Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr
Greatest hits album by
Gang Starr
ReleasedJuly 13, 1999
Recorded1989-1999
StudioD&D Studios in New York, New York
Genre
Length122:46
LabelVirgin
ProducerDJ Premier, Guru
Gang Starr chronology
Moment of Truth
(1998) 		Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr
(1999) 		The Ownerz
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[3]
RapReviews9.0/10[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

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]

Critical reception

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]

Track listing

Disc one

# 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

Disc two

# 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

Album singles

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)"

Charts

Chart (1999) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[8] 55
French Albums (SNEP)[9] 169
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 48
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 47
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 47
US Billboard 200[13] 33
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] 11

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Silver 60,000‡
United States (RIAA)[6] Gold 500,000^

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c John Bush (1999-03-23). "Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr - Gang Starr | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ a b c Christgau, Robert (November 9, 1999). "Consumer Guide: Hit It, Now Hold It". The Village Voice. New York. Retrieved October 5, 2013.
  4. ^ RapReviews review
  5. ^ Page 322
  6. ^ a b "American album certifications – Gang Starr – Full Clip". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 26, 2024.
  7. ^ a b "British album certifications – Gang Starr – Full Clip - A Decade Of". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gang Starr – Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "Lescharts.com – Gang Starr – Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr". Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  11. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Gang Starr – Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr". Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Gang Starr | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
  13. ^ "Gang Starr Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  14. ^ "Gang Starr Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.
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