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Step In The Arena (Explicit)

Gang Starr

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Released: Jan 1991
Label: Chrysalis\EMI Records (USA)
A classic album from one of hip-hop's most reliable groups, Step Into the Arena found the group in transition. By 1992, Gang Starr had left behind the sophisticated pop sounds of their debut, and were beginning to adopt the jazz textures that defined their mid-period. This was before sampling laws tightened, so Premier was still relying on longer loops, though the classic Gang Starr signifiers remain: the hard drums and cut-in choruses. Guru, meanwhile, is Guru: monotone, self-important and occasionally witty. He thrives on street vignette tracks such as "Just to Get a Rep," while he falters on the meandering, romantic "Love Sick."
- Sam Chennault
Gang Starr - Step In The Arena 1998-02-15
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    Name Tag (Premier And The Guru)
    Name Tag (Premier And The Guru)
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    Step In The Arena
    Step In The Arena
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    Form Of Intellect
    Form Of Intellect
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    Execution Of A Chump (No More Mr. Nice Guy Part 2)
    Execution Of A Chump (No More Mr. Nice Guy Part 2)
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    Who's Gonna Take The Weight?
    Who's Gonna Take The Weight?
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    Beyond Comprehension
    Beyond Comprehension
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    Check The Technique
    Check The Technique
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    Love Sick
    Love Sick
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    Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
    Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
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    Game Plan
    Game Plan
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    Take A Rest
    Take A Rest
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    What You Want This Time?
    What You Want This Time?
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    Street Ministry
    Street Ministry
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    Just To Get A Rep
    Just To Get A Rep
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    Say Your Prayers
    Say Your Prayers
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    As I Read My S-A
    As I Read My S-A
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    Precisely The Right Rhymes
    Precisely The Right Rhymes
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    The Meaning Of The Name
    The Meaning Of The Name
℗ 1990 Virgin Records America, Inc.