Pitchfork: Prince Paul, Chali 2na Are Rapping Baby Dinosaurs

Prince Paul, Chali 2na Are Rapping Baby Dinosaurs
As are Scratch of the Roots, Wordsworth of eMC, and Ladybug Mecca of Digable Planets

Since grown-up rap can and does contain adult themes and situations-- and since actual child rappers have begun to conflate beloved superheroes with the degradation of naptime-- the world is crying out for a crew of child-appropriate rhyming cartoon dinosaurs. (Wait, we are?)

Apparently so! Thus, the Dino 5 were born. Yes, the Dino 5, featuring the mic skills of DJ Stegosaurus, MC T-Rex, Teo Pterodactyl, Tracy Triceratops, and Billy Brontosaurus, voiced by Prince Paul, Chali 2na of the late Jurassic 5, Scratch of the Roots, Ladybug Mecca of Digable Planets, and Wordsworth of eMC. Well done, all! Your cred with that vital 0-4 demographic is now ensured.

The Dino 5 will issue Baby Loves Hip-Hop April 1 on the Baby Loves Music imprint. It's the perfect gift for the baby in your life, or, you know, potheads. Sample lyric: "I like stuffed animals like my friend Bunny/ I like soccer games and jokes that are funny."

After pointing out that the Dino 5 project has already been optioned for a television program, the Baby Loves Music website refers to the album as "Three Feet High and Rising for the next generation." Please, children, keep your grubby mits off my Enter the Wu-Tang.