Gang Starr, Step in the Arena - 50m 34s

Tracks & Durations

1. Name Tag (Premier & The Guru)	0:37
2. Step In The Arena	3:37
3. Form Of Intellect	3:39
4. Execution Of A Chump (No More Mr. Nice Guy PT 2)	2:41
5. Who's Gonna Take The Weight?	3:56
6. Beyond Comprehension	3:13
7. Check The Technique	3:58
8. Love Sick	3:27
9. Here Today, Gone Tomorrow	2:16
10. Game Plan	1:07
11. Take A Rest	4:21
12. What You Want This Time?	2:41
13. Street Ministry	1:25
14. Just To Get A Rep	2:42
15. Say Your Prayers	1:24
16. As I Read My S-A	3:02
17. Precisely The Right Rhymes	3:25
18. The Meaning Of The Name	2:53

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Review

Gang Starr's second album is quintessential hip-hop and is easily one of the greatest rap albums of all time. In contrast to their 1989 debut, No More Mr. Nice Guy, which was filled with seriously uptempo jams, Step in the Arena slows down the pace, unveiling low, slow, and deceptively complex tempos along with some jazz-tinged loops and beats, all of which firmly established DJ Premier's slot in the producer hall of fame. Furthermore, the slower sonic pace proved to be a perfect fit for Guru's distinctive monotone flow. The album hits on every aural level, from the lumbering bass and blaring horn combo of the title track to the swirling sax blurts, unnerving siren, and kinetic scratch attack of "Who's Gonna Take the Weight" to the laid-back smooth jazz soul of "Love Sick." Guru's verbal volley can only be described as smooth hardcore, with no-nonsense lyrics that effectively strike a balance between the street and the intellect. Toss in tracks like the anti-hoodlum anthem "Just to Get a Rep" and the scathing "Execution of a Chump (No More Mr. Nice Guy, Part 2)," and you've got yourself a bona fide classic that sounds as fresh today as it did when it was first released. --Spence Abbott

Other Versions

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Step in the Arena

Tracks: 18, Disk length: 50m 37s (+0m 3s)

Step in the Arena

Tracks: 18, Disk length: 50m 37s (+0m 3s)

Step in the Arena

Tracks: 18, Disk length: 48m 8s (-3m 34s)

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