Not his strongest outing, but certainly an improvement over Baldhead Slick & da Click and the last Jazzmatazz record. And while Guru still rhymes better than most, he does have his off moments from time to time, and thankfully there’s more than one guest appearance to help songs move along to their conclusion. The most influential MC-and-DJ tandem of the 1990s, Gang Starr set new standards for East Coast rap with a pair of early-90s touchstones, Step in the Arena.
This could have been trimmed down to a 14-song release, which would have increased the impact of the album on the whole. Having a consistent producer throughout also leads to a bit of monotony in arrangement, leaving Street Scriptures with a dragging feeling toward the conclusion. Surprisingly, the album is produced in its entirety by Solar, a bold move considering Guru‘s finest moments often occurred when DJ Premier was behind the mixing disc and drum machine. Nearly a 20-song homage to the Big Apple, Guru nods in the direction of the city’s future, having such established and up-and-coming MCs as Jean Grae, Talib Kweli, and Styles P make guest appearances. A Little Spice (Gang Starr Mix) – Loose Endsįor the seventh chapter in the book of Guru, Version 7.0: The Street Scriptures, the former Gang Starr mastermind strips away from the cocktail and smoke settings of Jazzmatazz and returns to the pastures that made him one of hip-hop’s most revered and skilled MCs: the pavement of New York City. 6 HipHopDX called it 'the album that cemented Gang Starr as a timeless tag team. In 2007, it was named the greatest hip hop album of all time by IGN.com. No Time to Play – Guru/N’Dea Davenportġ9. Step in the Arena is the second studio album by hip hop duo Gang Starr, printed as a 1990 release, and commercially released on January 15, 1991. I’m The Man – Gang Starr/Lil Dap’/Jeru The Damajaġ0.
Doe In Advance (Unreleased) – Gang Starrĥ.
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