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 Gang Starr in Hamburg 1999 |
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| General information | |
| origin | Brooklyn , New York ( USA ) |
| Genre (s) | East coast hip-hop , jazz rap |
| founding | 1986 |
| resolution | 2006 |
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Guru DJ Premier |
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rap |
guru |
DJ / producer |
DJ premier |
Gang Starr was an American hip-hop duo made up of rapper Guru and DJ and producer DJ Premier .
Career
The group was founded in 1986. At that time it consisted of various other members besides Guru. It only really made its mark, however, when DJ Premier joined them in 1989 and the two released the single Words I Manifesto and the album No More Mr Nice Guy together . Her next work, Step In The Arena , became a classic. The following two albums, Daily Operation and Hard To Earn, helped to consolidate their status as one of the most influential hip-hop groups ever. Their fifth LP Moment of Truth was the duo's most commercially successful studio album, and in 1998 the work was awarded gold by the RIAA with over 500,000 units sold in the USA . This was then also achieved with the album Full Clip . Gang Starr also helped found jazz rap with the piece Jazz Thing from the soundtrack to Spike Lee's film Mo 'Better Blues .
After their last album, The Ownerz , the two temporarily separated and began to work on their solo projects. The guru, suffering from cancer, died on April 19, 2010 as a result of a heart attack after falling into a coma in February of that year.
In September 2019, DJ Premier surprisingly announced a new album by the duo. This will feature previously unpublished recordings by Guru . With Family and Loyalty (feat. J. Cole ) a first piece was published. In addition to artists from the environment of the former Gang Starr Foundation such as Jeru The Damaja , MOP and Group Home , guest appearances by Q-Tip and Talib Kweli can be heard on the 16 songs .
Discography
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Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | |||
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| 1989 | No More Mr. Nice Guy | - | - | - | - |
First published: June 5, 1989
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| 1991 | Step in the arena | - | - |
UK36 (3 weeks) UK |
US121 (12 weeks) US |
First published: January 15, 1991
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| 1992 | Daily Operation | - | - | - |
US65 (10 weeks) US |
First published: May 5, 1992
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| 1994 | Hard to earn | - | - |
UK29 (3 weeks) UK |
US25 (12 weeks) US |
First published: March 8, 1994
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| 1998 | Moment of truth |
DE94 (2 weeks) DE |
- |
UK43 (1 week) UK |
US6th  (13 weeks)US |
First published: March 31, 1998
US sales: 500,000+ |
| 2003 | The Ownerz |
DE50 (4 weeks) DE |
CH28 (7 weeks) CH |
UK74 (1 week) UK |
US18 (8 weeks) US |
First published: June 24, 2003
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| 2019 | One of the best yet |
DE46 (1 week) DE |
CH20 (1 week) CH |
- |
US82 (1 week) US |
First published: November 1st, 2019
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Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1999 | Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr |
DE48 (6 weeks) DE |
- |
UK47  (3 weeks)UK |
US33 (7 weeks)US |
First published: July 13, 1999
US sales: 500,000+ |
| 2006 | Mass Appeal: Best of Gang Starr | - | - | - | - |
First published: December 26, 2006
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Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1990 | Jazz Thing Mo 'Better Blues OST |
UK66 (2 weeks) UK |
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| 1991 | Take a rest step in the arena |
UK63 (2 weeks) UK |
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| Lovesick Step in the Arena |
UK50 (3 weeks) UK |
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| 1992 | 2 Deep Daily Operation |
UK67 (2 weeks) UK |
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| 1994 | Mass appeal hard to earn |
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US67 (11 weeks) US |
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| Code of the Streets Hard to Earn |
UK91 (1 week) UK |
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| 1997 | You Know My Steez Moment of Truth |
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US76 (13 weeks) US |
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More singles
- 1987: The Lesson
- 1987: Believe Dat!
- 1987: Bust a Move Boy
- 1988: Movin 'On
- 1989: Words I Manifesto
- 1989: Positivity
- 1990: Just to Get a Rep
- 1991: Step in the Arena
- 1991: Who's Gonna Take the Weight?
- 1992: Ex Girl to the Next Girl
- 1992: Take It Personal
- 1992: Gotta Get Over (Taking Loot)
- 1994: DWYCK (feat. Nice & Smooth)
- 1994: Suckas Need Bodyguards ( feat.Melachi the Nutcracker)
- 1998: The Militia
- 1998: 1/2 & 1/2 (feat. MOP )
- 1999: full clip
- 1999: Discipline (feat. Total)
- 2002: Skills
- 2003: Nice Girl, Wrong Place (feat.Boy Big)
- 2003: Rite Where You Stand ( feat.Jadakiss )
- 2003: Same Team, No Games (feat.NYG'z & H.Stax)
Web links
- Gang Starr at Allmusic (English)
- Gang Starr at Discogs (English)
- Thore Barfuss: New Gang Starr Album: A musical miracle . In: Die Welt from November 1, 2019.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Recording Industry Association of America - Searchable Database: Gang Starr on riaa.com, accessed October 14, 2015 (English)
- ^ MTV (2010). " Gang Starr's Guru Dead At 48 ". MTV News
- ↑ After a break of 16 years: DJ Premier announces new "Gang Starr" album and shares song "Family and Loyalty" . In: Musikexpress from September 20, 2019.
- ↑ »ONE OF THE BEST YET«: GANG STARR DROPPEN »BAD NAME« + DETAILS OF THE ALBUM // AUDIO . On: Juice.com from October 18, 2019.
- ↑ a b c Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ a b Music Sales Awards: UK US