Hard to Earn
by Gang Starr
- Type: Album
- Released: 8 March 1994
- Label: Chrysalis
- Country: United States
- Length: 58:53
- Community rating: 3.78/5 from 6 ratings
Artists on this release: DJ Premier, Guru
Album Notes & Community Reviews
'Hard to Earn' is a quintessential masterpiece of East Coast boom-bap, defined by DJ Premier's innovative use of minimalist samples and scratching. Guru delivers incredibly rhythmic, deadpan street wisdom and introspective observations that solidified Gang Starr's reputation for raw, urban authenticity.
Genres
Descriptors: rhythmic, sampling, violence, rap, classic, old-school, hard, street
Tracklist
- Intro (The First Step) (0:54)
- ALONGWAYTOGO (4:13)
- Code Of The Streets (3:29)
- Brainstorm (3:02)
- Tonz 'O' Gunz (3:55)
- The Planet (5:15)
- Aiiight Chill (3:13)
- Speak Ya Clout (3:35)
- DWYCK (4:03)
- Words From The Nutcracker (1:28)
- Mass Appeal (3:41)
- Blowin' Up The Spot (3:10)
- Suckas Need Bodyguards (3:57)
- Now You're Mine (2:55)
- Mostly Tha Voice (3:38)
- F.A.L.A. (4:17)
- Comin' For The Datazz (4:01)
Credits
- Guru - Member, producer
- DJ Premier - Member, mixed by, producer
- Gang Starr - primary artist
- Henry Marquez - art direction
- Marc Cozza - design [package]
- Eddie Sancho - engineer
- David Carpenter - engineer [assistant]
- Joe Quinde - engineer [assistant], bass
- Luc Allen - engineer [assistant]
- Luis Tineo - engineer [assistant]
- Max Vargas - engineer [assistant]
- Tony Dawsey - lacquer cut by, mastered by
- Mark Levinsohn - legal [representation]
- Sample Clearance, Ltd - legal [sample clearance]
- Empire Artist Management - management
- Daniel Hastings - photography by
- Jeru The Damaja - featuring
- Lil' Dap - featuring
- Nice & Smooth - featuring
- Melachi The Nutcracker - featuring
- Kieran Walsh - engineer
- Big Shug - featuring