Gang Starr discography
American hip hop duo discography
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American hip hop duo Gang Starr have released seven studio albums, two compilation albums, thirty-one singles, one promotional single and nine music videos.
Studio albums7
Compilation albums2
Singles31
Music videos23
| Gang Starr discography | |
|---|---|
Gang Starr performing in Hamburg, 1999. | |
| Studio albums | 7 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Singles | 31 |
| Music videos | 23 |
| Promotional singles | 1 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| US [1] |
US R&B [2] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [4] |
FRA [5] |
GER [6] |
NLD [7] |
SWE [8] |
UK [9] | ||||||
| No More Mr. Nice Guy |
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— | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Step In the Arena | 121 | 19 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 |
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| Daily Operation |
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65 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Hard to Earn |
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25 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 |
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| Moment of Truth | 6 | 1 | 184 | 14 | 70 | 94 | 51 | 28 | 43 |
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| The Ownerz |
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18 | 5 | — | — | 39 | 50 | 51 | 47 | 74 | ||||
| One of the Best Yet |
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82 | 42 | 155 | 65 | — | 46 | 86 | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US R&B [2] |
FRA [5] |
GER [6] |
NLD [7] |
SWE [8] |
UK [9] | |||||||
| Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr |
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33 | 11 | 169 | 48 | 55 | 47 | 47 | |||||
| Mass Appeal: The Best of Gang Starr |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [22] |
US R&B [23] |
US Rap [24] |
AUS [25][26] |
NLD [7] |
SWE [8] |
UK [9] | |||||||
| "The Lesson"[27] | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||
| "Believe Dat!"[28] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Movin' On"[29] | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Words I Manifest"[30] | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No More Mr. Nice Guy | ||||
| "Positivity" | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Jazz Thing" | 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | Mo' Better Blues (soundtrack) | ||||
| "Just to Get a Rep" | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | Step in the Arena | |||||
| "Take a Rest" | 1991 | — | — | — | 143 | — | — | 63 | |||||
| "Lovesick" | — | — | 11 | 13 | 31 | 38 | 50 | ||||||
| "Step in the Arena" | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Who's Gonna Take the Weight?" | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Ex Girl to Next Girl" | 1992 | — | 64 | 5 | — | — | — | — | Daily Operation | ||||
| "Take It Personal" | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "2 Deep" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | ||||||
| "Gotta Get Over (Taking Loot)"[31] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Trespass (soundtrack) | |||||
| "Dwyck" (featuring Nice & Smooth) |
— | —[A] | 25 | — | — | — | — | Hard to Earn | |||||
| "Mass Appeal" | 1994 | 67 | 42 | 10 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Code of the Streets" | —[B] | 83 | 33 | — | — | — | 91 | ||||||
| "Suckas Need Bodyguards" | — | —[C] | 44 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "You Know My Steez" | 1997 | 76 | 32 | 5 | — | — | — | — | Moment of Truth | ||||
| "The Militia" (featuring Big Shug and Freddie Foxxx) |
1998 | —[D] | 68 | 38 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "1/2 & 1/2"[34] (featuring M.O.P.) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Blade (soundtrack) | |||||
| "Full Clip" | 1999 | — | —[E] | — | — | — | — | — | Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr | ||||
| "Discipline" (featuring Total) |
— | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Skills" | 2002 | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | The Ownerz | ||||
| "Nice Girl, Wrong Place" (featuring Boy Big) |
2003 | — | 99 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Rite Where You Stand" (featuring Jadakiss) |
— | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Same Team, No Games" (featuring NYG'z & H.Stax) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Family and Loyalty" (featuring J. Cole) |
2019 | — | —[F] | — | — | — | — | — | One of the Best Yet | ||||
| "Bad Name" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Bad Name" (Remix) (featuring Method Man and Redman) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||
| "Glowing Mic" | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Finishem" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Royalty"[35] (featuring K-Ci & JoJo) |
1997 | Moment of Truth |
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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| "Free Your Feelings (Gifted Mix)" | 1991 | Slam Slam | 12" |
| "Dedicated 2 the City" (Gang Starr Mix) | Subsonic 2 | Include Me Out | |
| "Satisfaction (Gang Starr Remix) | Wendy & Lisa | Re-Mix-in-a-Carnation | |
| "I've Lost My Ignorance (And Don't Know Where to Find It) [Gang Starr Remix] | Dream Warriors | 12" | |
| Qui Sème Le Vent Récolte Le Tempo" (Gang Starr Mix) | MC Solaar | ||
| "It's Gettin' Hectic"[36] | 1992 | The Brand New Heavies | Heavy Rhyme Experience, Vol. 1 |
| "Now You're Mine" | N/a | White Men Can't Rap (Soundtrack) / Hard to Earn | |
| "Intelligence (Jazzie II Guru Mix)" | Soul II Soul | 12" | |
| "A Little Spice (Gang Starr Remix)" | Loose Ends | ||
| "Sassy" | Neneh Cherry | Homebrew | |
| "What You Expected?" | 1995 | DJ Honda | H |
| "Watch What You're Saying!" | Guru, Chaka Khan | Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 2: The New Reality | |
| "Lifesaver" (Remix) | 1996 | Guru | 12" |
| "Work" | 1998 | N/a | Caught Up (soundtrack) / Moment of Truth |
| "Salute Part II" | M.O.P. | First Family 4 Life | |
| "Freestyle" | Funkmaster Flex | The Mix Tape, Vol. III | |
| "Militia (Remix)" | Rakim, WC | Belly (soundtrack)/Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr | |
| "All 4 tha Cash" | 1999 | N/a | Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr |
| "The Legacy" | Group Home | A Tear for the Ghetto | |
| "Weed Scented" | A.G., O.C., Mr. Mudd | The Dirty Version | |
| "The Piece Maker"[37] | 2000 | Tony Touch | The Piece Maker |
| "Hustlin' Daze" | Guru, Donell Jones | Guru's Jazzmatazz, Vol. 3: Streetsoul | |
| "Where's My Ladies?" | Guru, Big Shug | ||
| "Back 2 Back" | 2001 | N/a | Baldhead Slick & da Click |
| "It's Alright (Gang Starr Remix) | Lina | 12" | |
| "Tha Squeeze"[38] | N/a | Training Day (soundtrack) | |
| "Incredible" | 2002 | Krumbsnatcha | Respect All, Fear None |
| "Blvd." | Afu-Ra | Life Force Radio | |
| "Battle"[39] | N/a | 8 Mile (soundtrack) | |
| "Counter Punch" | 2005 | Big Shug | Who's Hard? |
| "Work, Part II"[40] | 2011 | Big L | The Danger Zone |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Words I Manifest" | 1989 | |
| Positivity | ||
| "Jazz Thing" | 1990 | Spike Lee[41] |
| "Just to Get a Rep" | Fab Five Freddy[41] | |
| "Take a Rest" | ||
| "Who's Gonna Take the Weight?" | 1991 | |
| "Lovesick" | ||
| "Step in the Arena" | ||
| "Ex Girl to the Next Girl" | 1992 | |
| "Take It Personal" | ||
| "DWYCK" (featuring Nice & Smooth) |
Keith Ward[41] | |
| "Mass Appeal" | 1994 | Diane Martel[41] |
| "Code of the Streets" | Lionel C. Martin[41] | |
| "Suckas Need Bodyguards" | ||
| "You Know My Steez" | 1997 | Terry Heller[41] |
| "Royalty" (featuring K-Ci & JoJo) |
Ron Hightower | |
| "The Militia" (featuring Big Shug and Freddie Foxxx) |
1998 | Jeff Byrd[41] |
| "Discipline" (featuring Total) |
1999 | Rubin Whitmore II[41] |
| "Full Clip" | ||
| "Skills" | 2002 | |
| "Rite Where You Stand" (featuring Jadakiss) |
2003 | Darren Grant[41] |
| "Nice Girl, Wrong Place" (featuring Boy Big) |
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| "Same Team, No Games" (featuring NYG'z & H.Stax) |
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| "Family and Loyalty" (featuring J. Cole) |
2019 | Fab Five Freddy |
| “Bad Name” | ||
See also
Notes
- "DWYCK" did not enter the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, but peaked at number seven on the Bubbling Under R&B/Hip-Hop Singles chart.[32]
- "Code of the Streets" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 23 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[33]