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Gang Starr's Full Clip: Decade of Gang Starr Album Anniversary

Gang Starr's Full Clip: Decade of Gang Starr Album Anniversary

Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr is a compilation album, featuring 35 songs released by hip hop duo Gang Starr between 1989 and 1999, plus a brief 'intro' track.

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Gang Starr's The Ownerz Album Anniversary

Gang Starr's The Ownerz Album Anniversary

Gang Starr released ‘The Ownerz’ album in 2003…sadly, it was the last album to be released during Guru’s lifetime.

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Gang Starr's Daily Operation Album Anniversary

Gang Starr's Daily Operation Album Anniversary

A quick glimpse of what Guru and Premier, Gang Starr, dealt with the making of “Daily Operation”…

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Gang Starr's No More Mr. Nice Guy Album Anniversary

Gang Starr's No More Mr. Nice Guy Album Anniversary

Premier, meanwhile, had relocated to Texas to attend college, but left demos of his work with various labels before his departure. In Texas, he put together the Inner City Posse, who finally saw their demo get some attention. Premier was offered a recording contract with Wild Pitch Records, but only on the condition he lost his original rapper. The label put him in touch with Guru instead, who had chanced upon one of Premier’s demo tapes in their offices, and a marriage made in hip-hop heaven was born. However, Premier had to return to college in Texas, and so the duo’s liaison took place largely over the phone, and by sending each other tapes. The fruits of their labour were unveiled on 1989’s debut album, No More Mr. Nice Guy, completed in 10 days while Premier was on vacation.

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Gang Starr's Moment of Truth Album Anniversary

Gang Starr's Moment of Truth Album Anniversary

After a prolonged absence Gang Starr returned to the scene in 1998 with the inventive Moment Of Truth. The following year’s compilation set provided a comprehensive overview of one of hip-hop’s most consistently excellent teams.

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Gang Starr's Hard to Earn Album Anniversary

Though such forays encouraged speculation that Gang Starr was about to split, the duo belied the critics with a storming return on Hard To Earn. Back to their freestyle, flowing best, it was the second outing for the posse of rappers that Guru had formed into the Gang Starr Foundation: Jeru The Damaja, Big Shug (who was a collaborator with Guru in his early days in Boston), Little Dap and Felachi The Nutcracker.

Read more about Gang Starr here.

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Group Home's Livin' Proof Album Anniversary

Group Home's Livin' Proof Album Anniversary

In 1995, the group released its debut album, Livin' Proof.

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