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2000 studio album by Jurassic 5
Quality Control
Studio album by Jurassic 5
ReleasedJune 6, 2000 (2000-06-06)
GenreAlternative hip hop
Length53:36
LabelInterscope
Producer
Jurassic 5 chronology
Jurassic 5
(1998)
Quality Control
(2000)
Power in Numbers
(2002)
Singles from Quality Control
  1. "W.O.E. Is Me (World of Entertainment)"
    Released: 2000
  2. "Quality Control"
    Released: 2000

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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Entertainment WeeklyB
The Guardian
The Independent
Los Angeles Times
Mixmag4/5
NME6/10
Pitchfork6.1/10
Rolling Stone
The Source

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".

In 2015, it was included in Paste's list of "10 Hip-Hop Albums for People Who Don't Like Hip-Hop".

Track listing

Quality Control track listing
No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."How We Get Along"DJ Nu-Mark1:14
2."The Influence"DJ Nu-Mark3:56
3."Great Expectations"3:37
4."Quality Intro"Cut Chemist0:31
5."Quality Control"Cut Chemist4:48
6."Contact"Cut Chemist1:15
7."LAUSD"Cut Chemist4:07
8."World of Entertainment (W.O.E. Is Me)"DJ Nu-Mark3:57
9."Monkey Bars"DJ Nu-Mark4:06
10."Jurass Finish First"DJ Nu-Mark4:35
11."Contribution"Shafiq Husayn3:45
12."Twelve"Shafiq Husayn4:25
13."The Game"
  • Cut Chemist
  • DJ Nu-Mark
4:34
14."Improvise"DJ Nu-Mark3:28
15."Swing Set"
  • Cut Chemist
  • DJ Nu-Mark
5:18

Charts

Chart performance for Quality Control
Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) 69
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM) 51
Scottish Albums (OCC) 23
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 37
UK Albums (OCC) 23
UK Dance Albums (OCC) 2
US Billboard 200 43
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) 33

Certifications

Certifications for Quality Control
Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) Gold 100,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "Just Out". CMJ New Music Monthly. No. 83. July 2000. p. 74. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  2. ^ "Quality Control by Jurassic 5 Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  3. Bush, John. "Quality Control – Jurassic 5". AllMusic. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  4. Hermes, Will (June 23, 2000). "Quality Control". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  5. Cox, Tom (June 16, 2000). "Jurassic 5: Quality Control (Interscope)". The Guardian. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  6. Perry, Tim (June 17, 2000). "Pop: Album Reviews". The Independent.
  7. 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.
  8. Neate, Patrick (July 2000). "Jurassic 5: Quality Control". Mixmag. Vol. 2, no. 110. p. 166.
  9. "Quality Control". NME. July 1, 2000. Archived from the original on June 30, 2016. Retrieved May 30, 2016.
  10. Schreiber, Ryan (May 31, 2000). "Jurassic 5: Quality Control". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  11. Farr, Kathryn (June 22, 2000). "Jurassic 5: Quality Control". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on October 15, 2008. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  12. Frosch, Dan (July 2000). "Jurassic 5: Quality Control". The Source. No. 130. pp. 209–210.
  13. Spinelli, Adrian (October 12, 2015). "10 Hip-Hop Albums For People Who Don't Like Hip-Hop". Paste. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  14. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 149.
  15. "Top RPM Albums: Issue 7203". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  16. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  17. "Swedishcharts.com – Jurassic 5 – Quality Control". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  18. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  19. "Dance Albums" (PDF). Music Week. July 1, 2000. p. 16. Retrieved September 8, 2021.
  20. "Jurassic 5 Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  21. "Jurassic 5 Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  22. "British album certifications – Jurassic 5 – Quality Control". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved September 8, 2021.

External links

Jurassic 5
Studio albums
EPs
Singles
See also
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