Released: June 6, 1989

Songwriter: DJ Premier

Producer: DJ Premier

"Here's a little story that must be told"
"DJ" "Premier" "Is in" "Deep concentration"
"Give the man behind the wheels some credit"
"Transform"
"Can we hear your funky fresh scratching again"
"Clap a hand now" "People clap your hands"
"DJ" "Premier" "Is in" "Deep concentration"
"And we outta here"
"Moving on"

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.”