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▄ ▀▀▀▄ C M S ▄▀▀ Ferrex<SAC>
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Constipated Monkey Smegma
...Presents...
Gang Starr - No More Mr. Nice Guy
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│ RiPPER.: samana DATE RiPPED..: 09-08-2002 │
│ LAbEL..: Wild Pitch/JCOR DATE RELEaSEd: 1989 / 2001 │
│ ENCOdER: LAME 3.92 RELEaSE SiZE.: 93,9 MB │
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│ 2001 reissue on Wild Pitch/JCOR │
│ slightly remastered and with bonus tracks │
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│ produced by DJ Premier & Guru except where noted │
│ *1 produced by DJ Mark The 45 King │
│ *2 produced by Donald Dee │
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│ OmniPage Pro 12 scanned liner notes for the reissue edition │
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│ For many, the relationship began in 1989 with the video │
│ for "Manifest," in which a young man with Malcolm X-styled │
│ glasses and a wide, toothy grin addressed a collection of │
│ raucous hooligans with the calm assurance of a natural │
│ leader. Even then - standing at the podium, dressed more │
│ like a preacher than an emcee - it was clear that Keithy E │
│ (later known as Guru: Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal) │
│ was much more than the literally scores of similarly │
│ attired wannabee's using the cause of Black Nationalism as │
│ a side-hustle. Then there was the song itself, a │
│ receptively breezy collection of sensible, yet arrogant │
│ rhymes on top of an instantly hypnotic saxophone loop │
│ courtesy of DJ Premier. Fans looking for something new had │
│ just caught a glimpse of hip-hop's future. The Gang Starr │
│ dynasty had begun, and more than a decade later, it's │
│ still going on. │
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│ On one side you have Keith, a judge's son who grew up on │
│ the mean streets of Roxbury, Mass. Upon leaving home to │
│ follow his muse he puts his sociology degree to good use │
│ by mentoring neglected youth at a Brooklyn group home. As │
│ Guru he evokes the image of an inhabitant of a smoky jazz │
│ club, an individual, who personifies the flavor of │
│ multiple time periods, and can articulate the language of │
│ the gentleman, thug, scholar and warrior. │
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│ On the other there is Chris, a native of Prairie View, │
│ Texas blessed with both an analytical mind and an │
│ intuitive mastery of music theory. As DJ Premier he speaks │
│ with his hands and thinks by way of the drum. He does not │
│ make beats, he composes music - layers of rich sounds that │
│ connect with a harmony that is as seamless as it is │
│ peerless. Jazz, rock, funk, soul, it's all his to command. │
│ And like a musical alchemist everything he touches turns │
│ to hip-hop. │
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│ All of the elements that would enable Gang Starr to │
│ dominate the '90s can be witnessed on their debut, No More │
│ Mr. Nice Guy - if not with that decade's precision, then │
│ certainly lurking about in spirit and intent. During the │
│ course of the album Premier's intricate arrangements glide │
│ from cautious to innovative, while Guru's rhymespeak │
│ suggests congested com plexity balanced with deliberate │
│ simplicity. │
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│ "Manifest," the song that would become the group's │
│ signature sounds as fresh today as when it was first │
│ produced. "Jazz Music" remains rap's first homage to an │
│ art that stressed innovation and creative genius over │
│ personal gain. What took Ken Burns nineteen hours to say, │
│ Keith and Premo deftly sum up in less than five minutes │
│ and in doing so use the past to inform the present. The │
│ sonic collage of "DJ Premier in Deep Concentration" still │
│ holds up as one of the last great DJ instrumentals to │
│ grace a mass-market rap LP. The New Jack-styled love song, │
│ "Conscience Be Free" showcases the group's ability to │
│ exist in the moment, while the mix show ambiance of the │
│ title track and the pimptastic force of "Knowledge" remain │
│ atop the album's dirtiest grooves. │
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│ Even then it was clear they would be difficult to label. │
│ Are they jazz or rock? Do they stand for emotional poise │
│ or reckless abandon? hoochies and guns or spiri- │
│ tuality and introspection? The answer, of course, is: all │
│ of the above. Gang Starr exists on all planes of human │
│ behavior simultane ously, their honesty and consistency, │
│ placing them amongst hip-hop's most revered voices. To │
│ witness artistry performed at its height, all you need │
│ do is examine anything that these two men have ever come │
│ into contact with and you will surely have your answer, │
│ proving forever that hip-hop is not something you do, it's │
│ something you are. │
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│ Think of this deluxe version of No More Mr. Nice Guy as │
│ welcome addition to your CD collection. And even if you │
│ own the original wax it is doubtful that you have ever │
│ heard it like this. This collection has been filled with │
│ rare extras such'as unreleased outtakes, rare b-sides, and │
│ for you archivists, the group's nearly forgotten 12-inch │
│ debut, "The Lesson." One listen to this youthful attempt │
│ and you will understand how humble their beginnings were │
│ and just how far along they have come. │
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│ Over a decade later, b-boys have become b-men, and Gang │
│ Starr is still here, doing what they do best. While many │
│ rap "pioneers" are content to live in the past and rest on │
│ past accomplishments, Guru and Premier remain on the front │
│ lines of creativity, taking creative risks, developing new │
│ artistic muscles and taking hip-hop to places it has never │
│ gone before. A simple career is not enough for these two. │
│ They strive to build something bigger, and more enduring. │
│ What Gang Starr is constructing is a new musical │
│ discipline, a conservatory of the streets, an institution. │
│ And whether it's introducing new talent or collaborating │
│ with musical masters of days gone by, Gang Starr remain │
│ the epitome of quality, never outdone, always out doing │
│ and forever two steps ahead of the competition. │
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│ Reginald C. Dennis - April 2001, Bronx, New York, US │
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│ │ # │ Track Name │ Time │ │
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│ │ 01 │ Premier & The Guru │ 03:26 │ │
│ │ 02 │ Jazz Music │ 03:30 │ │
│ │ 03 │ Gotch U │ 03:08 │ │
│ │ 04 │ Manifest │ 04:56 │ │
│ │ 05 │ Gusto [*1] │ 03:15 │ │
│ │ 06 │ DJ Premier In Deep Concentration │ 03:13 │ │
│ │ 07 │ Positivity (Remix) │ 04:49 │ │
│ │ 08 │ Manifest (Remix) │ 05:12 │ │
│ │ 09 │ Conscience Be Free │ 04:04 │ │
│ │ 10 │ Cause And Effect │ 03:22 │ │
│ │ 11 │ 2 Steps Ahead │ 03:50 │ │
│ │ 12 │ No More Mr. Nice Guy │ 03:22 │ │
│ │ 13 │ Knowledge ft. Damo D-Ski │ 03:42 │ │
│ │ 14 │ Positivity [*1] │ 03:35 │ │
│ │ 15 │ Here's The Proof (Bonus Track) │ 04:35 │ │
│ │ 16 │ The Lesson (Bonus Track) [*2] │ 05:05 │ │
│ │ 17 │ Dedication (Bonus Track) │ 05:11 │ │
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│ │ │ Total │ 68:15 min │
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