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Jurassic
5
Power In Numbers
label:
Interscope Records
released: 10.08.02
our score: 5.0 out of 5.0
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B-Boy beats,
old school samples that are fresh, not tired out, unparalled DJ'ing,
and superior MC'ing. If I could take all these elements that are
pre-requisites for a top-notch hip-hop act, I'd have Jurassic
5. But only Jurassic 5 has the talent to assemble it all the way
it should be. Power In Numbers contains head nod after
head nod and hooks that dare you not to sing along.
"Freedom"
opens things up by encouraging knowledge of what freedom is and
what it means for us. It also mentions slavery and oppression's
new face in today's world. "If You Only Knew" details
J5's mission in hip-hop, stating they are "trying to take
rap back to it's primitive state." A simple kick and snare
overlaced with a flute sample brings their lyrics to the forefront.
"Break" is the definition of old school flow, perfect
execution by the MC's which is matched by the skills of J5's two
DJ's.
"What's
Golden" is the first single from Power In Numbers,
and with good reason. It alone sums up everything J5 and their
music represents. Nelly Furtado makes an appearance in "Thin
Line" which addresses the ever complicated friends that want
more boundaries. "One Of Them" tackles hip-pop's fake,
played up artists and their creators and allows J5 to vent on
them. Power In Numbers closes with the DJ's-only "Acetate
Prophets."
Hip-pop fans
that like the Nelly's, the Ja Rule's, etc, can keep 'em...Power
In Numbers is for the rest of us. It's how Hip-Hop is done.
19-Jan-2003
11:00 PM
If you
liked Power In Numbers...
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| Tracklist:
1.
This Is
2. Freedom
3. If You Only Knew
4. Break
5. React
6. A Day At The Races
7. Remember His Name
8. What's Golden
9. Thin Line
10. After School Special
11. High Fidelity
12. Sum Of Us
13. DDT
14. One Of Them
15. Hey
16. I Am Somebody
17. Acetate Prophets
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