Jurassic 5 Re-releases Debut With 17 Bonus Tracks, DVD

Pioneering Los Angeles '90s and '00s underground Hip Hop collective Jurassic 5 will be re-releasing their self-titled 1997 EP on November 11th. The original album spawned the hits "Jayou," "Concrete Schoolyard" and the Steinski & Double Dee series tribute record "Lesson 6 (Reprise)." The success of the EP, which has been contractually out of print since 2004, led to the group signing with Interscope Records, where they released three full-length albums.

Seventeen rare and unreleased tracks will be included on the new version. Included are bonus beats from DJ Nu-Mark, the rare "Lesson 4," and various radio appearances and live performance sequences. Also included is a DVD, which includes a full performance, and a 30-minute documentary about the earliest days of the group, formed in the early '90s.

This 2CD + DVD set will release on Decon, home to Aceyalone and 88-Keys [click to read]. The work is billed as a "farewell to Jurassic 5," a group that disbanded over two years ago. Cut Chemist, DJ Nu-Mark and Chali 2na have all subsequently released solo material.