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Gang Starr – Work
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Gang Starr lives the American Dream in the East Coast hip-hop scene, not afraid to work their way up in the music business.
DJ Premier gave some background information about the
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Gang Starr – Work Samples
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Gang Starr – Work Samples
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Gang Starr – The Sure Shot (Intro)
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“The Sure Shot (Intro)” kicks off the album with a live performance. The short track heavily interpolates Gang Starr’s “DWYCK”, which featured Nice & Smooth.
The final line of the
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Gang Starr – Code of the Streets
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[Verse 1] / Take this for example, young brothers want rep / 'Cause in the life they're living, you can't half step / It starts with the young ones doing crimes for fun / And if
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Napoleon Da Legend (Ft. Guru) – Work
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[Hook] / Ayo, I'm gonna be on ti-dop, that's all my eyes can see / Victory is mine, yeah, surprisingly / I've been laying, waiting for your next mistake / I put in work and watch
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Gang Starr – Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
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Here Today, Gone Tomorrow deals with the short-lived nature–yet haughty attitude–of the majority of “artists” found in the music business. A theme Guru discusses a lot in his work
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Gang Starr – Code of the Streets (Radio Version)
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Take this for example young brothers want rep / Cause in the life they're living you can't half step / It starts with the young ones doing crime for fun / And if you ain't down you
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Gang Starr – Moment of Truth [Tracklist]
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1 You Know My Steez / 2 Robbin Hood Theory / 3 Work / 4 Royalty featuring K-Ci & JoJo / 5 Above The Clouds featuring Inspectah Deck / 6 JFK 2 LAX / 7 Itz A Set Up featuring
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Gang Starr (Ft. K-Ci & JoJo) – Royalty
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“Royalty” was released as the second single from Gang Starr’s Moment of Truth album and features superstar R&B duo K-Ci & JoJo on the chorus. One of DJ Premier’s finest production
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Gang Starr – You Know My Steez
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Based around a sample of Joe Simon’s “Drowning in the Sea of Love” and a Method Man line from GZA’s “Shadowboxin'” used on the hook, Gang Starr deliver “You Know My Steez” as the
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Gang Starr – Street Ministry
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[Verse] / Presenting you with alternative music / 'Cause, yo, the struggle is tough / And we must learn to live through it / Pleasure and pain, pain and pleasure / Gotta maintain a
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Gang Starr – The Sure Shot (Intro) Samples
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Gang Starr (Ft. Jeru the Damaja) – From a Distance
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“From a Distance” is an uplifting track that sees Gang Starr collaborate with New York MC Jeru the Damaja to drop a track about the supernatural. Throughout the track, Guru boasts
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Gang Starr (Ft. Andre the Giant, DJ Mister Cee, DJ Scratch, Masta Ace, MC Eiht & Nas) – Aiiight Chill...
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[Message 1: Nas] / Yo yo, what up / Yo, yo, yo, Preem, what up, baby pa / Yo it's Nas / Aiiight chill / [Message 2: A.G.] / Yo Premier, what's up / It's your man, A.G., just
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Gang Starr – Moment of Truth
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Probably one of the most influential Gang Starr songs, Guru spits lyrical genius over a–needless to say–genius Premo beat.
DJ Premier said the following about the track:
The
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Gang Starr – Glowing Mic
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“Glowing Mic” is the crescendo at the end of Gang Starr’s One Of The Best Yet (Instrumental) album, the only track with lyrics. The track features Guru and his witty monotone flow
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Gang Starr – Full Clip
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Gang Starr’s thug eulogy to the seminal MC, Big L.
In this song, Preemo uses (in a very ingenious way) a sample of Walk on By: a Cal Tjader’s song.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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Gang Starr – Ex Girl to Next Girl
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Guru enters storytelling mode and shares his experiences with girls. They all end up the same way, as he likes to move from ex-girl to next and leave their problems in the past.
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Gang Starr – Execution of a Chump (No More Mr. Nice Guy Pt. 2)
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This track serves as a sequel to the title track of Gang Starr’s 1989 debut album No More Mr. Nice Guy.
The song tells the story of how Guru killed one of his friends ‘the chump
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Gang Starr – The Planet
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This song describes Guru leaving his home in Boston to start his own life, and the sights and sounds of Brooklyn.
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Gang Starr – As I Read My S-A
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(DJ Premier scratches "at this time I have the honor to present to you") / [Verse 1: Guru] / Paragraphs, portraying my viewpoint / So stay attentive, cause this is a new joint
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Gang Starr – 2 Steps Ahead
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[Verse 1] / Chumps tryin me / But when they eyein me, I build in skills / And to enhance my chances, I'm thrilled / To be involved with solvin all the problems / With the way that
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Gang Starr – JFK 2 LAX
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Guru flips his arrest on gun possession charges into a positive message for the youth.
DJ Premier provided some background information about this track:
This whole song is a
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Gang Starr – Check the Technique
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[Produced By DJ Premier] / [Verse 1] / You puny protozoa, you're so minute you didn't know the / Gang has been watchin' but instead of just squashin' you / I'm scoopin' you up out
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Doye & Hvgme – Akira Samples
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Gang Starr – Premier & The Guru
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This is the first track of Gang Starr’s debut album No More Mr. Nice Guy.
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Fleetwood Mac – Prove Your Love Samples
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Gang Starr – So Wassup?!
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So wassup? You know we can't be havin that / Son there's rules you're supposed to go by, and this is my habitat / You say you're R-E-P-R-E, S-E-N-T-I-N-G / You're fronting boy
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Gang Starr – Gotta Get Over (Taking Loot)
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Check the remix produced by Large Professor
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Gang Starr (Ft. Scarface) – Betrayal
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Gang Starr enlist Houston rap legend Scarface to join them in this track Face and Guru provide their own separate stories about deception and double-crossing. This song was later
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Krumb Snatcha – Gettin' Closer to God Samples
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Gang Starr (Ft. Nice & Smooth) – DWYCK
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The B-Side wins again. This classic cut from 1992 originally appeared on the flip of the “Take it Personal” 12" and became an instant hit in the clubs. So much so that it re-
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