Quality Control (album)

Quality Control is the second studio album by American hip hop group Jurassic 5. It was released on June 6, 2000, by Interscope Records.[1]

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

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Entertainment WeeklyB[4]
The Guardian[5]
The Independent[6]
Los Angeles Times[7]
Mixmag4/5[8]
NME6/10[9]
Pitchfork6.1/10[10]
Rolling Stone[11]
The Source3.5/5[12]

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".[13]

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)[14] 69
Canada Top Albums/CDs (RPM)[15] 51
Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] 23
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[17] 37
UK Albums (OCC)[18] 23
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[19] 2
US Billboard 200[20] 43
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[21] 33

Certifications
Certifications for Quality Control
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] 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. "Jurassic 5: Quality Control". The Source. No. 130. July 2000. 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.
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