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On its much-anticipated fourth release, Brooklyn's Gang Starr exhibits the growth and maturity of true professionals, representing hip-hop (not just rap) with an insightful, original perspective on street life and neck-snapping beats that up the ante on creativity. Never compromising its street credibility and respect for commercial hits and mass appeal, this duo has always stuck to the formula most prized in hip-hop: realism. Once again, Gang Starr's commitment to the art form has paid off in an album that is simultaneously innovative, soulful, and slammin'.
Recorded at D&D Recording, New York, New York.
Lyricists: Greg Nice; Guru; Melachi the Nutcracker; Jeru the Damaja; Lil' Dap; Smooth B.; Big Shug.
Audio Mixer: DJ Premier.
Recording information: D & D Recording, New York, NY.
Photographer: Daniel Hastings.
Unknown Contributor Roles: George Clinton ; Quincy Jones.
Gang Starr: Guru (rap vocals); DJ Premier (scratches).
Gang Starr Foundation: Jeru The Damaja, Big Shug, Lil Dap, Melachi The Nutcracker (rap vocals).
Rolling Stone (6/2/94, p.70) - 4 Stars (out of 5) - "...Gang Starr have brazenly defied trends, and the result is an achievement like HARD TO EARN..."
Melody Maker (2/12/94, p.31) - "...a further, welcome shot of [Gang Starr's] luxurious, self-contained sound, where atmosphere, rhythm and lyric are joined at the hip, by the hip, for the hip..."
Musician (4/94, p.83) - "...This is music that reflects and responds to New York City: sophisticated, alternately claustrophobic and soothing, violent and cool..." Gang Starr Hard To Earn Songs Hard To Earn Music Review Purchase Hard To Earn CD To buy, Click on price to add to cart | Gang Starr Moment Of Truth CD (1998)
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| | Black Moon Enta Da Stage CD (1993)
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This is the defining album of East Coast crime rap, which was largely established by the Brooklyn-based Boot Camp Clik of MCs. ENTA DA STAGE is a classic in its genre, featuring deep-in-the-crates beats by DJ Evil Dee (who continues to have a presence in New York's underground hip-hop scene), lurid street imagery delivered by MCs Buckshot and 5T and a flavor forever reminiscent of ...
| | Diamond Stunts, Blunts And Hip Hop CD (1992)
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Diamond D had quietly provided some exciting production work and made strides within the rap music industry and community throughout the early '90s, but his name didn't become immediately recognizable until his classic guest appearance rapping on A Tribe Called Quest's "Show Business" ("Take it from Diamond/It's like mountain climbing/When it comes to rhyming/You gotta put your time in"), off their masterful second album, The Low End Theory. Even amid vintage verses by such lauded hip-hop company as Tribe's Q-Tip and Phife and Brand Nubian's Lord Jamar and Sadat X, something about Diamond D's forthright and rock-solid, but totally laid-back, style stood out. Hip-hop heads waiting to hear more ...
| | Gang Starr Step In The Arena CD (1991)
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| | Gang Starr Daily Operation CD (1992)
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| | Jeru The Damaja Sun Rises In The East CD (1994)
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| | Rev Andrew Cheairs Live In Mississippi CD (1997)
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| | Star Funk, Vol. 12 CD (1994) (Import) Canada
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| | Cornelio Reyna El Disco Do Oro: 25 Exitos Gigantes CD (2003)
$11.65 | | Crime & The City Solution Paradise Discotheque CD (1990)
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What turned out to be Crime & the City Solution's final album was, in the end, its most unique and striking record, with all the promise and fire of its past at last giving a wholly individual expression, foreshadowing Simon Bonney's equally impressive solo career. Lead single and opening track "I Have the Gun" shows the band's new power in particular, shifting between a countryesque blend of jump blues and sorrowful twang, and a snarling, forceful electric guitar build. Alexander Hacke's work on the latter part is especially impressive, while Mick Harvey shifts between the two gears with aplomb. Bonney, meanwhile, has shaped his now slightly dryer but no less passionate vocals into a unique instrument, easily able to move from the smoky late-night jazz moods of "The Sly Persuaders," to the stunning reworking of the old traditional "Motherless Child." The band's collective grasp of mood and style make Paradise both the most varied and most attractive Crime album of the lot -- everything's a little more on edge, tensions are higher in performance and delivery, and the mood is not simply building doom, but threatening plenty along the way. "The Dolphins and the Sharks" is especially notable, with a quick but subtle bass pulse from Thomas ...
| | Rickey Godfrey Soul Sensations CD (2005)
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SOUL SENSATIONS WINS GROUP ALBUM OF THE YEAR! During the Carolina Beach Music Awards held in Myrtle Beach SC in November The CD "Soul Sensations" was awarded the prestigous Group Album Of The Year award. The single "CAN'T CHANGE MY HEART" off the Soul Sensations CD won Song Of The Year, and The Rickey Godfrey Band recieved the Group of The Year Award as well. Rickey was born in Greenville S.C. in 1956 the third of four children. His musicaltraining began at the age of 7 while attending the South Carolina School For The Blind. He studied classical piano and voice and in 1970 began guitar lessons as well. In 1972 he joined his first band "The Fresh Licks", a rock band that won the 1972 South Carolina Battle Of The Bands. In 1974 Rickey and his brother Ronnie, formed their own band "Garfeel Ruff" and were signed to Capitol Records in 1979. While with Capitol, Garfeel Ruff scored and played most of the soundtrack for the movie "The Hitter". In 1979, The Garfeel Ruff Band also released an album on Capitol Records entitled "Garfeel Ruff", which went to number two that year on the Carolina upstate rock charts. A few years later some material recorded in 1979 was released on another Garfeel Ruff album entitled "Born To Play" which was wildly received by their fans. In 1984 Rickey released a solo album, "Let The Big Dog Eat", which sold well in the Southeast. During the mid 80's Rickey teamed up with boogie pianist, Rudy Blue Shoes Wyatt, and he played on an ADDY Award winning jingle for Foto-Mat. Rickey also played on studio recordings with Sonny Turner, Anita Ward, Bill Pinkey, and Clifford Curry. Interest from record labels led Rickey to move to Nashville ...
| | Anomaly CD (1998)
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| | Greta Pope Night Begins CD (2006)
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| | Spares Half Light Zone CD (Import)
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| | Sg Wanna Be My Friend CD (2008) (Import)
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