Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr is a compilation album, featuring 35 songs released by hip hop duo Gang Starr between 1989 and 1999, plus a brief 'intro' track. It was released by Virgin Records .[ 3] The album includes 21 tracks taken from the five albums it had released up to that point, eight of which were previously available only on soundtracks or vinyl singles, and three newly recorded tracks ("Full Clip", "Discipline", and "All 4 tha Ca$h"). The compilation was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 19, 1999 and Silver by the BPI on February 12, 2016.[ 6] [ 7]
In a contemporary review for The Village Voice , music critic Robert Christgau called Full Clip an ideal compilation album that makes the duo's music seem less formalistic and more diverse: "It's a credit to the duo's constancy that the result plays like a single release."[ 3]
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Title
Producer(s)
Performer (s)
Original album
1
"Intro"
DJ Premier, Guru
*Interlude*
2
"Full Clip"
DJ Premier, Guru
DJ Premier, Guru
Full Clip
3
"Discipline"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru, Total
Full Clip
4
"Words I Manifest (Remix)"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru
No More Mr. Nice Guy
5
"Ex Girl to Next Girl"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru
Daily Operation
6
"I'm the Man"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru, Jeru the Damaja , Lil' Dap
Daily Operation
7
"Mass Appeal"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru
Hard to Earn
8
"Jazz Thing (Video Mix)"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru
Mo' Better Blues OST
9
"The Militia"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru, Big Shug, Freddie Foxxx
Moment of Truth
10
"Tonz 'O' Gunz"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru
Hard to Earn
11
"Royalty"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru, K-Ci & JoJo
Moment of Truth
12
"Who's Gonna Take the Weight?"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru
Step in the Arena
13
"You Know My Steez"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru
Moment of Truth
14
"Above the Clouds"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru, Inspectah Deck
Moment of Truth
15
"Just to Get a Rep" (12" version)
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru
Just To Get A Rep single
16
"DWYCK"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru, Nice & Smooth
Hard to Earn
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Title
Producer(s)
Performer (s)
Original album
1
"All 4 tha Ca$h"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru
Full Clip
2
"Step in the Arena"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru
Step in the Arena
3
"Work"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru
Moment of Truth
4
"Soliloquy of Chaos"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru
Daily Operation
5
"Take It Personal"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru
Daily Operation
6
"Speak Ya Clout"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru, Jeru the Damaja, Lil' Dap
Hard to Earn
7
"Gotta Get Over (Taking Loot)"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru
Trespass OST
8
"1/2 & 1/2 "
DJ Premier, Guru, M.O.P.
Guru, M.O.P.
Blade OST
9
"The ? Remainz"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru
Suckas Need Bodyguards single
10
"Code of the Streets"
Guru, DJ Premier
Guru
Hard to Earn
11
"So Wassup?!"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru
You Know My Steez single
12
"Now You're Mine"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru
Hard to Earn
13
"Betrayal"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru, Scarface
Moment of Truth
14
"B.Y.S."
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru
Daily Operation
15
"Credit Is Due"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru
Love Sick single
16
"The Militia II (Remix)"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru, WC , Rakim
Belly OST
17
"You Know My Steez (Three Men and a Lady Remix)"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru, The Lady of Rage , Kurupt
The Militia single
18
"Take Two and Pass [Japan Bonus Track]"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru
Daily Operation
19
"As I Read My S-A [Japan Bonus Track]"
DJ Premier, Guru
Guru
Step In The Arena
Single information
"1/2 & 1/2 "
Released: August 4, 1998
B-side: "Gangsta Bounce" (by Wolfpak)
"Full Clip"
Released: June 8, 1999
B-side: "DWYCK"
"Discipline"
Released: 1999
B-side: "Just to Get a Rep"
"Full Clip (Remix)"
Released: 1999 [White Label]
B-side: "Work (Remix)"
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^ Allmusic review
^ a b c Christgau, Robert (November 9, 1999). "Consumer Guide: Hit It, Now Hold It" . The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved October 5, 2013 .
^ RapReviews review
^ Page 322
^ a b "American album certifications – Gang Starr – Full Clip" . Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved April 26, 2024 .
^ a b "British album certifications – Gang Starr – Full Clip - A Decade Of" . British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 26 April 2024 .
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