Step in the Arena
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| Studio album by Gang Starr | |||||
| Released | January 15, 1991 | ||||
| Recorded | Calliope Productions in New York, New York Firehouse Studios in Brooklyn, New York Such-A-Sound Studio in Brooklyn, New York, 1990 |
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| Genre | Hip Hop | ||||
| Length | 49:18 | ||||
| Label | Chrysalis/EMI Records 0946 3 21798 2 1 F2-21798 |
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| Producer | DJ Premier Guru |
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Step in the Arena is the second album by underground hip hop duo Gang Starr, released in January 1991. In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums.
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[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Songwriters | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
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| 1 | "Name Tag [Premier & the Guru]" | Christopher Martin, Keith Elam | DJ Premier, Guru | Guru |
| 2 | "Step In The Arena" | Christopher Martin, Keith Elam | DJ Premier, Guru | Guru |
| 3 | "Form Of Intellect" | Christopher Martin, Keith Elam | DJ Premier, Guru | Guru |
| 4 | "Execution Of A Chump [No More Mr. Nice Guy Pt. 2]" | Christopher Martin, Keith Elam | DJ Premier, Guru | Guru |
| 5 | "Who's Gonna Take The Weight?" | Christopher Martin, Keith Elam | DJ Premier, Guru | Guru |
| 6 | "Beyond Comprehension" | Christopher Martin, Keith Elam | DJ Premier, Guru | Guru |
| 7 | "Check The Technique" | Christopher Martin, Keith Elam | DJ Premier, Guru | Guru |
| 8 | "Lovesick" | Christopher Martin, Keith Elam | DJ Premier, Guru | Guru |
| 9 | "Here Today, Gone Tomorrow" | Christopher Martin, Keith Elam | DJ Premier, Guru | Guru |
| 10 | "Game Plan" | DJ Premier, Guru | *Instrumental* | |
| 11 | "Take A Rest" | Christopher Martin, Keith Elam | DJ Premier, Guru | Guru |
| 12 | "What You Want This Time?" | Christopher Martin, Keith Elam | DJ Premier, Guru | Guru |
| 13 | "Street Ministry" | Christopher Martin, Keith Elam | DJ Premier, Guru | Guru |
| 14 | "Just To Get A Rep" | Christopher Martin, Keith Elam | DJ Premier, Guru | Guru |
| 15 | "Say Your Prayers" | Christopher Martin, Keith Elam | DJ Premier, Guru | Guru |
| 16 | "As I Read My S-A" | Christopher Martin, Keith Elam | DJ Premier, Guru | Guru |
| 17 | "Precisely The Right Rhymes" | Christopher Martin, Keith Elam | DJ Premier, Guru | Guru |
| 18 | "The Meaning Of The Name" | Christopher Martin, Keith Elam | DJ Premier, Guru | Guru |
[edit] Samples
Name Tag [Premier & the Guru]
- "Fantasy Interlude" by The Originals
Step In The Arena
- "Bumpin' Bus Stop" by Thunder and Lightning
- "A Blow for Me, a Toot to You" by Fred Wesley and the Horny Horns
- "Four Play" by Fred Wesley and the Horny Horns
- "Never Let 'em Say" by Ballin'jack
Form Of Intellect
- "Better Half" by Maceo & All the King's Men
- "Dope Beat" by Boogie Down Productions (Vocals by KRS-One)
- "Holy War" by Divine Force Crew
- "Here I Come" by Lord Finesse
Execution Of A Chump [No More Mr. Nice Guy Pt. 2]
- "Don't it Drive You Crazy" by Pointer Sisters
Who's Gonna Take The Weight?
- "Who's Gonna Take the Weight?" by Kool & the Gang
- "Parrty" by Maceo & the Macks
- "To Da Break Of Dawn" by LL Cool J
Beyond Comprehension
- "Up on Cripple Creek" by The Band
Check The Technique
- "California Soul" by Marlena Shaw
- "Keep Your Eyes on the Prize" by Marley Marl (Vocals by Masta Ace)
- "To Da Break Of Dawn" by LL Cool J
Lovesick
- "Trying to Make a Fool of Me" by The Delfonics
- "Pain" by Ohio Players
- "Never Had a Dream" by Ohio Players
- "Ain't There Something Money Can't Buy" by Young-Holt Unlimited
Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
- "You'll Like it Too" by Funkadelic
- "Crosswind" by Billy Cobham
- "Just Rhyming With Biz" by Big Daddy Kane
- "Ease Back" by Ultramagnetic MC's (Vocals by Kool Keith)
Take A Rest
- "UFO" by ESG
- "T Plays it Cool" by Marvin Gaye
- "Give it Up" by Kool & the Gang
- "Right on for the Darkness" by Curtis Mayfield
- "Funky Miracle" by The Meters
- "Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang
- "Poetry" by Boogie Down Productions (Vocals by KRS-One)
What You Want This Time?
- "Nose Job" by James Brown
Street Ministry
- "Leaward Winds" by Billy Cobham
Just To Get A Rep
- "E.V.A." by Jean Jacques Perrey
- "Funky For You" by Nice & Smooth (Vocals by Greg Nice)
- "Eazy Street" by Eazy-E
Say Your Prayers
- "Wilford's Gone" by The Blackbyrds
As I Read My S-A
- "Easy to Be Hard" by Kole & Param
Precisely The Right Rhymes
- "Outside Love" by Brethren
- "Magdelena" by Leo Sayer
[edit] Album singles
Audio samples of Step in the Arena
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"Just to Get a Rep" (sample) Image:Justtogetarep.ogg A popular single from Step in the Arena. - Problems playing the files? See media help.
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"Just To Get A Rep"
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| "Step In The Arena" |
[edit] Album chart positions
| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||
| Billboard 200 | Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | |||
| 1991 | Step In The Arena | #121 | #19 | |
[edit] Singles chart positions
| Year | Song | Chart positions | ||
| Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | ||
| 1991 | Just To Get A Rep | - | - | #5 |
| 1991 | Step In The Arena | - | - | #5 |
| 1991 | Lovesick | - | - | #11 |
| 1991 | Who's Gonna Take The Weight? | - | - | #9 |
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