GANG STARR - No More Mr. Nice Guy (VMP Reissue) - 2LP - Red & White A-Side/B-Side Vinyl [NOV 8]

2LP - Limited Edition 180g Red and White A-Side/B-Side Vinyl. Lacquers Cut by Barry Grint, Alchemy Mastering at AIR. Includes Listening Notes Booklet by Dean Van Nguyen.

Released in the spring of 1989, Gang Starr’s debut album, No More Mr. Nice Guy, arrived right at the crucial intersection of the old school and golden age of New York rap. You cannot begin to discuss New York rap lineage without drawing a line through the first decade of Gang Starr. Should history be corrected to appropriately acknowledge Gang Starr’s influence and brilliance, it will need an origin story. No More Mr. Nice Guy is that saga. It’s a hard ridge in a changing landscape, the sound of everything shifting, the kernel of greatness germinating. It is Guru and Preemo. Preemo and Guru. An essential title not just for what it would lead to, but because of what it is.

Tracklist: 

A1        Premier & The Guru    
A2        Jazz Music 
A3        Gotch U    
A4        Manifest    
A5        Gusto 
A6        DJ Premier In Deep Concentration   

B1        Conscience Be Free   
B2        Cause And Effect   
B3        2 Steps Ahead    
B4        No More Mr. Nice Guy  
B5        Knowledge 
B6        Positivity   

Bonus Tracks:    
C1        Here's The Proof    
C2        The Lesson    
C3        Dedication    
C4        Positivity (Remix)    
C5        Manifest (Remix)   

D1        Dedication (Dub Version)   
D2        Gusto (Instrumental)    
D3        So What (Dub Version)    
D4        No More Mister Nice Guy (Return Of The Bass Version)