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Full Clip: A Decade Of Gang Starr
Gang Starr:  Full Clip: A Decade Of Gang Starr

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Released: 1999
Label: Virgin
Selection #: 248135
The best from Guru & DJ Premier. You Know My Steez, Mass Appeal, Code Of The Streets, The Militia, Royalty (w/K-Ci & Jo-Jo), Words I Manifest, etc.
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1 Intro [Remix] N/A N/A
2 Full Clip N/A N/A
3 Discipline N/A N/A
4 Words I Manifest [Remix] N/A N/A
5 Ex Girl to Next Girl N/A N/A
6 Take It Personal N/A N/A
7 Mass Appeal N/A N/A
8 Jazz Thing [Video Version] N/A N/A
9 The Militia N/A N/A
10 Tonz 'O' Gunz N/A N/A
11 Royalty N/A N/A
12 Who's Gonna Take the Weight? N/A N/A
13 You Know My Steez N/A N/A
14 Above the Clouds N/A N/A
15 Work N/A N/A
16 Royalty N/A N/A
17 The Militia N/A N/A
18 Gotta Get Over (Taking Loot) N/A N/A
19 The Remainz ? N/A N/A
20 Credit Is Due N/A N/A
21 Jazz Thing [Video Version] N/A N/A
22 Soliloquy of Chaos N/A N/A
23 1/2 & 1/2 N/A N/A
24 Now You're Mine N/A N/A
25 So Wassup?! N/A N/A
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Considering that the only previous hip-hop hits collection to stretch two full CDs came from 2Pac (and that only after his death), Gang Starr's "Full Clip" is a surprising release, though it's incredibly welcome. The duo of DJ Premier and Guru has been one of the longest continuous acts on the rap scene, beginning with 1989's "No More Mr. Nice Guy" and a spot on the soundtrack to Spike Lee's 1990 film "Mo' Better Blues". And as demonstrated by Premier's stunning productions on classic early tracks like "Who'S Gonna Take The Weight," "Words I Manifest," and "Just To Get A Rep," Gang Starr hit its stride early, and just kept on hitting peak after peak during the '90s with "Speak Ya Clout," "Code Of The Streets," "Tonz 'O' Gunz," and "You Know My Steez." And new tracks, usually the bane of any best-of collection, provide quite a few highlights here -- including "Full Clip," "Discipline" (featuring Total), and "All 4 Tha Ca$H." Also, the set compiles several notable B-sides -- "The ? Remainz," "Credit Is Due," and "You Know My Steez (Remix)" -- as well as soundtrack works like "1/2 & 1/2" (from "Blade"), "Gotta Get Over" (from "Trespass"), and "The Militia Ii (Remix)" (from "Belly"). Though Guru's monotone raps can grate over the course of two hours, "Full Clip" documents one of the best, most underrated hip-hop groups ever, from their jazzy beginnings into Premier's harder productions from the mid-'90s and beyond. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide

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