Hard to Earn (1994)

Is '94 Hip-Hop in the HOUSE?!?!

That whole album was ill. Another true banger from that classic . . .

Guru was my muthafucka. . . for real.

don't even ACT like you KNOW ABOUT Gang Starr. dems my MANS! CLASSIC Stuff fa sho! (sigh; longing for classic hip hop like this)

datdude said:

Okay. I won't act like I know about him...even though I do and have for years.

I love the chopped drums from EPMD "You're A Customer" (last 20 seconds)

http://www.youtube.com/wa...xpwfm6G1ZM

The music is from Vic Jurvis (3:36-3:38)
http://www.youtube.com/wa...vs4yAguyOo

RipHer2Shreds said:

You're so real to them it's scary.

Love these guys -- even thought Premier's loops can get a little... er... predictable. I sort of fell asleep on them after Daily Operation. I may have to give some devoted time to their entire catalogue.

Lammastide said:

you never listened to 1998's Moment Of Truth? I think that was their best album (and those earlier ones were pretty damn good).

Cinnie said:

I've heard only clips of it years ago. I really need to check out their stuff beyond the third album.

I worked in a record store when they dropped the very first album. I got a promo version of it weeks before it hit the streets, and I use to bump it in my mother's car. Guru and Premier visited the store and signed some photos and promotional material for us. I really liked them, but my friends weren't feeling them. They were all Juice Crew fans. I assumed Guru's voice was too grating, the jazzy samples too boring and Primo's production work too sparse and predictable to truly catch on. Boy was I wrong!
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This album was cool, but "daily operation" is still my all time fav. gangstarr album. Jeru da damaja's album came out shortly after that also I think. The sun rises in the east. another great album.

STILL A BURNER.

I think I'd have to go with either Step in the Arena or Daily Operation as my favorites.

I like all the Gang Starr albums from the 90's, but "Hard To Earn" is my favorite of the bunch.