Gang Starr is my favorite group and i love almost every song they ever made so i just wanted to know what are peoples' opinions on Gang Starr and list some songs that you like or dislike from them
2007-12-12 14:32:28 · 16 answers · asked by Edgar21 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music ➔ Rap and Hip-Hop
Love em to death...
My fav cuts are:
Full Clip
Discipline
Ex Girl to the Next girl
Mass Appeal
The Militia
You know my Steez
& Royalty
2007-12-12 14:44:17 · answer #1 · answered by Bee Biscuits 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
DJ Premier is my favorite producer and Guru is in my top 5 MC's of all time. My rating of them as a collective, well I'll leave you to do the math.
Gang Starr are hip hop icons who endured successfully in this game for 15 years (89-03), not to mention the success both have had individually in their careers. I believe one of their LP's garnered 5 mics, although I know it wasn't their best work -Hard to Earn which was deserved of such recognition. Their last release The Ownerz (2003), while decent, definitely was not on par with their prior work. To those who are only familiar with that CD should go back and listen to No More Mr. Nice Guy(89), Step in the Arena(91), Daily Operation(92), Hard to Earn(94) and Moment of Truth(98). I also have a 2 CD set called Full Clip: A Decade of Gangstarr which still gets regular play. I think that came out in 1999 or 2000.
Best songs:
1. Mass Appeal
2. DWYCK
3. You Know my Steez
4. Who's Gonna Take the Weight?
5. Speak Ya Clout (w/Jeru the Damaja & Lil Dap from Group Home)
2007-12-13 11:38:25 · answer #2 · answered by Kevin D (RIP Adam Yauch MCA) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gang Starr= The most consistant
ALBUMS
Step In the Arena (the whole album)
Daily Operation (the whole album)
Hard to Earn (the whole album)
Moment of Truth (the whole album)
SONGS NOT FROM THOSE ALBUMS
Jazz Thing (video version)
Manifest (remix)
Tha Squeeze
Full Clip
Discipline
Gotta Get Over
½ ½
The Remainz
The militia (pete rock remix)
The militia 2 (remix)
Werds from the ghetto
Rite where u stand
Skills
Deadly Habits
Capture
Same Team no games
Zonin’
2007-12-13 00:57:04 · answer #3 · answered by Diggin' In The Crates 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gang Starr is definately one of my favorite rap groups. I have most their albums, lately been listening to alot of "hard to earn". Favorite songs are Mass appeal, The planet, Code of the streets, Step in the arena, alongwaytogo, no shame in my game, and take two and pass. I don't really dislike anything they've released. If anyone tells me rap sucks, i'm always happy to lend them a gang starr cd to prove em wrong.
2007-12-12 22:48:10 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cosign Yay
Gang Starr I think had one prominent defining moment in Hip-Hop history: they introduced the world to Premo.
His samples conbined with his scratching for the chorus made some of the greatest beats in Hip-Hop history.
I would consider Gang Starr the most influential group in Hip-Hop history, bar none. Run-Dmc did great things, but Premo elevated the production game.
2007-12-12 22:48:59 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gang Starr...I actually just started listening 2 them like last week.lol....
Them cats are sick though... My favorite album is Moment of Truth & they're last one the Ownerz are pretty sick 2...They have one of the best catalogs...these are my songs...
Skills
You know my Steez
Moment of Truth
Discipline
Above the Clouds
I can keep goin' just a few
2007-12-12 22:37:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I like the ones Yay and Buttery has, but some of my other favorites are Tonz O Gunz- the beat is really jazzy(head boppin beat)
Step in the arena-old school!! lol I swear I slept on these guys
Im a recent "Big Fan" of guru and Dj premier now
2007-12-12 23:23:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One of the best that ever done it. Guru has lyrics with meaning and even my non-rap girlfriends could understand what he was saying compared to other hiphop artist. LOL. The early years were classic, with one of my many favs being "Just to get a rep" "Words I Manifest" and "Mass Appeal". Then later with "Right where U stand"... Cant forget Dj Premiere on the wheelz of steel... under-rated cats in the whole hip-hop movement. They most def get my vote in nomination to HipHop Hall of Fame. Thanks for the reminder of a group that has faded from the limelight. Think I'll check out their myspace and wiki.
*edit* how could i forget "take it personal"!!! for those who "never heard of them" or clueless to say "commercialized rap"...check em out... Best Of GangStarr Instores 12/26! I'm coppin' dat!
2007-12-12 22:45:54 · answer #8 · answered by damon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are my favorite group of all time, could listen to them all day. I also think that Guru is the most underated lyricts of all time. I would list my favorite songs, but honestly it would be way to long.
2007-12-13 05:00:02 · answer #9 · answered by BDI Thug 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
thats my shiiii right there
cosign cj on tonz o gunz
if yall dont know or think its commercialized gangsta rep, go listen to fall out boy and quit rap
2007-12-13 02:27:30 · answer #10 · answered by Manila (aka Doc_Bre) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋