Mass Appeal: The Best of Gang Starr (explicit, limited edition)

~ Release by Gang Starr (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Manifest
Gang Starr4:51
2Step in the Arena
engineer:
Lisle Leete (engineer)
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ) and The Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
vocals:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Calliope Productions in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Step in the Arena
lyricist:
Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
composer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ)
Gang Starr3.53:33
3Put Up or Shut Up
co-producer:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
guest vocals:
Krumb Snatcha
vocals:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) (in 2003)
co-produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
recording of:
Put Up or Shut Up
lyricist:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal) and Krumb Snatcha
additional composer:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
composer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
Gang Starr feat. Krumbsnatcha3:16
4Skills
co-producer:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
vocals:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) (in 2002)
co-produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
recording of:
Skillz
writer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ) and Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
Gang Starr53:18
5Code of the Streets
engineer and mixer:
Eddie Sancho
producer:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
vocals:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
recorded at and mixed at:
D&D Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Change the Beat (French Rap) by Beside and Little Green Apples by Bobby Russell
recording of:
Code of the Streets
writer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ) and Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
Gang Starr43:27
6Ex‐Girl to Next Girl
engineer and mixer:
Eddie Sancho
vocals:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
recorded at and mixed at:
D&D Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Ex Girl to Next Girl
writer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ) and Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
Gang Starr44:38
7Soliloquy of Chaos
engineer and mixer:
Eddie Sancho
vocals:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
recorded at and mixed at:
D&D Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Misdemeanor by Ahmad Jamal
recording of:
Soliloquy of Chaos
writer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ) and Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
Gang Starr43:14
8The Militia
co-producer:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
mixer:
Eddie Sancho
guest vocals:
Big Shug and Freddie Foxxx
vocals:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Noo Trybe Records (No̅o̅ Trybe Records, Inc.) (in 1998)
recorded at and mixed at:
D&D Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Dark Shadows Theme/Collinwood by The Robert Cobert Orchestra, Stop & Check Yourself by Garnet Mimms, The War of the Worlds, track 7 by Orson Welles, What Is Hip Hop? by Greg Tate, Wild for da Night by Rampage (US rapper of Flipmode Squad) feat. Busta Rhymes and Windmills of Your Mind by Barbara Lewis
recording of:
The Militia
writer:
James F. Campbell, Cary Guy, Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ) and Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., Freddie Foxxx Music Inc., Gifted Pearl Music, Inc., Ill Kid Music and Who‘s Hard Publishing?
Gang Starr feat. Big Shug & Freddie Foxxx4.54:48
9Above the Clouds
co-producer:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
mixer:
Eddie Sancho
guest vocals:
Inspectah Deck (east coast hip hop)
vocals:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Noo Trybe Records (No̅o̅ Trybe Records, Inc.) (in 1998)
recorded at and mixed at:
D&D Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Above the Clouds
writer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ), Jason Hunter (east coast hip hop) and Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
publisher:
Diggs Family Music Inc., EMI April Music Inc., Gifted Pearl Music, Inc. and Ill Kid Music
Gang Starr feat. Inspectah Deck4.653:45
10Check the Technique
engineer:
Lisle Leete (engineer)
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ) and The Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Calliope Productions in New York, New York, United States
samples:
California Soul by Marlena Shaw
Gang Starr53:53
11Royalty
co-producer:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
mixer:
Eddie Sancho
guest vocals:
K‐Ci & JoJo (US R&B duo)
vocals:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
recorded at and mixed at:
D&D Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
edit of:
Royalty by Gang Starr (US hip hop duo, Guru & DJ Premier) featuring K‐Ci & JoJo (US R&B duo)
recording of:
Royalty
writer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ), JoJo Hailey (R&B singer, member of K‐Ci & JoJo), K-Ci Hailey (US R&B/hip hop artist, Cedric Hailey) and Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
publisher:
Cord Kayla Music, EMI April Music Inc., Gifted Pearl Music, Inc., Ill Kid Music and LBN Publishing
Gang Starr feat. K‐Ci & JoJo4:11
12Lovesick
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ) and The Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
samples:
Ain’t There Something Money Can’t Buy by Young–Holt Unlimited, Ain’t There Something Money Can’t Buy by Young–Holt Unlimited, Never Had a Dream by Ohio Players, Pain by Ohio Players and Trying to Make a Fool of Me by The Delfonics
recording of:
Lovesick
lyricist:
Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
Gang Starr3:24
13Take It Personal
engineer and mixer:
Eddie Sancho
vocals:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
recorded at and mixed at:
D&D Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
It’s a New Day by Skull Snaps
recording of:
Take It Personal
writer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ) and Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
Gang Starr43:03
14Now You’re Mine
engineer and mixer:
Eddie Sancho
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
vocals:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
recorded at and mixed at:
D&D Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Feel The Heartbeat by Treacherous Three and Miss Bessie's Cookin' by Buddy Rich
recording of:
Now You’re Mine
writer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ) and Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
Gang Starr4.52:55
15Just to Get a Rep
engineer:
Yoram Vazan
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ) and The Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
vocals:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Firehouse Studio in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
samples:
E.V.A. by Jean‐Jacques Perrey
recording of:
Just to Get a Rep
lyricist:
Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
composer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ)
Gang Starr52:38
16B.Y.S.
engineer and mixer:
Eddie Sancho
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
vocals:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
recorded at and mixed at:
D&D Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
I Got Some by Billy Gardener
recording of:
B.Y.S.
writer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ) and Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
Gang Starr33:05
17Mass Appeal
engineer and mixer:
Eddie Sancho
guest bass:
Joe Quinde
vocals:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
recorded at and mixed at:
D&D Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Horizon Drive by Vic Juris
recording of:
Mass Appeal
writer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ) and Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
Gang Starr4.353:38
18DWYCK
engineer and mixer:
Eddie Sancho
producer:
Greg Nice and Smooth B
guest vocals:
Nice & Smooth
vocals:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
recorded at and mixed at:
D&D Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Hey Jude by Clarence Wheeler & the Enforcers
recording of:
DWYCK
writer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ), Darryl Barnes, Gregg Mays and Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
Gang Starr feat. Nice & Smooth4.54:05
19Natural
recording of:
Natural
lyricist:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
additional composer:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
composer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
Gang Starr2:46
20Tha Squeeze
recording of:
Tha Squeeze
lyricist:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
additional composer:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
composer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
Gang Starr3:28
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printed in:United States
manufactured by:Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Virgin Records America, Inc. (for copyrights use only; for release labels, please refer to either “Virgin” or “Virgin America”) (in 2006)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/1485436 [info]
ASIN:US: B000KEG8V6 [info]