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On Step in the Arena, DJ Premier and Guru hit upon their mature sound, characterized by sparse, live jazz samples, Premier's cut-up scratching, and Guru's direct, unwavering streetwise monotone; but, with Daily Operation, the duo made their first masterpiece. From beginning to end, Gang Starr's third full-length album cuts with the force and precision of a machete and serves as an ode to and representation of New York and hip-hop underground culture. The genius of Daily Operation is that Guru's microphone skills are perfectly married to the best batch of tracks Premier had ever come up with. Guru has more of a presence than he has ever had, slinking and pacing through each song like a man with things on his mind, ready to go off at any second. Premier's production has an unparalleled edge here. He created the minimalist opening track, "The Place Where We Dwell," out of a two-second drum-solo sample and some scratching, but is also able to turn around and create something as lush and melodic as the jazz-tinged "No Shame in My Game" without ever seeming to be out of his element, making every track of the same sonic mind. For an underground crew, Gang Starr has always had a knack for crafting memorable vocal hooks to go with the expert production, and they multiply both aspects on Daily Operation. Every song has some attribute that stamps it indelibly into the listener's head, and it marks the album as one of the finest of the decade, rap or otherwise.
© Stanton Swihart /TiVo
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Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Martin, Composer - Eddie Sancho, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - DJ Premier, Producer, Mixer, Drum Programming, D J, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - The Guru, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Lisle Leete, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Martin, Composer - Eddie Sancho, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - DJ Premier, Producer, Mixer, Drum Programming, D J, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - The Guru, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Lisle Leete, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Martin, Composer - Eddie Sancho, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - DJ Premier, Producer, Mixer, Drum Programming, D J, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - The Guru, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Lisle Leete, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Martin, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Sancho, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, ComposerLyricist - DJ Premier, Producer, Mixer, Drum Programming, D J, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - The Guru, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Lisle Leete, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Caesar Frazier, ComposerLyricist
(C) 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1992 Virgin Records America Inc.
Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Martin, Composer - Eddie Sancho, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - DJ Premier, Producer, Mixer, Drum Programming, D J, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - The Guru, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Lisle Leete, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Jeru, Composer - Jeru The Damaja, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Martin, Composer - Eddie Sancho, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - DJ Premier, Producer, Mixer, Drum Programming, D J, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - The Guru, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Lil' Dap, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Kiwi, Composer - Lisle Leete, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Martin, Composer - Eddie Sancho, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - DJ Premier, Producer, Mixer, Drum Programming, D J, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - The Guru, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Lisle Leete, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc.
C. Martin, ComposerLyricist - Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Sancho, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guru, Producer - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, ComposerLyricist - DJ Premier, Producer, Mixer, Drum Programming, D J, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - The Guru, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Lisle Leete, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1992 Capitol Records, LLC
Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Martin, Composer - Eddie Sancho, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - DJ Premier, Producer, Mixer, Drum Programming, D J, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - The Guru, Producer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Lisle Leete, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Martin, Composer - Eddie Sancho, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - DJ Premier, Producer - The Guru, Producer - Lisle Leete, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Martin, Composer - Eddie Sancho, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - DJ Premier, Producer - The Guru, Producer - Lisle Leete, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Martin, Composer - Eddie Sancho, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - DJ Premier, Producer - The Guru, Producer - Lisle Leete, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Chris Martin, Composer - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - DJ Premier, Producer - The Guru, Producer - Yoram Vazan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Martin, Composer - Eddie Sancho, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - DJ Premier, Producer - The Guru, Producer - Lisle Leete, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Martin, Composer - Eddie Sancho, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - DJ Premier, Producer - The Guru, Producer - Lisle Leete, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eddie Sancho, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - DJ Premier, Producer - Louie Vega, Composer - The Guru, Producer - Lisle Leete, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Martin, Composer - Eddie Sancho, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - DJ Premier, Producer - The Guru, Producer - Lisle Leete, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Howie Weinberg, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Martin, Composer - Eddie Sancho, Engineer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - DJ Premier, Producer - The Guru, Producer - Lisle Leete, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Album review
On Step in the Arena, DJ Premier and Guru hit upon their mature sound, characterized by sparse, live jazz samples, Premier's cut-up scratching, and Guru's direct, unwavering streetwise monotone; but, with Daily Operation, the duo made their first masterpiece. From beginning to end, Gang Starr's third full-length album cuts with the force and precision of a machete and serves as an ode to and representation of New York and hip-hop underground culture. The genius of Daily Operation is that Guru's microphone skills are perfectly married to the best batch of tracks Premier had ever come up with. Guru has more of a presence than he has ever had, slinking and pacing through each song like a man with things on his mind, ready to go off at any second. Premier's production has an unparalleled edge here. He created the minimalist opening track, "The Place Where We Dwell," out of a two-second drum-solo sample and some scratching, but is also able to turn around and create something as lush and melodic as the jazz-tinged "No Shame in My Game" without ever seeming to be out of his element, making every track of the same sonic mind. For an underground crew, Gang Starr has always had a knack for crafting memorable vocal hooks to go with the expert production, and they multiply both aspects on Daily Operation. Every song has some attribute that stamps it indelibly into the listener's head, and it marks the album as one of the finest of the decade, rap or otherwise.
© Stanton Swihart /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 00:53:40
- Main artists: Gang Starr
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Chrysalis\EMI Records (USA)
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc.
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