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The fact that Mass Appeal: The Best of Gang Starr is the second greatest-hits compilation released by Virgin simply attests to the importance of the duo, one of the first great MC/DJ-producer teams in hip-hop (and both of who, incidentally, have gone on to do well as solo artists, Guru with his whole Jazzmatazz series and DJ Premier most recently on Christina Aguilera's Back to Basics). But while 1999's Full Clip was two discs of 31 tracks (some of which were remixed versions), Mass Appeal limits itself to one disc of 20 songs, and includes almost all of their singles ("You Know My Steez" is the most notable exclusion), which means that while the scope is actually greater, spanning all six of their studio albums, the depth is less. Though the tracks are not listed chronologically, the jazz-based beats of Premier and Guru's relaxed flow are highlighted and strong in each. Gang Starr staples "Take It Personal," "The Militia," "Just to Get a Rep," "Mass Appeal," "Ex-Girl to Next Girl," and "Step in the Arena" (all but the latter also found on Full Clip) are found on the compilation, as well as lesser-known though not obscure cuts like "Check the Technique" and "B.Y.S." More serious fans may be intrigued by the bonus tracks, "Natural" and "Tha Squeeze," but considering that both are also found on the 2004 Japanese import of The Ownerz, Mass Appeal is probably a better pickup for fans who've heard about the glory and genius of the group but don't own all the albums.
© Marisa Brown /TiVo
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Chris Martin, Composer - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer
(C) 2006 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1989 Wild Pitch Records LLC
Chris Martin, Composer - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer
(C) 2006 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1991 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Chris Martin, Composer - Eddie Sancho, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guru, Producer, Co-Producer - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - DJ Premier, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Krumbsnatcha, FeaturedArtist - Dexter Thibou, Recording Engineer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Demetrius Gibbs, Composer
(C) 2006 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2003 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Chris Martin, Composer - Eddie Sancho, Mixer, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guru, Producer - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - DJ Premier, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dexter Thibou, Recorder, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2006 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2002 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Robert Russell, ComposerLyricist - Chris Martin, Composer - Eddie Sancho, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guru, Producer - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, ComposerLyricist - DJ Premier, Producer
(C) 2006 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1994 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Chris Martin, ComposerLyricist - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, ComposerLyricist - Caesar Frazier, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2006 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Chris Martin, Composer - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer
(C) 2006 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Freddie Foxxx, FeaturedArtist - James Campbell, Composer - Chris Martin, Composer - Guru, Producer - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - DJ Premier, Producer - Cary Guy, Composer
(C) 2006 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1998 Noo Trybe Records, Inc.
Jason Hunter, Composer - Chris Martin, Composer - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - Inspectah Deck, FeaturedArtist
(C) 2006 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1998 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Chris Martin, Composer - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer
(C) 2006 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1991 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Chris Martin, ComposerLyricist - Guru, Producer - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, ComposerLyricist - DJ Premier, Producer - K-Ci, FeaturedArtist - Jojo Hailey, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - K-CI Hailey, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2006 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1998 Capitol Records, LLC
Chris Martin, Composer - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer
(C) 2006 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1991 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Chris Martin, Composer - Guru, Producer, Co-Producer - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - DJ Premier, Producer
(C) 2006 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Chris Martin, Composer - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer
(C) 2006 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1994 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Chris Martin, Composer - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer
(C) 2006 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1991 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Chris Martin, Composer - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer
(C) 2006 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1992 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Chris Martin, ComposerLyricist - Eddie Sancho, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Guru, Producer - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, ComposerLyricist - DJ Premier, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tony Dawsey, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Luis Tineo, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
(C) 2006 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1994 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Nice & Smooth, FeaturedArtist - Darryl Barnes, ComposerLyricist - Chris Martin, Composer - Guru, Producer - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, ComposerLyricist - DJ Premier, Producer - Gregg Mays, ComposerLyricist
(C) 2006 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 1994 Capitol Records, LLC
Chris Martin, Composer - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer
(C) 2006 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2001 Virgin Records America, Inc.
Chris Martin, Composer - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Composer - DJ Premier, Producer
(C) 2006 Virgin Records America, Inc. ℗ 2001 Capitol Records, LLC
Albumbeschreibung
The fact that Mass Appeal: The Best of Gang Starr is the second greatest-hits compilation released by Virgin simply attests to the importance of the duo, one of the first great MC/DJ-producer teams in hip-hop (and both of who, incidentally, have gone on to do well as solo artists, Guru with his whole Jazzmatazz series and DJ Premier most recently on Christina Aguilera's Back to Basics). But while 1999's Full Clip was two discs of 31 tracks (some of which were remixed versions), Mass Appeal limits itself to one disc of 20 songs, and includes almost all of their singles ("You Know My Steez" is the most notable exclusion), which means that while the scope is actually greater, spanning all six of their studio albums, the depth is less. Though the tracks are not listed chronologically, the jazz-based beats of Premier and Guru's relaxed flow are highlighted and strong in each. Gang Starr staples "Take It Personal," "The Militia," "Just to Get a Rep," "Mass Appeal," "Ex-Girl to Next Girl," and "Step in the Arena" (all but the latter also found on Full Clip) are found on the compilation, as well as lesser-known though not obscure cuts like "Check the Technique" and "B.Y.S." More serious fans may be intrigued by the bonus tracks, "Natural" and "Tha Squeeze," but considering that both are also found on the 2004 Japanese import of The Ownerz, Mass Appeal is probably a better pickup for fans who've heard about the glory and genius of the group but don't own all the albums.
© Marisa Brown /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 20 track(s)
- Total length: 01:11:05
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Gang Starr
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Virgin Records
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2006 Capitol Records, LLC This Compilation ℗ 2006 Capitol Records, LLC
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