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It was released on August 11, 1998 via Relativity Records. DJ Premier produced five songs on the album and also serves as an executive producer of the project (with Laze E Laze). The LP features more guest-appearances than previous M.O.P. projects; cameos include Jay-Z, Freddie Foxxx, Gang Starr, O.C., Heather B., Teflon, and Treach .
5 de ago. de 2023 · The blue-collar Brownsville duo gained the respect of fans and colleagues organically and honed their smashmouth style with each successive LP. On the heels of Gang Starr masterpiece Moment of Truth released in March of the same year, 1998’s First Family 4 Life served as the group’s most star-studded celebration of Brooklyn’s ...
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First Family 4 Life "Freestyle" Funkmaster Flex: The Mix Tape, Vol. III "The Legacy" 1999 Group Home: A Tear for the Ghetto "Weed Scented" A.G., O.C., Mr. Mudd The Dirty Version "The Piece Maker" 2000 Tony Touch: The Piece Maker "Back 2 Back" 2001 — Baldhead Slick & da Click "It's Alright (Gang Starr Remix) Lina It's Alright 12" "Tha Squeeze"
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Original & second group lineups
The original Gang Starr group was founded in Morehouse College by three friends from Boston, Massachusetts: Guru (then known as MC Keithy E.) who had planned to be a rapper/singer, Big Shug as the main MC and DJ Suave D (Shug's younger brother Dana) as their DJ. After Shug was imprisoned, Suave D quit the group, leaving Guru to enlist the services of MC Damo D-Ski and DJ 1, 2 B-Down (also known as Mike Dee) with various producers, such as Donald D, J.V. Johnson or The 45 King helping out. The...
Breakup and partnering with DJ Premier
In 1989, the group split for the second time and the only member willing to continue under the name was Guru. He got in touch with Houston, Texas native DJ Premier (then known as Waxmaster C) who sent him a beat tape, which Guru liked. He invited DJ Premier to join Gang Starr, relocate with him to Brooklyn and in that same year they released their first single "Words I Manifest" along with the album No More Mr. Nice Guy (1989). In 1990, the group was signed to the Chrysalis record label by th...
Guru's death
In February 2010, Guru suffered a heart attack, went into a coma, and died on April 19, 2010. DJ Solar, a long-time collaborator of Guru, said Guru chose not to go public with the diagnosis of myeloma that was made in 2000. Guru appeared to have fallen out with DJ Premier seven years prior to his death and did "not wish my ex-DJ to have anything to do with my name, likeness, events, tributes, etc." There is speculation that the letter was not written by Guru, but was composed by Solar.The val...
The Gang Starr Foundation was a loose collective of various people who have worked closely with the group, through either Guru's now defunct Ill Kid label, DJ Premier's production work or the management company that Gang Starr was represented by, Empire Management. Members of the foundation included Big Shug, Afu-Ra, Jeru the Damaja, Krumbsnatcha, ...
"Jazz and Hip-Hop" by Jared Pauley, (Jazz.com)M.O.P Ft Heather B. - My Kinda Nigga II. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1998 CD release of "First Family 4 Life" on Discogs.
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2003 — US. CD —. Album, Enhanced. Explore the tracklist, credits, statistics, and more for First Family 4 Life by M.O.P.. Compare versions and buy on Discogs.
Gang Starr discography and songs: Music profile for Gang Starr, formed 1985. Genres: East Coast Hip Hop, Boom Bap, Jazz Rap. Albums include Moment of Truth, Hard to Earn, and Step in the Arena.
