Gang Starr

Released: March 8, 1994

Songwriter: DJ Premier Guru

Producer: Guru DJ Premier

[Guru]
It’s about time to catch motherfuckers sleepin’
Wake the fuck up
Yo, all you kids wanna get on and shit
Just remember this, this shit ain’t easy
If you ain’t got it, you ain’t got it motherfucker
Suckas be commin’ up to me on some bullshit
Talkin’ about they wanna freestyle and shit
Breath stinkin’ like a motherfucker
Spittin’ and shit
Other motherfuckers wanna stand next to me and just hang out
I never did that shit when I went to get on
All I did was give a motherfucker a pound or compliment
And I was out. Told him my name. Peace

Gang Starr is the formidable hip-hop duo of MC Guru and producer DJ Premier.

The group was originally founded by two childhood friends, Big Shug and Guru, in Atlanta; coming up with the logo design and name of the group. Big Shug and Guru got separated when Shug got imprisoned and Guru moved to New York where he met Dj Premier.

While DJ Premier is from Texas and the monotone Guru is from Boston, they came together in Brooklyn, New York, and helped define the sound of East Coast hip-hop in the 1990s with their jazzy production on singles such as “Words I Manifest” and “Jazz Thing,” as well as their harder boom bap singles like “Just to Get a Rep” and “Take it Personal.”

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Hard to Earn

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Hard to Earn (1994)

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