Definitive Gang Starr track

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  • Lucious_FoxLucious_Fox 2,479 Posts
    Where's the fun if every single track gets elected.

  • BreezBreez 1,706 Posts
    Where's the fun if every single track gets elected.

    It's not. It's about everyone loving this ground breaking duo. We ain't putting together a time capsule.

  • DEFINITIVE:

    mass appeal.

  • Lucious_FoxLucious_Fox 2,479 Posts
    Where's the fun if every single track gets elected.

    It's not. It's about everyone loving this ground breaking duo. We ain't putting together a time capsule.

    My Bad - YOUR FAVORITE GANGSTARR SONGS - GO...

  • I know it is technically Guru because it was Jazzmatazz, but Premier's on the beat

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyU7sxBByWg

    edit: There is no way this could be considered "definitive", sorry the news got me a little fucked up

  • DelayDelay 4,530 Posts
    i nominated BYS because its a loop...actually, a skip in the record, with guru rhyming and premier cutting the hooks. about as hip hop as a song has ever been.

  • dopeshitdopeshit 134 Posts
    you know my steez?

  • LokoOneLokoOne 1,823 Posts


    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.



    Premo cutting up those horns at the end is one of my favourite pieces of hip hop ever....

  • tripledoubletripledouble 7,636 Posts


    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.



    Premo cutting up those horns at the end is one of my favourite pieces of hip hop ever....

    the horn cuttings at the end are ridiculous

  • tripledoubletripledouble 7,636 Posts
    i nominated BYS because its a loop...actually, a skip in the record, with guru rhyming and premier cutting the hooks. about as hip hop as a song has ever been.

    wow thats cool as shit

  • BreezBreez 1,706 Posts
    "Who's gonna take the weight" is a BEAST! Raw & oh so ill.

  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
    How the fuck has no one managed to mention The Planet yet?

    One of the greatest rap autobiographies ever.

  • tripledoubletripledouble 7,636 Posts
    with the ill taj mahal intro

  • JuniorJunior 4,853 Posts


    Though really I could pick pretty much any song off Step In The Arena

  • No mention of "Full Clip"?

  • WoimsahWoimsah 1,734 Posts
    Slept on a lot and maybe not definitive, but Alongwaytogo I think speaks volumes about them as a band -- such a distinct sound --- so defines that era for me.


  • DocMcCoyDocMcCoy "Go and laugh in your own country!" 5,913 Posts
    i nominated BYS because its a loop...actually, a skip in the record, with guru rhyming and premier cutting the hooks. about as hip hop as a song has ever been.

    wow thats cool as shit

    Sayin'. That's some "Classic Albums"-type shit right there. BYS is one of my favourite tracks on one of my favourite albums precisely because of its raw simplicity, yet I never knew that.

  • pcmrpcmr 5,591 Posts
    mass appeal:early gangstarr
    full clip:more recent

    that has to be the answer especially if you consider the general fan

    it's crazy how many people i know don't listen to much rap but they know all the lyrics to full clip

  • DJ_EnkiDJ_Enki 6,471 Posts
    Slept on a lot and maybe not definitive, but Alongwaytogo I think speaks volumes about them as a band -- such a distinct sound --- so defines that era for me.


    On my morning commute, I had all my Gang Starr joints on shuffle on the iPod; I repeated this song three times, I think. Perfect example of what Noz meant when he said Guru was like a wise uncle.

  • "Gang Starr represents three things: street knowledge, intellect, spirituality." - Guru

    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?

    There it is.

  • hertzhoghertzhog 865 Posts
    A while ago Premier spoke to Hiphopdx about "Mass Appeal":

    "We made that record, really, to make fun of how Hip Hop was startin' to get watered down and a lil' more commercial. We still wanted to keep it rugged, so we were makin' fun of the new Hip Hop that was comin' out that was softer, by saying, 'Let's [use] an elevator music type of sample. It almost sounds like you're on an elevator [mimicking the sample]," said Premo. Referring to the famous sample arrangement, the producer added, "I just wanted to be clever and be different. That's always been my motto."


  • tripledoubletripledouble 7,636 Posts
    the youngstas hook is ridiculous too. best thing they did is make some hay for primo to spin into gold
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