| | Gang Starr Step In The Arena CD Gang Starr Discography of CDs
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Reflecting the combination of inner-city upbringing and college education which both members share, Gang Starr manages to attain the perfect balance of intellect and street credibility; harder than so-called hard-core, more experimental than "experimental hip-hop" and funkier than 99.9 percent of mainstream rap's party jam output. In a culture based on battles and an industry known for feuds and ego-clashes, Gang Starr is perhaps the only outfit to command respect from every corner of the hip-hop spectrum. Individually or as a unit, Guru & Premier have collaborated with "alternative" hip-hop crews (De La Soul, Digable Planets, Dream Warriors), jazz artists (Donald Byrd, Branford Marsalis) R&B stars (Janet Jackson, K-Ci & Jo-Jo) and hard-core MC's (KRS ONE, M.O.P., Notorious B.I.G) without ever compromising their cult status in the underground.
Their second album STEP IN THE ARENA is the release that truly put the duo on map after "Manifest" and "Jazz Thing" first garnered public attention. In addition to pioneering the incorporation of jazz samples into the hip-hop canon of funk & soul drum breaks, this record witnessed DJ Premier single-handedly lifting the orchestration of turntable cuts to the level of a jazz soloist improvising on another musician's phrase.
Recorded at Calliope Productions, New York, Firehouse Studios and Such-A-Sound Studio, Brooklyn, New York.
Gang Starr: Guru (vocals); DJ Premier (DJ).
Additional personnel: Lisle Leete (piano).
Entertainment Weekly (1/25/91) - "..busts rhythms that boast without resorting to misogyny and profanity. And their lazy backbeats and playful brass flourishes serve as a backdrop not only for humour..but even wisdom." - Rating: B Gang Starr Step In The Arena Songs Step In The Arena Music Review Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars)  this is real hip hop children
i am replenishing my collection and it would not be complete without this one.
Submitted by lyn (atlanta, ga, usa) 
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This is Gangstarr's best album by far!! DJ Premier did great production on later albums along with Jeru and Group Home!! I love this LP and my favorite tracks are "Check The Technique" and "Just to get a rep"! The whole album is flawless!! Ask yourself this as a true hip hop fan, if you were stranded on an Island and could only bring 5 Cd's with you what would they be? This LP is one of my top 5!!
Submitted by eric_costa_hustler (Boston, MA)
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a classic hip hop album that includes all the elements of the culture. Raw mcing by GURU, one of the most underated mc's in the game, and eargasmic beats by the legendary Dj Premier. This album is a blueprint for how to create real hip hop music. Songs like "Lovesick", "Step into the Arena", "Beyond Comprehension" and "Execution of a Chump" solitify Gang Starr as one of the greatest hip hop groups of all time (And this was only their 2ND album!!!)
Submitted by d1p1watson (Chicago, IL, USA)
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