Step In The Arena

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Annotation

Matrix / Runout (Side A): B0030013-01-A 10-86208 / B0030013-01-A 18992E1/A H SIDE-A
Matrix / Runout (Side B): B0030013-01-B 10-86208 / B0030013-01-B 18992E2/A H SIDE-B
Matrix / Runout (Side C): B0030013-01-C 10-86208 / B0030013-01-C 18992E3/A H SIDE-C
Matrix / Runout (Side D): B0030013-01-D 10-86208 / B0030013-01-D 18992E4/A H SIDE-D

Annotation last modified on 2025-01-26 19:09 UTC.

Tracklist

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1▼12" Vinyl
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A1Name Tag (Premier & The Guru)
engineer:
Lisle Leete (engineer)
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ) and The Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Calliope Productions in New York, New York, United States
0:36
A2Step in the Arena
engineer:
Lisle Leete (engineer)
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ) and The Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
vocals:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Calliope Productions in New York, New York, United States
recording of:
Step in the Arena
lyricist:
Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
composer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ)
3.53:36
A3Form of Intellect
engineer:
Shlomo Sonnenfeld
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ) and The Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Such a Sound Studio in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
3:37
A4Execution of a Chump (No More Mr. Nice Guy, Part 2)
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ) and The Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
piano:
Lisle Leete (engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
2:39
A5Who’s Gonna Take the Weight?
engineer:
Lisle Leete (engineer)
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ) and The Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
vocals:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Calliope Productions in New York, New York, United States
samples:
Two Piece Flower by Johnny Dankworth
recording of:
Who’s Gonna Take the Weight?
lyricist:
Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
composer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ)
4.53:54
B1Beyond Comprehension
engineer:
Lisle Leete (engineer)
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ) and The Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Calliope Productions in New York, New York, United States
3:10
B2Check the Technique
engineer:
Lisle Leete (engineer)
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ) and The Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Calliope Productions in New York, New York, United States
samples:
California Soul by Marlena Shaw
53:55
B3Lovesick
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ) and The Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
samples:
Ain’t There Something Money Can’t Buy by Young–Holt Unlimited, Ain’t There Something Money Can’t Buy by Young–Holt Unlimited, Never Had a Dream by Ohio Players, Pain by Ohio Players and Trying to Make a Fool of Me by The Delfonics
recording of:
Lovesick
lyricist:
Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
3:22
B4Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
engineer:
Lisle Leete (engineer)
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ) and The Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Calliope Productions in New York, New York, United States
2:16
B5Game Plan
engineer:
Lisle Leete (engineer)
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ) and The Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Calliope Productions in New York, New York, United States
1:06
2▼12" Vinyl
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C1Take a Rest
engineer:
Lisle Leete (engineer)
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ) and The Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Calliope Productions in New York, New York, United States
samples:
Give It Up by Kool & the Gang
4:18
C2What You Want This Time?
engineer:
Yoram Vazan
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ) and The Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Firehouse Studio in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
2:39
C3Street Ministry
engineer:
Yoram Vazan
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ) and The Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Firehouse Studio in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
1:21
C4Just to Get a Rep
engineer:
Yoram Vazan
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ) and The Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
vocals:
Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Firehouse Studio in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
samples:
E.V.A. by Jean‐Jacques Perrey
recording of:
Just to Get a Rep
lyricist:
Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
composer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ)
52:39
C5Say Your Prayers
engineer:
Yoram Vazan
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ) and The Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Firehouse Studio in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
samples:
Wilford’s Gone by The Blackbyrds
1:20
D1As I Read My S‐A
2:35
D2Precisely the Right Rhymes
engineer:
Shlomo Sonnenfeld
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ) and The Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Such a Sound Studio in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
3:22
D3The Meaning of the Name
engineer:
Shlomo Sonnenfeld
producer:
DJ Premier (US hip hop producer & DJ) and The Guru (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Chrysalis Records, Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1991)
produced for:
Gang Starr Productions, Inc.
recorded at:
Such a Sound Studio in Brooklyn, New York, New York, United States
2:53
D4Credit Is Due
recording of:
Credit Is Due
writer:
Chris Martin (US hip hop producer & DJ) and Keith Elam (Rapper, half of Gang Starr, Gifted Unlimited Rhymes Universal)
4:50
D5Check the Technique (remix)
4:16

Credits

Release

lacquer cut:H (mastering engineer)
distributed by:UMG Recordings, Inc. (operational headquarters of Universal Music Group, based in Santa Monica, USA; read annotations)
copyrighted (©) by and phonographic copyright (℗) by:Capitol Records, LLC (not for release label use! fka Capitol Records, Inc. until 2007)
pressed at:Precision Record Pressing in Canada
lacquer cut at:Howie Weinberg Mastering in Los Angeles, California, United States
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/13808702 [info]