Jurassic 5 news

Throughout the early 1990s, Los Angeles' most innovative freestylers gathered every Thursday night at the The Good Life Cafe for a one-of-a kind open mic. The Riddlore, part of the hip-hop group known as Chillin Villain Empire, or C.V.E., could frequently be found on the mic alongside other legendary groups such as the Freestyle Fellowship and members of Jurassic 5 and The Pharcyde. The Mark ...

This new Night Sun video (feat. Black Lips singer/guitarist Cole Alexander and Curtis Harding Cee Lo Green's former back-up singer/writer) comes courtesy of Video Rahim who shot/directed it during the Quality Control show with Akil the MC (from the Jurassic 5), Clan Destined , Gun Party and a few others at 529 back in February.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

MC Chalwi 2na from Jurassic 5 plays Monday night at the Asheville Music Hall. Joining him in the show is the indie hip-hop band Projekt Lotus from Greenville, S.C. and BPL out of Boone. Tickets are $8 advance, $10 at the door.

JURASSIC 5'S MC Chali 2na will perform Feb. 17 at the Waverley Hotel in Cumberland with special guests Stillife & J Prime.

Jurassic 5 founder, former Ozomatli member and all-round renowned turntablist Cut Chemist has announced an Australian tour for February next year. Fuck yeah!

Witness the fitness that is Roots Manuva live with his full live band and Jurassic 5's Charli 2na when they tour this summer.

Outside of the recording industry or a convention of pop-music connoisseurs, you’re not likely to hear anyone name-check Clarence Reid , a 66-year-old songwriter whose funk-and-R&B-heavy back catalog has been sampled by the likes of Beyoncé, Puff Daddy and the Jurassic 5.

Galactic kicked off a four night run last night at New York’s Brooklyn Bowl last night with previously confirmed special guests Chali 2na (Jurassic 5) , Corey Glover (Living Color) and Corey Henry (Rebirth Brass Band). The energetic, sold-out show featured songs such as “What is Success,” “Who Took The Happiness,” “Keep Steppin,” and “Church,” with Corey Glover and Chali 2na taking turns rapping.

The full Evolve Festival lineup was released today, and it's massive. Those wild and crazy nutters in Man Man , hippie-thingies Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros , former Jurassic 5 rapper Chali 2na and last year's show-stealer Fred Penner are all on the bill, while notable first-timers include No Flyers Please and the Belle Comedians .… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

At six-foot five-inches tall, traveling the touring circuit can be far from comfortable for the rapper and ex-Jurassic 5 member Chali 2na -- not least when it comes to squeezing himself in...

As a former member of Jurassic 5, Akil the MC helped the group become hip-hop icons. At a recent show in Phnom Penh, his performance was steeped in the group’s back catalogue but the 40-year-old insists his new material is the way forward.