Gang Starr Lyrics Full Clip

Gang Starr was an influential American hip-hop duo, composed of late rapper

Biography

Gang Starr was an influential American hip-hop duo, composed of late rapper Guru (Backronym for Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal, real name Keith Elam) and DJ Premier (real name Chris Martin). Premier originally from Houston and Guru from Boston, but they were based in and represented Brooklyn, New York, epitomizing the New York City hip-hop sound. The entirety of Gang Starr's catalog, especially Step In The Arena (1991) ,Daily Operation (1992), and Hard To Earn (1994) are well-respected among critics and hip-hop heads alike. Though these titles helped establish the duo as one of New Yorks foremost hip hop acts during the early to mid 90's it was their 1998 album Moment of Truth that would prove to be their most influential record to date. Despite their legendary status, this was also their only album to sell gold.

Their track "Jazz Thing", featured on the soundtrack to Spike Lee's film Mo' Better Blues, helped establish the sound of jazz-hop, although they themselves consider their sound solely straight hardcore hip hop.

The group was founded in 1987 with Guru, DJ 1,2 B Down, Mike Dee and various producers, such as Donald D, J.V. Johnson or DJ Mark The 45 King. In 1987 and 1988 they released three 12" vinyl singles on the legendary Wild Pitch label, and in 1989 Guru and DJ Premier (then working under the name Waxmaster C) met for the first time. In the same year they released their first single "Words I Manifest" and went on working together as a group for six albums, a 2 CD "greatest hits" compilation and numerous singles and soundtrack contributions.

album: "No More Mr. Nice Guy" (1989)

Premier & The Guru

Jazz Music

Gotch U

Manifest

Gusto

Positivity (Remix)

Conscience Be Free

Cause And Effect

2 Steps Ahead

No More Mr. Nice Guy

Knowledge

Positivity

album: "Step In The Arena" (1990)

Name Tag (Premier & The Guru)

Step In The Arena

Form Of Intellect

Execution Of A Chump (No More Mr. Nice Guy Pt. 2)

Who's Gonna Take The Weight?

Beyond Comprehension

Check The Technique

Love Sick

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

Take A Rest

What You Want This Time?

Street Ministry

Just To Get A Rep (LP version)

Say Your Prayers

As I Read My S-A

Precisely The Right Rhymes

The Meaning Of The Name

album: "Daily Operation" (1992)

The Place Where We Dwell

Flip The Script

Ex Girl To Next Girl

Soliloquy Of Chaos

I'm The Man

Take It Personal

2 Deep

No Shame In My Game

Conspiracy

The Illest Brother

Hardcore Composer

B.Y.S.

Much Too Much (Mack A Mil)

Take Two And Pass

Stay Tuned

album: "Hard To Earn" (1994)

Alongwaytogo

Code Of The Streets

Brainstorm

Tonz 'O' Gunz

The Planet

Speak Ya Clout

DWYCK

Words From The Nutcracker

Mass Appeal

Blowin' Up The Spot

Suckas Need Bodyguards

Now You're Mine

Mostly Tha Voice

F.A.L.A.

Comin' For Datazz

album: "Moment Of Truth" (1998)

You Know My Steez

Robbin Hood Theory

Work[Caught Up Soundtrack]

Royalty

Above The Clouds

JFK 2 LAX

Itz A Set Up

Moment Of Truth

B.I. Vs Friendship

The Militia

The Rep Grows Bigga

What I'm Here 4

She Knowz What She Wantz

New York Strait Talk

My Advice 2 You

Make 'Em Pay

The Mall

Betrayal

Next Time

In Memory Of...

compilation: "Full Clip: A Decade Of Gang Starr" (1999)

Full Clip

Jazz Thing (Video Mix)

All 4 Tha Ca$h

Remainz

Credit Is Due

The Milita II (Remix)

You Know My Steez (Three Men And A Lady Remix)

album: "The Ownerz" (2003)

Put Up Or Shut Up

Werdz From The Ghetto Child

Sabotage

Rite Where U Stand

Skills

Deadly Habitz

Nice Girl, Wrong Place

Peace Of Mine

Who Got Gunz

Capture (Malitia Pt. 3)

PLAYTAWIN

Riot Akt

(Hiney)

Same Team, No Games

In This Life...

The Ownerz

Zonin'

Eulogy

other songs:

1/2 & 1/2[from "Blade" soundtrack]

Battle

Doe In Advance

Full Clip (Remix)

Gotta Get Over (Taking Loot)[from "Trespass" soundtrack]

Here's The Proof

I'm Not Superman

It's Gettin Hectic

Just To Get A Rep

Natural

So Wassup?!

Tha Squeeze[from "Training Day" soundtrack]

Work (Remix)