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Definitive Gang Starr track

Fratton79Fratton79 25 Posts
edited April 2010 in Strut Central
Much too much to choose from.I'll go with Mass Appeal
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  • Lucious_FoxLucious_Fox 2,479 Posts
    The one song that u'd send to aliens???
  • sticky_dojahsticky_dojah New York City. 2,136 Posts
    cosign on Mass Appeal. It's like the peak of their work, also when you look at the stream of albums...most hypnotic epic work. But to really choose is actually impossible....
  • tripledoubletripledouble 7,636 Posts
    But to really choose is actually impossible....

    check the technique

    dwyck

    words i manifest

    list keeps going and going
    gangstarrs catalog is deeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep
  • spivyspivy 866 Posts
    cosign on Mass Appeal.
  • WoimsahWoimsah 1,734 Posts
    me too - Mass Appeal. One of the best beats in hip hop, IMO. The way those kicks sound just a little shaved down and hit in that swing --- that sample --- the whole thing was just too much. Magnum opus, IMO.
  • contortionistcontortionist 55 Posts
    Take It Personal
  • WoimsahWoimsah 1,734 Posts
    Take It Personal

    oye....close second.
  • hogginthefogghogginthefogg 6,098 Posts
    A coworker just asked me this question and I said, "Impossible. Not even gonna play this game.

    But 'Mass Appeal' is hard to beat."

    So yeah, co-sign on "Mass Appeal."
  • DelayDelay 4,530 Posts
    BYS
  • lefunkmoblefunkmob 28 Posts
    Mass Appeal is way up in the list but I ride for "Suckas Need Bodyguards".
  • Big_ChanBig_Chan 5,088 Posts
    Much too much to choose from.

    I'll go with Mass Appeal






  • pimlicosquirrelpimlicosquirrel 772 Posts
    check the technique
  • DJ_EnkiDJ_Enki 6,473 Posts
    BYS

    Love this tune.

    Also a big fan of "Hardcore Composer" and "Tha ? Remains" (and about eleventy billion other tracks...fu[/b]ck, Gang Starr put out a lot of amazing music).
  • asstroasstro 1,754 Posts
    Tha ? Remains is waaaay up there in my book...
  • BreezBreez 1,706 Posts
    Just to get a rep
    or
    Take it personal
  • JusMeJusMe 68 Posts
    code of the streets
    you know my steeze
    waaay too many
  • DelayDelay 4,530 Posts
    we need to get a re:up of the gangstarr maritime thread
  • tripledoubletripledouble 7,636 Posts
    Just to get a rep
  • RAW_HAMBURGERRAW_HAMBURGER 1,438 Posts
    as far as perspective, and some grown man life shit... moment of truth.
    a real mc who wasnt scared of exposing his emotions and the fact that were all human.
  • MrFingazMrFingaz 64 Posts
    as far as perspective, and some grown man life shit... moment of truth.
    a real mc who wasnt scared of exposing his emotions and the fact that were all human.


    I had that song on repeat for some days when my long time girlfriend broke up with me/best friend died.
  • DustedDonDustedDon 830 Posts
    CODE OF THE STREETZ
  • piedpiperpiedpiper 1,279 Posts
    way to many to choose from, but my secret crush is "too deep"
  • Lucious_FoxLucious_Fox 2,479 Posts
    a real mc who wasnt scared of exposing his emotions and the fact that were all human.

    I dont see where his skill in doing this separates him from various other MC who are successful at doin this as well.

    One thing that always stood out for me w/ Guru was that he was always balanced.
    Never Too preachy and always kept some street shit to balance the knowledge.

    There are many great songs that could REP Gangstarr, but Who's Gonna Take The Weight is a real clear example of both dudes skill. Along w/ the "balanced" steez Guru had.


    I was raised like a Muslim
    Prayin' to the East
    Nature of my life relates rhymes I release
    Like a cannon
    'cause I been plannin' to be rammin' what I wrote
    Straight on a plate down your throat
    So digest as I suggest we take a good look
    At who's who while I'm readin' from my good book
    And let's dig into every nook and every cranny
    Set your mind free as I slam these thoughts
    And just like a jammy goes pow [fx: gunshots]
    You're gonna see what I'm sayin' now
    You can't be sleepin'
    'cause things are gettin' crazy
    You better stop being lazy
    There's many people frontin'
    And many brothers droppin'
    All because of dumb things, let me tell you somethin'
    I've been through so much that I'm such
    A maniac, but I still act out of faith
    That we can get the shit together so I break
    On fools with no rhymes skills messin' up the flow
    And people with no sense who be movin' much too slow
    And so, you will know the meaning of the Gang-Starr
    Guru with the mic and Premier is the anchor
    Swiftly, as we embark on a journey
    I had to get an attorney
    I needed someone to defend my position
    Decisions I made, 'cause now it's time to get paid
    And ladies, these rhymes are like the keys to a dope car
    Maybe a Lexus or a Jaguar
    Still, all of that is just material
    So won't you dig the scenario
    And just imagine if each one is teachin' one
    We'll come together so that we become
    A strong force, then we can stay on course
    Find your direction through introspection
    And for my people out there I got a question
    Can we be the sole controllers of our fate?
    Now who's gonna take the weight?
  • RAW_HAMBURGERRAW_HAMBURGER 1,438 Posts
    a real mc who wasnt scared of exposing his emotions and the fact that were all human.

    I dont see where his skill in doing this separates him from various other MC who are successful at doin this as well.


    time and place.

    good for the other mcs that do this as well....as if im not aware there are others. who cares.

    put your ruler away, dude is gone.

    why must you always have some type of comparison/battle for everything.
  • Lucious_FoxLucious_Fox 2,479 Posts
    a real mc who wasnt scared of exposing his emotions and the fact that were all human.

    I dont see where his skill in doing this separates him from various other MC who are successful at doin this as well.


    time and place.

    good for the other mcs that do this as well....as if im not aware there are others. who cares.

    put your ruler away, dude is gone.

    why must you always have some type of comparison/battle for everything.

    My bad - Ur critique is correct.
  • GaryGary 3,982 Posts
    either code of the streets or check the technique.
  • SPlDEYSPlDEY Vegas 3,375 Posts
    Tha ? Remains is waaaay up there in my book...

    This gets my vote.

    Surprised this didn't get a mention: WORK



    - spidey
  • FunkyFlatulentFunkyFlatulent 1,106 Posts
    I think mass appeal is the definitive gang starr track. But I think Just To Get A Rep is the definitive GURU as a rapper track.
  • lazolalazola 23 Posts
    -----

    this one is a favorite, though not really 'definitive'.

  • BreezBreez 1,706 Posts
    No need for explanation. Every Gangstarr song is someones favorite. That's what's so ill about them, a massive catalog of classics!
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