Curtains For Jurassic 5

News of Jurassic 5’s breakup was confirmed on DJ Semtex’s BBC 1xtra show last Friday. The rumor began a few weeks back when the group’s spokesman, Soup conversed with the Golden Coast Bulletin on their tour to Australia and Japan, declaring, “after the tour, that's basically it. People see us as a harmonizing, loving group, but that's far from the truth. When it comes down to it, some people here want their own shine, their own thing.” Indeed, each member of J5 will commence solo projects immediately. Chali 2na already has a full-length in the pipeline arriving in September, featuring Damian and Stephen Marley, and Raphael Saadiq.

The seeds of Jurassic 5 were sown over 15 years ago with two separate LA-based groups the Unity Committee, comprised of Nu-Mark, Cut Chemist, and Chali 2na, and the Rebels Of Rhythm, composed of MC’s Zaakir (Soup), Mark 7even, and Akil. In 1990, the two tribes collaborated on, “Unified Rebelution,” a success that sealed their fate as Jurassic 5. Setting a precedent for the remaining members, Cut Chemist disassociated with the famed hip hop collective in 2003.