Gang Starr
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Sep 14, 2026
Christy York WootenHOST
You did a version or played on a version of that.
Christy York WootenHOST
And any, you know, anything that sort of Guru and Gang Starr, all the Jazzmatazz stuff, all that sort of melds into my mind as stuff happening.
Christy York WootenHOST
And thus, what that was was probably a second awakening for society about "Giant Steps" and about Coltrane for a new generation, which would've been me.
Christy York WootenHOST
I mean, I know you're a few years older than me, but that was sort of that entree.
KilHOST
'Cause I used to always wonder like, "Yo, okay.
KilHOST
Gru- you know, Gang Starr broke up.
KilHOST
Why don't Premier find a new MC to fuck with?" Like, you know what I mean? I know he did with Royce, but I mean as far as terms of like, "Yo, let me go after some of these..." Like, and I'm talking about early 2000s.
KilHOST
Like, let me go after some of these, like, little SOB spots and see who these up and coming people and maybe fuck with them.
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VaguePANELIST
'Cause when you think about it, like, when you listen to The Low End Theory versus Midnight Marauders, you can kinda hear that shift between-
KilHOST
Right
VaguePANELIST
... those two albums, you know? And especially, like you said, around that time between Beatminerz and, and even some, some of the Gang Starr stuff, like, that was what you did.
VaguePANELIST
But once '94 was starting to creep in, that shit was, like, outta here, because you ain't wanna hear no Biggie over no damn jazz samples and-
Chubb RockSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And how long shall they kill our prophet?
David FergussonHOST
Gang Starr
Chubb RockSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
And sign a look.
Chubb RockSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Here's the hook.
DJ Butter RockHOST
I'm going to tell you something.
DJ Butter RockHOST
When Gang Starr came out with that song and Guru was rapping it, everybody started robbing him.
DJ Butter RockHOST
I'm like, motherfucker, why he came out with that reggae? Every, when that shit stick up kid says it's not the time.
DJ Butter RockHOST
I saw niggas that wasn't robbers turn into robbers.
Jamel JohnsonHOST
I didn't know we could be up there.
Tim TaylorGUEST
From Gang Starr.
Jamel JohnsonHOST
Gang Starr?
Tim TaylorGUEST
[laughs]
Jamel JohnsonHOST
Damn.
speaker_20SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Full clip.
speaker_20SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Do you wanna mess with this? Gang Starr, one of the best yet.
speaker_20SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Nice like that.
speaker_20SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
It's all good.
speaker_21SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
In this business of rap.
speaker_20SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Full clip.
speaker_20SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Do you wanna mess with this? Gang Starr, one of the best yet.
speaker_20SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Nice like that.
Busta RhymesGUEST
[laughs] That's real shit.
Fat JoeHOST
I just don't under- I just go back at the Fat Joe, the Gang Starr.
Fat JoeHOST
It's just like Diamond to be like, "Yo, here go the beat," and I just rhyme DITC Fat Joe.
Busta RhymesGUEST
Real shit.
JackHOST
Yeah.
Jonathan MannionGUEST
Gang Starr.
Jonathan MannionGUEST
Like, you know, everybody was like...
Jonathan MannionGUEST
And I'm like, "What is this?"
speaker_27UNKNOWN
One love.
speaker_27UNKNOWN
Gang Starr forever.
speaker_27UNKNOWN
Gang Starr for life.
speaker_27UNKNOWN
One.
KRS-OneSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
[singing] All I see is blinkin' lights, track boards and fat mics.
Luv JonesGUEST
Uh, the first time I saw somebody, uh, scratch DJ do their thing, I was just like, "I have no idea what's happening, but I love the sound of this." Um, and so yeah, I mean, it was everyone from, like, the Beat Junkies, Invisible Scratch Piklz.
Luv JonesGUEST
DJ Shadow, the first time I heard his first album, um, was one of the moments where I was like, "Oh, you don't need MCs always on instrumentals." Like, even DJ Premier and Deep Concentration off, like, a early Gang Starr, I was like, "Oh man, I, I love this and it has nothing to do with [laughs] the rest of the album."
Rob LeeHOST
Right.
Luv JonesGUEST
It's just, like, an instrumental break.
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