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INTERVIEW WITH CHARLIE TUNA AND AKIL OF THE JURASSIC 5
1. How did Jurassic 5 come to be?
C.T.: J 5 came together, when Unity´s DJ cut chemist put
together some beats he thought would be perfect for the
rebels. Soup and Akil started rhyming, and then asked
Marc and Charlie to kick in some verses too.
"Unified Rebelution" was the result and the J 5 pressed
500 copies for select DJs.
2. Who are the Jurassic 5 members?
C.T.: The group is a collective of two separate groups,
Unity Committee and Rebels of Rhythm, we hooked up for a
one off single that turned out so well, that we putted out
a full record this year. The members are Charlie Tuna, Marc
S.E.V.E.N, DJ Cut Chemist, Soup and Akil.
3. How were first approached by Blunt recordings?
A: My man Soup got a call from Blunt, they said they liked
our stuff and would like to get together to do something with us.
At the present time we are in negotiating stages, and things are
pretty well.
4. What do you think of graffiti art?
A: I think it's over looked, a majority of people tend to think
of rap as hip hop and overlook graffiti.
C.T.: I don't consider myself a rapper, i'm a graffiti artist first,
I think graff is just as important as rap music.
when people think of hip hop they tend to overlook graff.
I like the rebelliousness of it. It's just like Robin Hood stealing
from the rich and giving to the poor.
5. What do you think makes your group different from others?
A: The contents of the lyrics, the music, it may be heard as being
out dated, but it does not have that over saturated sound that you
are always hearing.
6. How did you come up with the name Jurassic 5?
C.T.: My wife knew a little about rap, so one day we were sitting, fooling
around and she cracked a joke telling us that we think we are the Fantastic 5
but, really you're more like the Jurassic 5, it sounded so cool, we kept it.
7. Would you say gangster rap promotes violence and why?
A: I guess it depends on the crowd and where it's played, and how it's promoted.
Hip hop is not as wild in Los Angeles.
8. What do you think of all of the sex and violence used in the music
industry today?
C.T: When rap first started in New York it started out as a competitive thing,
about battling and putting out a message, not all of this violence.
I don't agree with the sex and violence in rap, a lot of people use sex
and violence because it sells records. The wannabees are messing up the industry.
Interview by John Edwards
Source: Flashbacks Nr 10 1996
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