The Earlier Years

~ Release by Gang Starr (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

1▼12" Vinyl
#TitleRatingLength
1Gotta Get Over (Takin Loot)
mixer:
Eddie Sancho
vocals:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
recorded at and mixed at:
D&D Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Stop the Rain by Average White Band
recording of:
Gotta Get Over (Taking Loot)
writer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ) and Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
4?:??
2Positivity
producer:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal) and DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
recording of:
Positivity
3?:??
3No More Mr. Nice Guy
producer:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal) and DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
recording of:
No More Mr. Nice Guy
3?:??
4Words I Manifest
producer:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal) and DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
recording of:
Words I Manifest
composer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ) and Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
?:??
5DJ Premier in Deep Concentration
producer:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal) and DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
samples:
Change the Beat (French Rap) by Beside and Summer Madness by Kool & the Gang
recording of:
DJ Premier in Deep Concentration
composer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ) and Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
3?:??
6Heres the Proof
producer:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal) and DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ)
recording of:
Here's the Proof
composer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ) and Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
?:??
7Believe Dat!
co-producer:
Gang Starr (US hip hop duo, Guru & DJ Premier)
producer:
J V Johnson
turntable:
DJ 1,2 B Down and The 45 King (aka DJ Mark)
samples:
Pick Up the Pieces by Average White Band
recording of:
Believe Dat
composer:
Roger Ball, Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal) and Hamish Stuart (Scottish guitarist, bassist, singer composer & producer)
?:??
8Bust a Move Boy
co-producer:
Gang Starr (US hip hop duo, Guru & DJ Premier)
producer:
The 45 King (aka DJ Mark)
recording of:
Bust a Move Boy
composer:
Damien Chaney, Charles M. Johnson and Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
?:??
9To Be a Champion
co-producer:
Gang Starr (US hip hop duo, Guru & DJ Premier)
producer:
The 45 King (aka DJ Mark)
recording of:
To Be a Champion (vocal version)
composer:
Damien Chaney, Charles M. Johnson and Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
?:??
10Take It Personal
engineer and mixer:
Eddie Sancho
vocals:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
recorded at and mixed at:
D&D Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
It’s a New Day by Skull Snaps
recording of:
Take It Personal
writer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ) and Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
4?:??
11Dwyck
engineer and mixer:
Eddie Sancho
producer:
Greg Nice and Smooth B
guest vocals:
Nice & Smooth
vocals:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
recorded at and mixed at:
D&D Studios in Manhattan, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Hey Jude by Clarence Wheeler & the Enforcers
recording of:
DWYCK
writer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ), Darryl Barnes, Gregg Mays and Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
4.5?:??
12Jazz Thing
recording of:
Jazz Thing
writer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ), Lolis Eric Elie, Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal) and Branford Marsalis (saxophonist)
?:??