Track Listing

1. This Is
2. Freedom
3. If You Only Knew
4. Break
5. React
6. A Day At The Races (feat. Big Daddy Kane & Percy P)
7. Remember His Name
8. What
9. Thin Line (feat. Nelly Furtado)
10. After School Special
11. High Fidelity
12. Sum Of Us
13. DDT
14. One Of Them (Feat. JuJu of the Beatnuts)
15. Hey
16. I Am Somebody
17. Acetate Prophets

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12110 in Music
• Released on: 2002-10-07
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Dimensions: .22 pounds
• Running time: 56 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Two years after Quality Control proved that B-boy-oriented retro-rap doesn't have to be corny, Power in Numbers sees Jurassic 5 gearing up for the revolution. While fans of Quality Control's bright sound will still find much to enjoy here, J5's sophomore offering does a good job at extending their sound. Opening with "Freedom", a quiet yet focused call to action, Power in Numbers presents a slightly darker vision of hip-hop nirvana than the group offered first time around. In keeping with the album's title, J5 have also expanded its extended crew--Percy P (of the early-90s underground group, Double XX Posse) and Big Daddy Kane help wreck the G Rap-esque "A Day at the Races", and the always game alterna-diva, Nelly Furtado, lends a surprisingly effective pop edge to the bouncy "Thin Line". On the production end of things, Juju of the Beatnuts adds his special blend of Colombian madness to the jazzy "If You Only Knew" and the considerably bleaker "One of Them." --Rebecca Levine

CD Description
Third full length album, the follow up to 2000's 'Quality Control' from this Los Angeles collective with four MC's and two DJ's. Features guest appearances from Nelly Furtado, BigDaddy Kane and The Beatnuts.

Customer Reviews

A new development for J5, but basics remain: quality hip-hop
After a sizeable break since their last output, Quality Control, this was supposed to be the album in which the group changed, deviated from their distinctive style, alienating a portion of their original fan-base.

Sure the five-man collective have changed, substituting basic yet excellent beats (particularly evident in the Jurassic 5 LP) for a more complex formula that retains the nostalgic feel that identifies the group. The lyrics are still there; from Chali 2na and his bass-filled rhymes to Zaakir and his thoughtful, humourous flows.

The tracks themselves are quite different from each other; they consist of some upbeat tracks (High Fidelity, What's Golden), and beautiful compositions that relax your whole body (Hey). As stand-out tracks, I would pick Freedom, If you only Knew (piano and flute combo? brilliant!), A Day At The Races (guests: Big Daddy Kane and Percy P), What's Golden (Beat!), High Fidelity and Hey.

Give this album time (some tracks do take a few listens) and allow it to find a special place in your CD stack. The production (alternating between Cut Chemist and Nu-Mark, with a few joints by JuJu of the Beatnuts) is on the whole very tight, the album is an lesson in beat-making.

So in summary, an evolved J5 produce another spectacular album combining great lyrics with high-quality beats, resulting in yet another must-buy. I showed this to my friend as an introduction to real hip-hop, his verdict: 'It's great, they've got their own style going'. He has a point, the album is an amalgamy of styles set to a hip-hop template. So it goes without saying that this album is recommended to anyone into good, real hip-hop or to any admirer of remarkable composition skills.

Jurassic Fantastic
As a big J5 fan, I find this their best album to date. With their trademark "retro" beats, they create fantastic music through breathtaking lyrical ability and feel-good beats and tunes. Their highly original sound is fantastic and every song is fresh.

There is something in the album for everybody, and the honesty in the lyrics, with the harsh words of "one of them" brings you closer and closer to J5.

I am having dificulty describing the music, but it is suitable and welcome for every ocassion.

I don't go anywherre without this album and I would recommend it to anybody.

real hip hop/rap music
This is hip hop and rapping the way it should be made, non of the this over produced, over the top swearing, and pointless gangster rubbish you hear on the radio.

Its good old funky beats, meaningful rapping without hardly any swearing good example: Whats Golden 100% no swearing, and its non-machno/tough, listen to this album and your head will be nodding for this right reasons.