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(Akil)
Uh, no doubt, it took ten years, for me to pressure cook my fears
Now, my front line rhymes moving up from the rear
My dream slash career appeared ever so clear
Now I'm able to touch, smell, see, speak, and hear
My fans cheer, *people cheers* our time is finally here
The past depart the present cause the future is near
Anticipation, magnified my motivation
Direct my energy to touch nations
Been entertaining since niggas was really banging
Dancing at the old folks parties, pancaking
I've been waiting for my time to shine
From Catholic school to? John Mid? junior high
From? to rocking at the Good Life (unggh)
We paid the price to keep rhyming and rip it on the mic
Yo, cause if you only knew what we been through
The struggle and the pain to maintain and continue

Chorus:
Great expectations, on our committee Unified relations
We rebel our Rhythm through tribulations
And treble and bass the situation with dedication

(Charli 2na)
Yo, go get your ticket, your seats, snacks, and beverages
While we get wicked all in your brain's cracks and crevices
Servicing bulletins to you critical puritans
Who be shouting at my vicinity doubting my capability
(Expect) no defeat, my whole fleet be scorching
Keep across your vision blurred from heat distortion
The proportions better take precaution
While we shake the portion fakes are lost in, never flossing
(The antidote for your mood) We sloppy doping and I'm hoping
What I wrote get you open like a Fallopian Tube
In my crew we include brothers who worthy
Rebels indeed, J's from LA, I'm from Chi,
He's from Jersey, ever thirsty for success
Plus never vexed, flipping for Allah cause he blessed us
With the talent, to make Jurassic your next guest
Rocking since the '84 Fresh Fest, yes
Chorus:
Great expectations, on our committee unified relations
We rebel our rhythm through tribulations
And treble and bass the situation with dedication (Repeat 2x)

(Marc 7even)
Ayo my story starts in the NJ state
And gets deep like a movie Bruce and Demi make
I moved to the land of sand and ill earthquakes
I didn't know this was the place I'd get my piece of the cake
Or the piece of the pie, U-N-I-T-Y
Every Thursday night at the Life we kept it tight
That's right, that's where we dwelled and the rhythm rebelled
We a blast from the past like the shotgun shells
No a macho males with raps about a beer
(Our mission is to persevere) So haters play the rear
We toured the stratosphere from here to London Square
You swear you're prepared to diss what we have here
(Indeed) Time ticks as rapid rhymes rip
Earth and time split in time to find it's
Just another manic Monday, and one day
We'll shine, too, so it's true, when my crew say

Chorus:
Great expectations, on our committee unified relations
We rebel our rhythm through tribulations
And treble and bass the situation with dedication

(Zaakir)
Yo, whether you love to hate it, if it's in or outdated
If I've been overrated or maybe your most favorite
You expect me still to write my verse on time
And I expect you not to front when you hear my rhyme
Don't expect me to smile cause it's in good taste
I know cats that's no mistake smiling in my face
And don't expect to try and guess if I'm mad or not
Or if I'm cold or hot, you would know if not
And don't expect me to come and just bite my tongue
It's kind of hard to forget what some brothers have done
But my mother always said you can forgive and forget
And expect that most promises won't be kept
I guess I gave credit where it wasn't deserved
To brothers must have preferred to not keep they word
The bigger the burden, the bigger the uncertain
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Great Expectations Lyrics

"HA HA" "What you gonna do, come back back, again?"
*people cheers*

(Akil)
Uh, no doubt, it took ten years, for me to pressure cook my fears
Now, my front line rhymes moving up from the rear
My dream slash career appeared ever so clear
Now I'm able to touch, smell, see, speak, and hear
My fans cheer, *people cheers* our time is finally here
The past depart the present cause the future is near
Anticipation, magnified my motivation
Direct my energy to touch nations
Been entertaining since niggas was really banging
Dancing at the old folks parties, pancaking
I've been waiting for my time to shine
From Catholic school to? John Mid? junior high
From? to rocking at the Good Life (unggh)
We paid the price to keep rhyming and rip it on the mic
Yo, cause if you only knew what we been through
The struggle and the pain to maintain and continue

Chorus:
Great expectations, on our committee Unified relations
We rebel our Rhythm through tribulations
And treble and bass the situation with dedication

(Charli 2na)
Yo, go get your ticket, your seats, snacks, and beverages
While we get wicked all in your brain's cracks and crevices
Servicing bulletins to you critical puritans
Who be shouting at my vicinity doubting my capability
(Expect) no defeat, my whole fleet be scorching
Keep across your vision blurred from heat distortion
The proportions better take precaution
While we shake the portion fakes are lost in, never flossing
(The antidote for your mood) We sloppy doping and I'm hoping
What I wrote get you open like a Fallopian Tube
In my crew we include brothers who worthy
Rebels indeed, J's from LA, I'm from Chi,
He's from Jersey, ever thirsty for success
Plus never vexed, flipping for Allah cause he blessed us
With the talent, to make Jurassic your next guest
Rocking since the '84 Fresh Fest, yes
Chorus:
Great expectations, on our committee unified relations
We rebel our rhythm through tribulations
And treble and bass the situation with dedication (Repeat 2x)

(Marc 7even)
Ayo my story starts in the NJ state
And gets deep like a movie Bruce and Demi make
I moved to the land of sand and ill earthquakes
I didn't know this was the place I'd get my piece of the cake
Or the piece of the pie, U-N-I-T-Y
Every Thursday night at the Life we kept it tight
That's right, that's where we dwelled and the rhythm rebelled
We a blast from the past like the shotgun shells
No a macho males with raps about a beer
(Our mission is to persevere) So haters play the rear
We toured the stratosphere from here to London Square
You swear you're prepared to diss what we have here
(Indeed) Time ticks as rapid rhymes rip
Earth and time split in time to find it's
Just another manic Monday, and one day
We'll shine, too, so it's true, when my crew say

Chorus:
Great expectations, on our committee unified relations
We rebel our rhythm through tribulations
And treble and bass the situation with dedication

(Zaakir)
Yo, whether you love to hate it, if it's in or outdated
If I've been overrated or maybe your most favorite
You expect me still to write my verse on time
And I expect you not to front when you hear my rhyme
Don't expect me to smile cause it's in good taste
I know cats that's no mistake smiling in my face
And don't expect to try and guess if I'm mad or not
Or if I'm cold or hot, you would know if not
And don't expect me to come and just bite my tongue
It's kind of hard to forget what some brothers have done
But my mother always said you can forgive and forget
And expect that most promises won't be kept
I guess I gave credit where it wasn't deserved
To brothers must have preferred to not keep they word
The bigger the burden, the bigger the uncertain
No explanation for my creation, Great Expectation

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Jurassic 5 is a six-piece hip-hop crew that was formed in 1993 at the Los Angeles, California venue Good Life. Rappers Chali 2na, Akil, Zaakir aka Soup, Mark 7even, and turntable maestros DJ Nu-Mark and DJ Cut Chemist came together from two separate crews, the Rebels of Rhythm and Unity Committee. Cut Chemist left the band in 2006 to pursue a solo career, however he returned in 2013 when the group "reformed" in order to perform at various concerts.

The group debuted for TVT Records in 1995 with the single for Unified Rebelution. Their acclaimed position in the 1990s alternative hip-hop movement, alongside artists including Company Flow, Black Star and Kool Keith, was confirmed when the Jurassic 5 EP was released in December 1997.

The EP was later repackaged with additional tracks and released in December 1998 as the band's full-length debut album, entitled Jurassic 5 LP.

The tracks harked back to the old school attitude of New York's Native Tongues Posse, the seminal late 1980s coalition of artists who reaffirmed rap's social agenda, which included De La Soul, the Jungle Brothers and A Tribe Called Quest. This was evident on the song Concrete Schoolyard ("Let's take it back to the concrete streets/Original beats from real live MCs"), and the album even provided the troupe with a surprise UK Top 40 single when it reached number 35 in November 1998. The other stand-out track, Jayou, was built around a hypnotic flute loop from Pleasure Web's Music Man Part 1 (Music Man Part 1).

In 1999, Jurassic 5 signed to Interscope Records, who re-released the Jurassic 5 EP. This was followed by their second album (their first on a major label), Quality Control.

In 2002, they released their third album, Power In Numbers, which was followed by touring with the newly-revived Lollapalooza festival in the summer of 2003.

Their latest album, Feedback, was released on July 25, 2006. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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