Name: The Ownerz by Gang Starr
Brand: Gang Starr
SKU: 724358024753
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4.5 (133 reviews)

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Quite a few chart-topping rappers came and went during the five years between Gang Starr's fifth and sixth LPs. So many, in fact, that it's tempting to think that commercial rap had taken a turn for the worse simply because the duo hadn't been back to tend the fires since 1998. Angry and intelligent as they'd ever been, Guru and DJ Premier came right back with guns blazing, ridiculing radio DJs and program directors as "f*cking robots" and proving their case with an album full of tough, kinetic hip-hop that blows away anything on the rap charts. Guru, never the most talented rapper on the East Coast, tightened his flow considerably to match his cutting verse, and DJ Premier only continued waxing lyrical with turntables and samplers. (Compared to his outside productions during the interim, it's clear he was holding back for Gang Starr a few can't-miss productions: "Put Up or Shut Up," "Skillz," the title track.) Guru's wordplay and imagery are vivid, whether he's relating yet another inner-city tale ("Sabotage"), excoriating the record industry ("Deadly Habitz"), or casually making a play for a girl ("Nice Girl, Wrong Place"). Surprisingly, most of the guest features are pedestrian, including the lame guns-and-gangstas posturing of "Who Got Gunz" featuring Fat Joe and M.O.P. or "Capture (Militia Pt. 3)" featuring Big Shug and Freddie Foxxx. Also a letdown is Snoop Dogg's "In This Life...," the return of a favor Premier did for him on two tracks for his Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo$$ LP of a year back. (The only great collaboration is Jadakiss' full-flowing rap on "Rite Where U Stand.") All the Gang Starr trademarks are in place, from Premier's perfect upchoruses to Guru's reedy voice cutting or instructing, and sounding better than ever. ~ John Bush

1. Intro (HG, Goo, Panch)

by Gang Starr

Primary Artist: Gang Starr; Main Performer
Performer: Dexter Thibou; Performer
Recorder: Dexter Thibou; Performer
Composer: Non Music Work; Composer
Mixing: Eddie Sancho; Production
Producer: Dj Premier; Production
Recording Assistant: Dexter Thibou; Production
Studio Personnel: Dexter Thibou
Eddie Sancho; Production

2. Put Up Or Shut Up

by Gang Starr, Krumb Snatcha

Featured Artist: Krumb Snatcha
Krumbsnatcha; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Gang Starr; Main Performer
Composer: Demetrius Gibbs
Keith Elam
Chris Martin; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Dawsey; Production
Mixing: Eddie Sancho
Dj Premier; Production
Producer: Dj Premier
Guru; Production
Recording: Dexter Thibou; Production
Recording Assistant: Dexter Thibou; Production
Studio Personnel: Tony Dawsey
Eddie Sancho
Dexter Thibou
Dj Premier; Production

3. Werdz From The Ghetto Child

by Gang Starr

Primary Artist: Gang Starr; Main Performer
Performer: Billy Smiley; Performer
Rap: Billy Smiley; Performer
Composer: Unknown; Composer

4. Sabotage

by Gang Starr

Primary Artist: Gang Starr; Main Performer
Performer: Dexter Thibou; Performer
Recorder: Dexter Thibou; Performer
Composer: Chris Martin
Keith Elam; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Dawsey; Production
Mixing: Eddie Sancho
Dj Premier; Production
Producer: Dj Premier
Guru; Production
Studio Personnel: Eddie Sancho
Tony Dawsey
Dj Premier; Production

5. Rite Where U Stand

by Gang Starr, Jadakiss

Featured Artist: Jadakiss; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Gang Starr; Main Performer
Performer: Dexter Thibou; Performer
Recorder: Dexter Thibou; Performer
Composer: Barrett Strong
J. Phillips
Keith Elam
C. Martin
Norman Whitfield; Composer
Lyricist: C. Martin
Norman Whitfield
J. Phillips
Keith Elam
Barrett Strong; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Dawsey; Production
Mixing: Eddie Sancho
Dj Premier; Production
Producer: Guru
Dj Premier; Production
Studio Personnel: Tony Dawsey
Eddie Sancho
Dj Premier; Production

6. Skills

by Gang Starr

Primary Artist: Gang Starr; Main Performer
Performer: Dexter Thibou; Performer
Recorder: Dexter Thibou; Performer
Composer: Chris Martin
Keith Elam; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Dawsey; Production
Mixing: Eddie Sancho
Dj Premier; Production
Producer: Dj Premier
Guru; Production
Recording: Dexter Thibou; Production
Recording Assistant: Dexter Thibou; Production
Studio Personnel: Dexter Thibou
Eddie Sancho
Dj Premier
Tony Dawsey; Production

7. Deadly Habitz

by Gang Starr

Primary Artist: Gang Starr; Main Performer
Composer: S. Gray
C. Martin
Keith Elam; Composer
Mixing: Dj Premier; Production
Producer: Guru
Dj Premier; Production
Recording: Dexter Thibou
Eddie Sancho; Production
Studio Personnel: Eddie Sancho
Dexter Thibou
Dj Premier; Production

8. Nice Girl, Wrong Place

by Gang Starr

Performer: Dexter Thibou; Performer
Primary Artist: Gang Starr; Main Performer
Recorder: Dexter Thibou; Performer
Composer: L. Fletcher
Curtis Mayfield
Keith Elam
C. Martin; Composer
Lyricist: L. Fletcher
Curtis Mayfield
Keith Elam
C. Martin; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Dawsey; Production
Mixing: Eddie Sancho
Dj Premier; Production
Producer: Guru
Dj Premier; Production
Recording: Eddie Sancho; Production
Studio Personnel: Dj Premier
Tony Dawsey
Eddie Sancho; Production
Composer Lyricist: C. Martin
Curtis Mayfield
Keith Elam
L. Fletcher; Other

9. Peace Of Mine

by Gang Starr

Composer: Keith Elam
C. Martin; Composer
Primary Artist: Gang Starr; Main Performer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Dawsey; Production
Mixing: Eddie Sancho
Dj Premier; Production
Producer: Guru
Dj Premier; Production
Recording: Dexter Thibou; Production
Studio Personnel: Tony Dawsey
Eddie Sancho
Dexter Thibou
Dj Premier; Production

10. Who Got Gunz

by Gang Starr, M.o.p.

Featured Artist: M.o.p.; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Gang Starr; Main Performer
Performer: Dexter Thibou; Performer
Recorder: Dexter Thibou; Performer
Composer: J. Cartagena
Keith Elam
C. Martin
J. Grinnage
E. Murry; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Dawsey; Production
Mixing: Eddie Sancho
Dj Premier; Production
Producer: Dj Premier
Guru; Production
Recording: Eddie Sancho
Dexter Thibou; Production
Studio Personnel: Dj Premier
Eddie Sancho
Tony Dawsey
Dexter Thibou; Production

11. Capture (Militia Pt. 3)

by Gang Starr, Big Shug, Freddie Foxxx

Featured Artist: Freddie Foxxx
Big Shug; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Gang Starr; Main Performer
Composer: Keith Elam
James Campbell
C. Martin
C. Guy; Composer
Mixing: Eddie Sancho
Dj Premier; Production
Producer: Guru
Dj Premier; Production
Recording: Anthony Ruotolo
Dexter Thibou; Production
Studio Personnel: Dexter Thibou
Anthony Ruotolo
Eddie Sancho
Dj Premier; Production

12. Playtawin

by Gang Starr

Composer: Keith Elam
C. Martin; Composer
Primary Artist: Gang Starr; Main Performer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Dawsey; Production
Mixing: Eddie Sancho
Dj Premier; Production
Producer: Guru
Dj Premier; Production
Recording: Anthony Ruotolo; Production
Studio Personnel: Tony Dawsey
Eddie Sancho
Anthony Ruotolo
Dj Premier; Production

13. Riot Akt

by Gang Starr

Performer: Dexter Thibou; Performer
Primary Artist: Gang Starr; Main Performer
Recorder: Dexter Thibou; Performer
Composer: C. Martin
Keith Elam; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Dawsey; Production
Mixing: Eddie Sancho
Dj Premier; Production
Producer: Dj Premier
Guru; Production
Recording: Eddie Sancho; Production
Studio Personnel: Dj Premier
Tony Dawsey
Eddie Sancho; Production

14. (Hiney)

by Gang Starr

Primary Artist: Gang Starr; Main Performer
Composer: Non Music Work; Composer
Mixing: Dj Premier; Production
Producer: Guru
Dj Premier; Production
Studio Personnel: Dj Premier; Production

15. Same Team, No Games

by Gang Starr, Nyg'z, H. Stax

Featured Artist: H. Stax
Nyg'z
Nygz; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Gang Starr; Main Performer
Composer: Martin
Davis
Jackson
Elam
Johnson
A. Davis
A. Johnson; Composer
Lyricist: Johnson
Martin
Davis
Jackson
Elam; Composer
Producer: Guru
Dj Premier; Production
Composer Lyricist: Davis
Johnson
Jackson
Martin
Elam; Other

16. In This Life...

by , Uncle Reo, Gang Starr, Snoop Dogg

Featured Artist: Uncle Reo
Snoop Dogg; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Gang Starr; Main Performer
Composer: Reo
Snoop Dogg
Keith Elam
C. Martin; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Dawsey; Production
Mixing: Dj Premier; Production
Producer: Guru
Dj Premier; Production
Recording: Eddie Sancho
Dexter Thibou; Production
Studio Personnel: Dj Premier
Eddie Sancho
Dexter Thibou
Tony Dawsey; Production

17. The Ownerz

by Gang Starr

Composer: Keith Elam
C. Martin; Composer
Primary Artist: Gang Starr; Main Performer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Dawsey; Production
Mixing: Eddie Sancho
Dj Premier; Production
Producer: Dj Premier
Guru; Production
Recording: Dexter Thibou; Production
Studio Personnel: Eddie Sancho
Tony Dawsey
Dexter Thibou
Dj Premier; Production

18. Zonin'

by Gang Starr

Primary Artist: Gang Starr; Main Performer
Composer: Keith Elam
C. Martin; Composer
Mixing: Eddie Sancho
Dj Premier; Production
Producer: Dj Premier
Guru; Production
Recording: Dexter Thibou; Production
Studio Personnel: Eddie Sancho
Dexter Thibou
Dj Premier; Production

19. Eulogy

by Gang Starr

Composer: Keith Elam
C. Martin; Composer
Primary Artist: Gang Starr; Main Performer
Mastering Engineer: Tony Dawsey; Production
Mixing: Eddie Sancho
Dj Premier; Production
Producer: Guru
Dj Premier; Production
Recording: Anthony Ruotolo; Production
Studio Personnel: Tony Dawsey
Eddie Sancho
Anthony Ruotolo
Dj Premier; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

19 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

57 minutes and 1 seconds

Explicit

Containing curse words, language, or art that is sexually, violently, or offensively oriented.

Coverart

Available and up to 1404x1404 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

16/19 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Rap, Hip Hop, East Coast Rap, Hardcore Rap, Boom Bap, Nineties

Label

Virgin Records

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Feb 10, 2003

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

724358024753

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The Ownerz

1. Intro (HG, Goo, Panch)

2. Put Up Or Shut Up

3. Werdz From The Ghetto Child

4. Sabotage

5. Rite Where U Stand

6. Skills

7. Deadly Habitz

8. Nice Girl, Wrong Place

9. Peace Of Mine

10. Who Got Gunz

11. Capture (Militia Pt. 3)

12. Playtawin

13. Riot Akt

14. (Hiney)

15. Same Team, No Games

16. In This Life...

17. The Ownerz

18. Zonin'

19. Eulogy

Technical Specifications

The Ownerz

Product information

Release options

1. Intro (HG, Goo, Panch)

2. Put Up Or Shut Up

3. Werdz From The Ghetto Child

4. Sabotage

5. Rite Where U Stand

6. Skills

7. Deadly Habitz

8. Nice Girl, Wrong Place

9. Peace Of Mine

10. Who Got Gunz

11. Capture (Militia Pt. 3)

12. Playtawin

13. Riot Akt

14. (Hiney)

15. Same Team, No Games

16. In This Life...

17. The Ownerz

18. Zonin'

19. Eulogy

Technical Specifications