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Daily Operation

Gang StarrAudio CD
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)

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listen  1. Daily OperationGang Starr0:27$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  2. The Place We DwellGang Starr 2:27$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  3. Flip The ScriptGang Starr 4:02$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  4. Ex-Girl To Next Girl [Explicit]Gang Starr 4:39$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  5. Soliloquy Of Chaos [Explicit]Gang Starr 3:14$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  6. I'm The Man (Feat. Jeru The Damaja And Lil Dap) [Explicit]Gang Starr Featuring Jeru The Damaja And Lil Dap 4:04$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  7. 92 InterludeGang Starr0:29$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  8. Take It Personal [Explicit]Gang Starr 3:09$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen  9. 2 DeepGang Starr 3:39$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen10. 24-7/365Gang Starr0:24$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen11. No Shame In My GameGang Starr 3:55$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen12. ConspiracyGang Starr 2:47$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen13. The Illest BrotherGang Starr 4:44$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen14. Hardcore ComposerGang Starr 3:16$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen15. B.Y.S. [Explicit]Gang Starr 3:06$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen16. Much Too MuchGang Starr 3:30$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen17. Take Two And PassGang Starr 3:17$1.29  Buy MP3 
listen18. Stay TunedGang Starr 2:31$1.29  Buy MP3 


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  • Audio CD (May 5, 1992)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Capitol
  • ASIN: B000007NZV
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Music
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,655 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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On their third outing, Guru and Premier continue to deliver intellectual hardcore, mixing deft rhymes with serious beatology. Premier continues to mine the jazz vaults, uncovering some seriously dusty grooves, with which he concocts some of the best minimalist hip-hop to ever be committed to wax. Just listen to "The Place Where We Dwell." Made up of nothing more than a looped drum track and scratching, it illustrates the less-is-more aesthetic to a T. Guru once again lets loose with the monotone flow that is his trademark--a flow that tastes like slow-roasted butter. Furthermore, jams like "Ex Girl to the Next Girl" prove that there is such a thing as a good hip-hop love song that exudes street cred rather than syrupy wackness. The album is especially noteworthy for containing the progressive "I'm the Man," which marked the recorded debut of both Jeru the Damaja and Little Dap. Plus, "Soliloquy of Chaos" not only gets the Mensa award for word choice but also serves as an eloquent condemnation of the violence that had become de rigueur at hip-hop shows. --Spence Abbott

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4.6 out of 5 stars
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4.6 out of 5 stars
DJ Premier and Guru are an excellent duo. Done  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
A must buy for any hip hop fan. ctrx  |  5 reviewers made a similar statement
Get you hands on this album if you ever have the chance to. Chris  |  1 reviewer made a similar statement
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars An Unappreciated Classic November 28, 2005
By Tha Flu
Format:Audio CD
4.5 Stars

Step In The Arena was good, but it was also one of those albums in which I thought they could still be better. Gang Starr did just that with one of the dopest Hip Hop albums ever and their best album. Gang Starr is a well renown and influential group, but for some reason, I feel this album is still more unappreciated than it should be.

One of the reasons this album is a classic is because it has a variety of subjects. On The Place Where We Dwell, Guru gives an ode to Brooklyn and lets you know why it could be good to visit. Ex Girl To Next Girl is about Guru's relationships with women, but unfortunately, it doesn't work out with none of em. Soliliquy Of Chaos is a very unique song and could be Guru's most thoughtful song ever. He tells us a story about imminently doing a concert, but he sees someone get shot during a fight. After he drops that line, he shows us why it makes him angry because it's so stupid. Personally, I think everyone should hear this track.

Take It Personal is a dark-feeling track with Guru talking about someone who backstabbed him, a wack rapper, and a friend who thinks Guru forgot him because of success. He drops 3 verses for each and strictly talks about that person alone. No Shame In My Game is one of the best tracks one album. Guru talks about people who criticize him for being himself and problems in his environment.

"But what the hell's success if the mess ain't changing/ 5-0's still corrupt stupid gangs still bangin'/ Stick up kids still stickin' nasty hookers still trickin'/ all the pimps still pimpin' and all the crackheads trippin'/ While the dealers still sellin' so I'll refrain from the yellin'/ And the preachin' cuz who the fu[k would I reach man." The second verse is arguably his most heartfelt verse ever.

Conspiracy is another deep track about how the government wants to destroy blacks.

"You've got to understand that this has all been conspired/ to put a strain on our brains so that the strong grow tired/ It even exists when you go to your church/ cuz up on the wall a white Jesus lurks."

Stay Tuned also has some of the most conscious lyrics I've heard and ends the album perfectly.

"Many fall into the vicious cycle/ living by the gun or by the rifle/ They think they got a reason that ain't really sure/ the death toll rises more."

The album also has the lyrics in the insert which makes up for any flaw you can detect. About every song is about something different. But, you also have the beats. DJ Premier did a excellent job on Step In The Arena, here he did an OUTSTANDING job. Take It Personal, Take Two And Pass, and the first verse's beat on I'm The Man (the track has three beats for each verse) are strictly imperial beats. Even the skits are dope instrumentals (24-7-365 might break ya speakers). Another thing about DJ Premier is the way he makes use of samples. The way he makes use of samples almost excels the beats he makes. Every sample he uses fits every track perfectly. On Take Two And Pass, he uses a sample that says, "I think, write a rhyme, when I'm done get blunted". The album doesn't exactly have filler, but about 3 songs that are just decent. The best track on this album is difficult to find, but I think The Illest Brother deserves that title. The track is about respect, and things that happen in the ghetto. The beat might take awhile to get into, but Guru's lyrics make it all worthwhile. I'm The Man also has the debut of Lil Dap (from Group Home) and Jeru The Damaja (who does a classic verse) which are the only guest on the entire album. Those who loved Step In The Arena shouldn't worry because Gang Starr elevated their sound lyrically and production wise. Guru proved to be one of the best and most thoughtful lyricists and Premier proved to be one of the best producers/DJs with this masterpiece.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Skillz October 14, 2003
By A Customer
Format:Audio CD
I just bought this album this year, 2003, and I like it. I'm 17 years old, and alot of kids I know like Lil' Jon and think 50 Cent is the premiere MC. I happen to know extremely differently. I'm not usually into jazz-rap myself, but Tribe and Gang Starr's music is to phenomenal to just pass up. Guru has never been a slouch on the mic to me, and can still kill most of these so called "MC's" out there now. He has skill, passion, focus, and doesn't try to be the realest, but is because he was trying to help the black community on this album, not be the hardest. His rhymes perfectly match Premo's beats on here, some of the smoothest production I've ever heard. This album makes me want to kick a window in sometimes, because I'm so afraid hip-hop will never be quite the same, and though the underground still release some good albums, we never get to hear from alot of the best artists. Anyway, I'm getting off subject. Classic, legendary, masterpiece. They all describe this album. Shout out songs go to Ex Girl To Next Girl, I'm The Man, and No Shame In My Game.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Gang Starr's statement of superiority April 6, 2007
Format:Audio CD
While it wasn't their groundbreaking album (that'd be Step in the Arena) nor their best (in my opinion Moment of Truth), "Daily Operation" is perhaps the most important album of the Gang Starr discography, the one that put them on top of the early-90s east coast hip hop world and established Guru and Premier as hip hop legends. Widely imitated but never duplicated, this album helped define the jazzy hip hop sound that became synonymous with New York hip hop for years to come. Musically "Daily Operation" ranks with Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth's Mecca and the Soul Brother and A Tribe Called Quest's Midnight Marauders as the greatest albums of an era. DJ Premier's productions are incredible, using a wide range of instrumentation including horns, keyboards, and some clever sampling to make a sound that is rich and tasteful, while maintaining a street feel with the grimy hooks and tough drumbeats. Some of these tracks are just masterpieces in themselves, and the prominence of sampled "Daily Operation" beats over the years is a testament to this. Guru holds his own on the mic as always. While not yet the wise teacher he would become on Moment of Truth, Guru drops knowledge and wisdom more than he ever had to this point, but also maintains a foot in the street with his classic bragadagio and battle raps. Religion starts to play a part in some of his rhymes, and he is supported by some guests from the young Gang Starr foundation including Group Home and Jeru the Damaja. This is a rare album where you can just pop it in and play it without ever wanting to skip a track. Overall, "Daily Operation" is fantastic, one of the very greatest albums of hip hop's golden age.

After an instrumental intro, albeit one that shows every bit of Premo's genius, the album begins with the short and gritty "The Place Where We Dwell," where Guru praises his hometown of Brooklyn over a tough, simple beat. "Flip the Script" has a great beat and hook and some nice rhymes, just a solid song. Perhaps the group's best known song appears here, "Ex Girl to Next Girl." This song has gorgeous horns in it, and Guru tells likable tales of female troubles, and this song shows everything lovable about the early-90s rap style. Over truly luscious strings, Guru addresses one of his prevalent pet-peeves, violence at rap concerts, on "Soliloquy of Chaos." Lil Dap and Jeru the Damaja are introduced on "I'm the Man," a great track full of very clever battle raps and punchlines. "Take It Personal" is classic Gang Starr material, preceded and succeeded by two excellent instrumental interludes. "2 Deep" is tough lyrically and rich musically, with horns and plentifully creative sampling. My favorite song may be "No Shame in My Game," mostly just because the beat is perfect. This beat is pure joy on a track. "Conspiracy" shows Guru's increasing social consciousness, addressing media injustice and the SAT's unfairness, and the beat features a very nice keyboard line and horn notes. "The Illest Brother" and "Hardcore Composer" are further classic material, and "B.Y.S." is similarly nice. "Much Too Much" makes a great trombone sample into a loop, and Guru does it justice. The laidback weed ode "Take Two and Pass" rounds out the album along with the closer, "Stay Tuned."

All praise that "Daily Operation" has ever received is warranted, but I feel it's still underrated. This album is a classic in every sense of the word. I hate to sound like this, but they really don't make rap albums like this anymore. This is an album I could spend my whole life listening to, in every way it's engineered to perfection. A must buy for any hip hop fan.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Model 90s Rap
Gang Starr rocks, as a paragon of the jazzy mid-90s hip hop style, and with such a relaxed voice with legit lyrics. Daily Operation is one of his best.
Published 2 months ago by Oscar
2.0 out of 5 stars SORRY BUT IT SUCKED
LISTEN ALL YOU HIP HOP HEADS OUT THERE THAT JUST CAN'T GET ENOUGH DJ PRIMO AND GURU....I GIVE CREDIT WHEN CREDIT IS DUE AND THIS ALBUM, ASIDE FROM SOUNDING OLD AND TIRED, EVERY... Read more
Published on August 22, 2009 by CALI HIP HOPPER
4.0 out of 5 stars They Were Getting Better With The Times (Rating: 8 out of 10- -4.0...
After their sucess of their previous LP Step in the Arena, Guru and Primo hit the masses again with their third full length LP Daily Operation. Read more
Published on May 5, 2008 by Chandler
5.0 out of 5 stars HIP-HOP CLASSICK!
This album is by far one of the best hip-hop albums/Cd's to EVER be released. It's sad to see new jacks that have no idea what real legitimate hip-hop is have the nerve to come on... Read more
Published on March 20, 2008 by Play It Kool
5.0 out of 5 stars Next to step into the arena.......
This album is one of their best. Step into the arena is slightly better due to certain singles that appear on that album. Read more
Published on February 23, 2008 by Kurupt
5.0 out of 5 stars The Foundation
One emcee and one DJ using classic hip-hop/rap origins of loops and turntable wizardry collectively known as Gang Starr return for their third LP titled Daily Operation. Read more
Published on January 1, 2008 by Carltouis Stevenson
5.0 out of 5 stars COME ON, NOW!!!!!
these negative reviews make me HO HUM!!!! my chest hurts from doing it so much. how does one diss the guru? Read more
Published on February 17, 2007 by Martin L. King
5.0 out of 5 stars Gang Starr's best work.
Gang Starr really put out some classic ish here. This is one of those albums that you may dismay as being sub-par, or even bad first listen if you arn't into underground, but you... Read more
Published on August 4, 2006 by Da Bridge
4.0 out of 5 stars Gang Starr - Daily Operation
This album gets a 4.5 star from me. Falls shortly from bein 5. Guru is known for droppin ill rhymes on ill production. And he comes with it good on this album. Read more
Published on April 21, 2006 by Wu-Tang_Assassin
5.0 out of 5 stars Daily Operation operates correctly
To my mind, the three greatest hip-hop producers of all time is a set list that is not going to change for quite a while. The Wu-Tang Clan's Rza, Westcoast Kingpin Dr. Read more
Published on April 15, 2006 by YoungRoscoe
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