Gang Starr "Moment Of Truth"

Posted on 03.31.1998

Gang Starr
Album : Moment of Truth
Release Date : March 31, 1998
Label : Virgin Records

Customer Review :

"Gang Starr has become one of the leading groups in rap due to their updated Eric B. and Rakim style. One of rap’s greatest producers DJ Premier provides all production duties, while Guru lays down the vocals. This is an under used style in rap as albums are often times full of inconsistent production that does not flow together. This does not occur here as Primo keeps the production going throughout the album.
The album starts off with "You Know My Steez" a solid song with a nice Method Man scratch laid into the hook. "Work" is a good song about what people have to do to make money. "Above The Clouds" features a nice guest appearance from Inspectah Deck. "Moment of Truth" features a good beat, with a great string background, as Guru shows off his lyrical skills. "Make ’em Pay" has one of the albums best beats. "The Mall" is an odd song as it features G-Dep and is a song dedicated to how each rapper likes to spend their money when they go shopping.
Of course the production on this album is solid, it’s DJ Premier, and Guru is an above average emcee and does a pretty good job. The album is very east coast sounding and the beats use Primo’s raw feel to them. Hip-hop fans in general who have not heard of Gang Starr might want to listen to some of it beforehand as it is not intended for mass appeal."

Track Listings :

01. You Know My Steez
02. Robin Hood Theory
03. Work
04. Royalty
05. Above The Clouds
06. Jfk 2 Lax
07. It’z A Setup
08. Moment Of Truth
09. B.I. Vs. Friendship
10. The Militia
11. The Rep Grows Bigga
12. What I’m Here 4
13. She Knows What She Wants
14. New York Strait Talk
15. My Advice 2 You
16. Make ’em Pray
17. The Mall
18. Betrayal
19. Next Time
20. In Memory Of...