DMB on Jurassic 5 Song

By Waldo Jaquith
Dave Matthews Band will contribute to "Work it Out," a song on a forthcoming Jurassic 5 album, according to a posting on the band's discussion board by band member Marc7. The song will be the first single off the as-yet-untitled work, and there will be an accompanying music video. The first known interaction between DMB and J5 was when they toured together during the autumn 2004 Vote for Change tour. The hip-hop group is widely known and respected for their positive message and Afrocentric approach, and retains credibility for their willingness to ignore media pressures ("You baby MCs drink Pedialyte / underground don't like you / but the media might"). For more on the musical movement that brought about Jurassic 5 and their contemporaries, see our April 2005 profile of producer Mark Batson. Thanks to Joe O. for the tip.