| Artist | Jurassic 5 |
|---|---|
| Cover | Jurassic5 QualityControl albumcover.jpg |
| Released | June 6, 2000 |
| Genre | Alternative hip hop |
| Label | Interscope |
| Producer | Cut Chemist · DJ Nu-Mark · Shafiq Husayn |
| Prev year | 1998 |
| Next year | 2002 |
Quality Control is the second studio album by American alternative hip hop group Jurassic 5. It was released on June 6, 2000, by Interscope Records.[1]
Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, Quality Control received an average score of 77 based on 17 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]
In 2015, it was included in Paste's list of "10 Hip-Hop Albums for People Who Don't Like Hip-Hop".[3]
Track listing
Sample credits
- "The Influence" contains excerpts from "Some Minor Changes", written by Marty Paich and performed by The Hi-Lo's.
- "Great Expectations" contains interpolations from "The Great Escape", written by Larry Coryell.
- "Quality Control" contains samples from "One Less Dick" and "Second Show", written by Clarence Reid, and performed by Blowfly.
- "Contact" contains vocal samples from "(Do the) Push and Pull", performed by Rufus Thomas.
- "LAUSD" contains samples from "I Just Want to Make Love to You", written by Willie Dixon, and performed by Cold Blood.
- "W.O.E. Is Me (World of Entertainment)" contains "Bio Rhythm #9", written by Thomas Clausen
- Intro preceding "W.O.E. Is Me" contains excerpts from "Movin' On Up" (Theme from The Jeffersons), written by Ja'Net DuBois and Jeff Barry.
- "Monkey Bars" contains a sample from "Somebody's Watching You"; written by Tony Maiden, Yvette Stevens, and Bobby Watson; performed by Rufus featuring Chaka Khan.
- "Jurass Finish First" contains samples from "Flip", written and performed by Shelly Manne.
- "The Game" contains excerpts from "Soul Man", written by David Porter and Isaac Hayes.
- Improvise" contains a sample from "The Hot Rock", written and performed by Quincy Jones.
- "Swing Set" contains excerpts from "Big Noise from Winnetka", written by Ray Bauduc, Bob Haggart, Bob Crosby, and Gil Rodin; and performed by Sandy Nelson.
- "Swing Set" contains excerpts from the soundtrack album Animal House.
Charts
| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] | 69 |
| UK Dance Albums (OCC)[5] | 2 |
References
- ^ "Just Out". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 83. July 2000. p. 74. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ "Quality Control by Jurassic 5 Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
- ^ Spinelli, Adrian (October 12, 2015). "10 Hip-Hop Albums For People Who Don't Like Hip-Hop". Paste. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ^ p. 149.
- ^ "Dance Albums". Music Week. July 1, 2000. p. 16. Retrieved September 8, 2021.