Quality Control (album)
Quality Control is the second studio album by American hip hop group Jurassic 5. It was released through Interscope Records on June 20, 2000.
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Released | June 20, 2000 | |||
Genre | Alternative hip hop | |||
Length | 53:36 | |||
Label | Interscope Records | |||
Producer | Cut Chemist, DJ Nu-Mark, Shafiq Husayn | |||
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Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 77/100[1] |
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Entertainment Weekly | B[3] |
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NME | 6/10[7] |
Pitchfork | 6.1/10[8] |
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The Source | 3.5/5[11] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Quality Control received an average score of 77 out of 100 based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
In 2015, it was ranked at number 2 on Paste's "10 Hip-Hop Albums for People Who Don't Like Hip-Hop" list.[12]
Track listing
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "How We Get Along" | DJ Nu-Mark | 1:14 |
2. | "The Influence" | DJ Nu-Mark | 3:56 |
3. | "Great Expectations" | DJ Nu-Mark, Cut Chemist | 3:37 |
4. | "Quality Intro" | Cut Chemist | 0:31 |
5. | "Quality Control" | Cut Chemist | 4:48 |
6. | "Contact" | Cut Chemist | 1:15 |
7. | "LAUSD" | Cut Chemist | 4:07 |
8. | "World of Entertainment (W.O.E. Is Me)" | DJ Nu-Mark | 3:57 |
9. | "Monkey Bars" | DJ Nu-Mark | 4:06 |
10. | "Jurass Finish First" | DJ Nu-Mark | 4:35 |
11. | "Contribution" | Shafiq Husayn | 3:45 |
12. | "Twelve" | Shafiq Husayn | 4:25 |
13. | "The Game" | Cut Chemist, DJ Nu-Mark | 4:34 |
14. | "Improvise" | DJ Nu-Mark | 3:28 |
15. | "Swing Set" | Cut Chemist, DJ Nu-Mark | 5:18 |
Charts
Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[13] | 43 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] | 33 |
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References
- "Reviews for Quality Control by Jurassic 5". Metacritic. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- Bush, John. "Quality Control – Jurassic 5". AllMusic. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- Hermes, Will (June 23, 2000). "Quality Control". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
- Cox, Tom (June 13, 2000). "Jurassic 5: Quality Control (Interscope)". The Guardian. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
- Baker, Soren (July 9, 2000). "Jurassic 5 'Quality Control' Interscope". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on October 5, 2016. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- Neate, Patrick (July 2000). "Jurassic 5: Quality Control". Mixmag. 2 (110): 166.
- "Quality Control". NME. July 1, 2000. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
- Schreiber, Ryan (May 31, 2000). "Jurassic 5: Quality Control". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on October 1, 2002. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- Farr, Kathryn (May 30, 2000). "Jurassic 5: Quality Control". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 15, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- Sarig, Roni (2004). "Jurassic 5". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 445. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- "Jurassic 5: Quality Control". The Source (130): 209–10. July 2000.
- Spinelli, Adrian (October 12, 2015). "10 Hip-Hop Albums For People Who Don't Like Hip-Hop". Paste. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- "Jurassic 5 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- "Jurassic 5 Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
External links
- Quality Control at Discogs (list of releases)
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