Released: June 6, 1989

Songwriter: DJ Premier Guru

Producer: Guru DJ Premier

[Guru]
Now is the chance to advance and get an outlook
Create the circumstance, because I doubt books
Can relay, words this way, so I'll portray
A new image, and let's begin as
Members who pledge to, look up ahead to
A beautiful world, though we've been led to
Believe it will not be and, we still are seein'
Agreein' there'll be peace, the wealth will increase
And we'll prosper, you know like flourishin'
The rhyme I toss ya, it will be nourisihin'
I must bring, ideals for better living see
Because I do believe in positivity

"Positive but never negative"
* DJ Premier cuts and scratches *

[Guru]
Weak is the clown, much weaker is the fool
I'll overrule to duel and to school
For reasons that are so deep, I don't need no cheap
People to identify, I just say hi and bye
Since I'm an optimist, I'll turn and walk with this
Tape playing loudly, inside my headphones
MC's that crowd me, turn into headstones
Because I don't have time for, powerless minds or
Suckers who suck, because I find more
Interesting topics, you can not stop it
I drop it and rock it I shock it, that's how I'm livin' B
I like to live my life with positivity

"Positive but never negative"
* DJ Premier cuts and scratches *

[Guru]
Havin' nothin' to lose, so much to gain
Bein' grateful for my darker skin, I take you for a spin
And then begin to groove and sooth and move your whole
Crew, the Guru, and truth I wanna give to you
So watch as I break through to your dome
Cause I'm prone to give a message, then back home
Is where I'm goin', still knowin', my life's right
And that days to come, will be fun
I'll achieve, I'll receive, and I'll be livin' free
Me and my DJ Premier with positivity... positivity! Yeah

"Positive but never negative"
* DJ Premier cuts n scratches *

[Guru]
So if you're generatin positivity out there
You know that's the move
Yo me and Premier, we always got positivity
DJ Tommy Hill, he got positivity
Damo D-Ski, got positivity
Brooklyn, the Boogie Down
All the boroughs.. got positivity
Boston, Philly, New Jersey, Houston
The rest of the hip-hop world.. got positivity
Peace

Gang Starr

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.”