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Almost ten years after their MC died, Gang Starr have made a comeback with a “new” record. And it’s all thanks to Guru’s incredible creativity. He left behind a number of unused archive tracks which ended up in the hands of DJ Solar, an enigmatic character he was close to during his last few years while his relationship with his longtime partner DJ Premier diverged. The latter, together with Guru’s family, eventually bought about thirty tapes from Solar in 2014 and from 2017 onwards he set about building an album around these posthumous vocals. “I never lost faith, or waivered” said Premier in an interview with The New York Times. “I still felt it inside of me, it just happened to be nine years later after Guru’s death. I’m a patient guy.”
And it was worth the wait. DJ Premier takes us back to the golden years of American hip-hop (the 90s) with boom bap productions and a star-studded lineup of featuring artists including J. Cole, Jeru The Damaja, M.O.P., Q-Tip, Royce Da 5’9” and Talib Kweli. Premier pickaxes away at the infinite supply of soul to reveal a wealth of samples, like on Lights Out with M.O.P. (which samples from The Temprees’ Dedicated To The One I Love, released on Stax) before launching into a mise en abyme by cutting out Guru’s vocals on Natural and Playtawin (from the 2003 album The Ownerz). The single Family and Loyalty - clearly a message for DJ Solar - samples the piano from He Looked Beyond My Faults by the gospel singer Larnelle Harris. A brilliant “real hip-hop” record and perhaps not the last from Gang Starr. © Smaël Bouaici/Qobuz
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Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Writer - Christopher E. Martin, Composer, Writer - Brian Philip Medina, Writer
© 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC ℗ 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC
Jamal Grinnage, Writer - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Writer - M.O.P., FeaturedArtist - Eric Murray, Writer - Christopher E. Martin, Composer, Writer
© 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC ℗ 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC
Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Writer - Christopher E. Martin, Composer, Writer
© 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC ℗ 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC
Kamaal Fareed, Writer - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Writer - Q-Tip, FeaturedArtist - Christopher E. Martin, Composer, Writer
© 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC ℗ 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC
Royce Da 5'9", FeaturedArtist - Ryan Montgomery, Writer - James Heath, Writer - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Writer - Group Home, FeaturedArtist - Jamal Felder, Writer - Christopher E. Martin, Composer, Writer
© 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC ℗ 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC
Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Casim Elam, Composer, Writer
© 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC ℗ 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC
Jeru The Damaja, FeaturedArtist - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Writer - Kendrick Jeru Davis, Writer - Christopher E. Martin, Composer, Writer
© 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC ℗ 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC
J. Cole, FeaturedArtist - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Writer - Jermaine Cole, Writer - Christopher E. Martin, Composer, Writer
© 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC ℗ 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC
Shaffer Smith, Writer - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Writer - Ne-Yo, FeaturedArtist - Nitty Scott, FeaturedArtist - Nitzia Scott, Writer - Christopher E. Martin, Composer, Writer
© 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC ℗ 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC
Gang Starr, MainArtist - Andre Davis, Composer, Writer
© 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC ℗ 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC
Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Writer - Christopher E. Martin, Composer, Writer
© 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC ℗ 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC
Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Writer - Talib Kweli, Writer, FeaturedArtist - Christopher E. Martin, Composer, Writer
© 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC ℗ 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC
Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Writer - Christopher E. Martin, Composer, Writer
© 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC ℗ 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC
Gang Starr, MainArtist - Cary Guy, Composer, Writer
© 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC ℗ 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC
Freddie Foxxx, Writer, FeaturedArtist - Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Writer - Big Shug, FeaturedArtist - Cary Guy, Writer - Christopher E. Martin, Composer, Writer
© 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC ℗ 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC
Gang Starr, MainArtist - Keith Elam, Writer - Christopher E. Martin, Composer, Writer
© 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC ℗ 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC
Albumbeschreibung
Almost ten years after their MC died, Gang Starr have made a comeback with a “new” record. And it’s all thanks to Guru’s incredible creativity. He left behind a number of unused archive tracks which ended up in the hands of DJ Solar, an enigmatic character he was close to during his last few years while his relationship with his longtime partner DJ Premier diverged. The latter, together with Guru’s family, eventually bought about thirty tapes from Solar in 2014 and from 2017 onwards he set about building an album around these posthumous vocals. “I never lost faith, or waivered” said Premier in an interview with The New York Times. “I still felt it inside of me, it just happened to be nine years later after Guru’s death. I’m a patient guy.”
And it was worth the wait. DJ Premier takes us back to the golden years of American hip-hop (the 90s) with boom bap productions and a star-studded lineup of featuring artists including J. Cole, Jeru The Damaja, M.O.P., Q-Tip, Royce Da 5’9” and Talib Kweli. Premier pickaxes away at the infinite supply of soul to reveal a wealth of samples, like on Lights Out with M.O.P. (which samples from The Temprees’ Dedicated To The One I Love, released on Stax) before launching into a mise en abyme by cutting out Guru’s vocals on Natural and Playtawin (from the 2003 album The Ownerz). The single Family and Loyalty - clearly a message for DJ Solar - samples the piano from He Looked Beyond My Faults by the gospel singer Larnelle Harris. A brilliant “real hip-hop” record and perhaps not the last from Gang Starr. © Smaël Bouaici/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 16 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:59
- Main artists: Gang Starr
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Gang Starr Enterprises LLC
- Genre: Hip-Hop/Rap
© 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC ℗ 2019 TTT/Gang Starr Enterprises, LLC
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