- hip hop
- 51 min
- 18 tracks
- Chrysalis
Step in the Arena is the second studio album by hip-hop duo Gang Starr, printed as a 1990 release, and commercially released on January 15, 1991. In 2007, it was named the greatest hip-hop album of all time by IGN. HipHopDX called it "the album that cemented Gang Starr as a timeless tag team."
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Classical in form, grave, spare and character-led.
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
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Tracks
- 1Name Tag (Premier & The Guru)0:36
- 2Step in the Arena3:37
- 3Form of Intellect3:40
- 4Execution of a Chump2:42
- 5Who's Gonna Take the Weight?3:56
- 6Beyond Comprehension3:14
- 7Check the Technique3:59
- 8Lovesick3:27
- 9Here Today, Gone Tomorrow2:19
- 10Game Plan1:08
- 11Take a Rest4:21
- 12What You Want This Time?2:42
- 13Street Ministry1:26
- 14Just to Get a Rep2:43
- 15Say Your Prayers1:25
- 16As I Read My S-A3:02
- 17Precisely the Right Rhymes3:25
- 18The Meaning of the Name2:55
18 tracks, 51 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Gang Starr
- Label
- Chrysalis
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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