavy and loses steam. While the chemistry and rhythms are iconic, the formula starts running out of gas.

Haven’t heard any particular power in it.

I really enjoy this style of rap - I was a bit slow on the back end but overall really enjoyable

not the strongest hip hop album we've rolled but it's still pretty good. the production's not pulling anything especially crazy for the time, and a little weak at the start in particular ("if you only knew" is a transport tycoon deluxe ass beat) but the bars are great, with chali 2na in particular having that distinctive voice and unrelenting flow which steals the spotlight every time he gets a verse. idk what my favourite is this time cos so much of the album's strength is in the lyrics and i'd need to listen a shitload of times to choose based on that alone.... if i had to pick one right now, it'd probably be "remember his name" but i gotta be honest, it's just cos i love how much fun the producer was having with the sound effects. calling up 2na so he can do his verse is a great bit even if they did chicken out of keeping him sounding like he was speaking through a phone after a couple lines. its fun! even if the song is about death, i'm giving this one a high 3 for now but its another one i feel like i gotta spend more time with to appreciate it, so maybe i'll jack it up to a 4 after a few more listens......

It's an alrigjt album that I somehow knew would appear on this list ... exactly the kind of Hip Hop that appeals to white rock listeners.

When I listen to music, I genuinely do not perceive words and lyrics at all. Therefore this was just any other hip hop album. 3/5.

Better than expected

Not sure will ever listen to it again, but it's quite fun and listenable

Між 3.5 та 4. Такий хіп-хоп я люблю.

довольно милый и мне даже показалось (показалось) что я узнаю голоса

Ah man. Hip-Hop is so dead to me it’s not even funny. And it sucks cause the 90’s and 00’s had some awesome stuff. The 10’s and 20’s really buried this genre for me to get any enjoyment out of it lately. This album is super 90’s coded even being from 02. Some of the lyrics and voices are really cringe and give me 2000’s ick though. The production was awesome. This would bump if I was still in my parents basement in 2004 playing GTA 3. Remember His Name was pretty gas.

never think just for shits and giggles

Classic hip hop. Not really what I was looking for at the time

un 3. esta bueno pero no es mi estilo

Semmosta semi decciä demi secciä. Eipä täältä yhtään biisiä noussut mitenkään selkeästi ylitse muiden

Iha jees. Naurattaa kun toi yks jannu kuulostaa isohoolta.

Ok, we get it. You don't rap about guns. Congrats. Some good ones in here though. Not exactly sure why this band carried so much weight back in the day.

Quelle pochette nulle Oh la chanson de Jérôme Niel ! Je trouve ça assez monotone et ennuyeux What’s golden : pas mal N’empêche quand c’est du rap, surtout old school, même quand je suis pas fan de l’album comme là l’écoute reste sympathique, c’est vraiment mon genre de musique en fait 6/10

Sommige albums worden steeds beter als je het vaker luistert. Dit album vond ik elke keer minder worden. de eerste keer was ik wel enthousiast van de bass en de drums hard en de samples gladjes. De tweede keer ging ik iets meer naar de lyrica luisteren en dat was soms wel cringe. Vooral dat nummer over friendshipliefde klonk heel erg als de boodschap van kinderen voor kinderen. Ook vond ik soms de hooks met zn 5en een beetje cringe. Op zich de beats waren vaak wel leuk vooral op het slotnummer met die leipe fluitachtige sound. Als dat het hele album was mocht dit van mij hoger scoren

Prima, niks om te haten of van te houden. Het is redelijk vlak qua muziek en tekst. Zelfs voor 2002 voelt het een beetje achterhaald en niet echt vernieuwend. Hip hop is een van de weinige genres die nog altijd evolueert maar Jurassic 5 doet hier (bewust) niet aan mee. Het luistert makkelijk weg, fijne beats met leuke elementen en af en toe een fluit. Vier mc's is ook wel wat veel. Iedereen mag na elkaar even zijn zegje doen en komt dan beetje knullig over. Snap dat mensen er goed op gaan want het heeft wel een goede sfeer. Zelf zal het later niet nog een keer opzoeken.

Wat ik leuk vind in aan dit album zijn met name de breakbeat-drums, de instrumentals van t album zijn creatief en smaakvol met lekkere soul samples. Het collectief rappers zijn erg aan elkaar gewaagd al voel ik de ene wat meer dan de andere, iets wat opvalt is dat ze ritmisch erg sterk zijn, je hoort dat ze echt super strak op de beat zitten. Erg knap maar tegelijkertijd vind ik het ook vaak een beetje binnen de lijntjes, ik vind hip-hop pas echt leuk worden wanneer mijn vader het verschrikkelijk vindt, (al denk ik niet dat hij dit album gaat luisteren) Wat bij is gebleven zijn de lyrics: we’re humble, but don’t mistake us for a corny ass crew. Ik vind dat bij uitstek de meest corny lyrics van t hele album.

It’s just okay, I appreciate the vibe and continuity during the album.

Decent alternative hip hop album 3/5

Cool

maneirin

What a fun sounding group. Up beats and the deep voices are excellent.

Not normally the type of music I would listen to but it was ok

This sounded pretty interesting, very cool beats and flow. I enjoyed it. It was kinda fresh considering the year it was released.

Sounds good but nothing really jumped out.

Pretty good, tiny bit of jazz in here with hip hop

J5 is golden. I really enjoy this album. It would’ve benefited from some additional clipping, however. Clocking in at just under an hour, it would’ve been an even stronger effort if was 45 minutes.

Pretty decent 2000s boom bap, What's Golden is actually amazing though there's def some filler here

The album is pretty easy to listen to, but I struggle to find the substance that makes it such a recommendation. I'll put it to my own lack of education in the genre.

simple and quite unpolished, but that is actually what makes them stand out and sound great. it's a great hip-hop record overall, maybe just a little too long. tracks 13-16 could definitely be dropped and the album would've been better. especially with the casual homophobia in "One of Them" kinda ruining the whole album for me.

This was a pretty good listen. I really liked Acetate Prophets

Not bad but incredibly goofy. Best Song: Day at the Races Worst Song: What's Golden

There’s a few real standout tracks on this album (A Day At the Races is a personal fave) and the whole thing has an infectious, fun energy to it, but there’s also way too much chaff that they should have really cut. There’s a 30-40 minute version of this album you could do that’s so much tighter. It feels a bit formulaic, but it’s a formula I like so I can’t be too down on it.

I was initially thinking the old school boom bap sound was going to throw me off this album because the tracks were running together too much and I was really lacking something standout and different, but thankfully, the middle third or so starts to break it up with What’s Golden and Thin Line probably being what hit more for me there. The big trouble though, aside from a lot of it sounding similar to me outside of the peaks, is the album is just too long and feels spread thin for it - shortening it up, putting more into the tracks, get some more variance, it’d be bumped up. All in all though, it’s fairly good rap, it’s just not my cut as a child of the 00s sounds tbh.

This is better than other 90s rap groups I’ve had so far (Arrested Development, The Roots), but didn’t find this that compelling even so. It’s a decently put together hip-hop sound occasionally throwing in other influences, and since I wrote about Jesse Jackson for my PhD I’ll give it points for the references in ‘I am Somebody’. Overall though, I still found it quite bland. Fine and well made, but not one I’ll return to.

A very nice, ‘positive’ hip-hop album from the six members of Jurassic 5. It starts off especially strongly as the opening trio of ‘Freedom’, ‘If You Only Knew’ and ‘Break’ are some of the best tracks, with great grooves. ‘A Day at the Races’ is another highlight, quite nostalgic for me due to its inclusion in Tony Hawk’s Underground, while ‘What’s Golden’ is a great bass-heavy banger. The quality tails off in the second half, and it’s a bit too long, but ‘Thin Line’ (featuring Nelly Furtado), ‘High Fidelity’ and ‘I Am Somebody’ are worth highlighting. A strong 3 stars.

pretty neat

There really is some great stuff here. The rapping and flow on some of the tracks is some of the best I’ve heard. Many of the beats have a great groove to them. However some tracks are much more forgettable than others. The best tracks are A Day at the Races and I Am Somebody. The worst track is absolutely One of Them. Typically, I don’t let poorly aged material affect my reviews too much (thinking about it now, I may have been too lenient about that in the past), but One of Them is very homophobic and heavily implies that all of “Them” are like what is described. 3/5

Solid from start to finish but, by the same token, no single track leapt out at me as being anything more than solid.

I like this

i wanted to like this a lot more than i do but something is holding me back... it feels maybe just a bit too digestible? i think i sound crazy i was gonna save my rating for until i could sit down with it with more focus but i don't think it'd bump my score up or down if i did fave track: one of them

3 1/2 Stars: This album is tight. Excellent production, Solid rhymes. It sounds a little dated like rap at the dawn of the century sounded like, but it's still a helluva good time.

6/10 - favorite songs 'A Day At The Races' and 'Freedom'

Did not know this group, pretty good. Gave me Tribe-ish vibes but with more of a harder rap edge

I liked this

Fantastic album with several hit songs, old school rap. I love Thin Line and What's Golden.

I kinda liked it. Would be 4/5 but it was a bit uneven and had some weird homophobic lyrics.

Dobra płytka, tak brzmi rapik, ale poprzednie recki miałem za wysoko ocenione. 3/5 jest uczciwe, bo pewnie nie wrócę do tego albumu xd

Started to be a good listened, then seemed to forget where it was headed and settled into gimmicks.

lowk after school special a banger josh ur wrong i enjoyed ts and it did not get weird ur just schizophrenic 7.3/10

ok

Charlie 2 na- ah I tried to place his voice, nice tracks here - decent album

This is good, but it's also kind of bizarre inclusion. This album sounds like it was released like 10 years before it was. This came out the same year as the Eminem show and the blueprint part 2. It came out three years after Dr Dre's 2001, another album where production is one of the main draws released by someone based in LA. I find it hard to think of something as essential when it so thoroughly sounds older than it is. That doesn't make it a bad listen, it's just not and album you have to hear by any means.

I liked the listen, but didn't take notes.

I liked it, despite the fact that their style was dated even for the time it came out. The track featuring Nelly Furtado was a standout.

ce n'est pas un coup de coeur mais je trouve que c'est très bon album.

Yea okay

It is not for me, but is clear how this album ended on the list. Very good vocals and lyrics, also the beets are really nice

3.5-3.75 pretty cool

I like old school Hip Hop, but this was nothing special.3/5

a lot of the songs get pretty repetitive quickly but it's good fav song: Break

I found many of the tracks on this album impressive, despite not liking rap music generally. I found myself listening carefully to the instruments and sometimes would try to block out the vocals. In doing so, I often detected some really good tuneful compositions. Having so often reviewed rap albums as not actually music, this one I found to be very musical and engaging as a result . Still not keen on the actual rapping.

Early 2000s rap isn’t usually something I find myself listening to. This is probably one of the stronger albums of the era, but it didn’t really grab me. That said, there were enjoyable beats, good rhymes, and a positive message that I could easily get behind.

the production is fun, After School Special is fun but this felt longer than it needed to be

It was pretty good

classsic

🤙

Early 2000s rap, R&B, and mixes/samples. Different styles, with jazz/hip-hop/funk/wordplay. OK, but not my bag.

I actually weirdly liked this album, and that's really weird for me. I thought the concept of the album was really interesting and the music was actually kind of nice to listen to. What I mainly like about this album is that it isn't like other forms of hip-hop which is just constant swearing that makes me feel uncomfortable, I was able to listen to this album normally. However, it's still a genre that I despise, but it gets a high 3.

Not a big fan of this style of rap, but enjoyed the album. The lyrics were more meaningful than other similar albums I have heard

Solid beats, solid bars, nothing that really blew me away. Similar to how I felt about EPMD’s album on this list, I think I would have enjoyed this album a lot more if I’d listened to it back when it came out.

Jurassic 5 is a Los Angeles rap group which I never heard of until now. I think they should have eliminated about three tracks from this album, it seems a bit lengthy. The album started and ended well but bogged down in the middle. ‘I am Somebody” has a Sly Stone vibe, which I enjoyed. Overall this is sort of an eclectic rap album, better than most of the ones I’ve heard.

I've heard of this band, but I don't know if that's because we had them on here already or because I've listened to them in my real life. [According to my records, I briefly listened to them in 2007 and 2007 only. Hm. Doesn't bode well.] You know what.... possibly I mind-melded them with T.Rex + Electric Six. Understandable mistake. I think my college friend Alex liked them though. Chill beats, sometimes like jazz. I'm glad they're on here because this is a little different from most of the 90s hip hop and modern rap. But I also don't think the lyric delivery is that compelling. Slur count = 25. Highlights: 'Break' (never heard a group rap before!), 'What's Golden', 'Sum of Us'

flow muito bom, salvei algumas músicas na minha playlist. linda participação da nelly furtado.

A really strong album with interesting music and meticulously thought-out production. I enjoyed it more than I expected, though it isn’t my favorite style of music. Favorite songs: Freedom, What’s Golden

stabil

essa capa ta mim lembrando spring breakers FAVS (top 3): if you only knew, remember his name, sum of us mençoes honrosas: a day at the races, after school special, high fideelity, hey, i am somebody no começo fiquei meio assim hmmm e dps percebi q é um album hiphop generico, nao sei onde ele merece a participaçao nessa lista pq acho q em 2002 ja existiam varios assim, mas pelo menos é bom ne, imagine se fosse ruim! nota final: 3.5/5

Pretty good

Really great beats and lyrics; a little repetitive towards the end for me tho

I might be more into hip hop than I expected, this was pretty good!

The start is strong but it’s a little long. I really like the style. Their best track is not on this album though: work it out (ft Dave Matthews).

00’s Hip Hop ⭐️What’s Golden

Det meste er faktisk ok, men alle de konstante gimmick-afbrydelser undervejs bliver bare lidt for irriterende.

*63 Solidt men forudsigeligt efter et par numre. Der var lidt for mange fillers til at komme højere op, men bundniveauet var alligevel ikke til en 2’er for mig.

Det her album skulle have lov til at vokse på mig hele vejen igennem - Og det er gjorde det faktisk også. Jeg er ikke sikker på, hvorfor et album som dette lander på en liste som denne. Det er fint, men der er (for mig at se) ikke noget banebrydende i lyden eller nogle store numre, som kan forklare det.

Good, but not great. Would have rather another De La or Tribe made it. Or RUN-DMC or Sugarhill Gang made it at all.

It has good beats and raps and thankfully it doesn't suffer from cringe skits or excessive misogyny that I can remember (I'm 5 or six albums behind in typing reviews so I don't remember too many of the lyrical topics). I can't remember any standout tracks or anything so I'm not sure if it's a repeat listen but definitely not bad.

"What's Golden" looks like the biggest hit. It's very catchy, but kind of a departure from what I like about the previous tracks. I do very much like an album with an intro track. That feels very 90s to me. More distracting to me than what I usually listen to while I'm working.

beats are sick

Its solid

Crazy flute work. I like this. It's that early 2000s rap and r&b sound that I really like. It's just vibes. I really do like that flute. I wish I had found this in India it would've been so good. The tracks go by very quickly. I like the spoken word vibe. The tracks transition very seamlessly. I’m ngl I have no idea what they’re saying or talking about. Just some bullshit ngl. Interesting ig. Nelly Furtado? Canada reference. Some of these are kind’ve just forgettable. They transition very well but because of that they blend together somewhat and become homogenous. Holy shit they’re really coming for this guy. I am somebody that’s so true. Favourite: Sum Of Us Least favourite: Break