Should DJ Premiere Make Another Gang Starr Album?

[Built 4 cuban linx]

That'll be completely disrespectful

 

[StoneColdMikey]

No.

 

[HerbalVaporCapers]

As far as I'm concerned, DJ Premiere is the owner of the Gang Starr brand. I don't see anything wrong with Premiere making an album with other MCs and calling it a Gang Starr album.

One idea would be to round up all the MCs that appeared on previous Gang Starr albums like Jeru, Lil Dap, Malachi The Nutcracker, Nice & Smooth, Freddie Fox, Big Shug, Instectah Deck, M.O.P, etc.

Another idea would be to pick one MC (KRS, Rakim, Kendrick, J Cole, Ghostface, etc.) to rap all the way throughout the entire album and call it a Gang Starr album.

What do ya'll think? Could DJ Premiere still use the name or does the Gang Starr brand die with Guru?

 

[englishdude]

Rather hear more PRhyme albums.

 

[Lab Baby]

No. Absolutely the fuck not. Guru was/is Gangstarr. Preem did right by letting that legacy rest. I love that idea of Gangstarr affiliates all on one album (they are already a group, forgot the name) and Preem and another thoroughbred emcee not named Royce doing an album together... but to just stick the Gangstarr name to anything shits on the foundation of originality and respectability Guru and Preemo built.

 

[5 Grand]

What if he got together with Damo D-Ski?

The original Gang Starr group was founded in Boston, Massachusetts by Guru (then known as MC Keithy E.) 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, their earliest recordings were in 1986 where they made various demos. In 1987 and 1988, Gang Starr released three 12" vinyl singles on Wild Pitch Records.

Damo D Ski goes in @ 1:12 and again @ 2:54


Damo D-Ski trades off back and forth with Guru on this track

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I'm from Boston so I can remember Gang Starr before DJ Premiere joined the group. As far as I'm concerned Premiere should get the final word on what to do with the name, but let's not act like GURU was the only MC in the history of the group.

By the way, I heard that Damo D Ski went to jail just as Gang Starr was popping off.

 

[DarthRozay]

why tho? If Premier wanted to make an album with an MC, or a bunch of different MCs what do they gain from using the Gangstarr name?

This is like asking if Q-Tip should use A Tribe Called Quest name to make a collab album with Kanye and Common

 

[5 Grand]

why tho? If Premier wanted to make an album with an MC, or a bunch of different MCs what do they gain from using the Gangstarr name?

This is like asking if Q-Tip should use A Tribe Called Quest name to make a collab album with Kanye and Common

Not really, If Q-Tip and Ali Shaheed Muhammad made a Tribe Called Quest album with, say Busta Rhymes I wouldn't have a problem with that.

 

[THE_R_]

PRHYME IS THE SPIRITUAL SUCCESSOR TO GANG STARR.

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[BobOblah]

WOAT idea

 

[bigev240]

Premo is too loyal to do anything like that. Now him doing an album with people that was down with the Gangstarr Foundation. That would be cool.

 

[its....JOHN B]

I’m sure Guru got plenty of unreleased material that Primo could recycle and then add features, only way to do it

 

[Preach2Teach]

 

[THIRDSUPREME]

Premo is too loyal to do anything like that. Now him doing an album with people that was down with the Gangstarr Foundation. That would be cool.

Man that could be great.

 

[5 Grand]

How about a double disc?

Disc 1 = Gang Starr songs with GURU that feature other people like DWYCK and Above The Clouds

Disc 2 = All new music produced by DJ Premiere with the people that collabed on disc 1 like a song with Nice & Smooth and/or a song with Inspecta Deck

Could that work?

 

[its....JOHN B]

How about a double disc?

Disc 1 = Gang Starr songs with GURU that feature other people like DWYCK and Above The Clouds

Disc 2 = All new music produced by DJ Premiere with the people that collared on disc 1 like a song with Nice & Smooth and/or a song with Inspecta Deck

Could that work?

So a half gangstarr greatest hits/half Primo album? It just sounds senseless to me

 

[its....JOHN B]

A greatest hits with bonus unreleased material is the only thing that will work

 

[usmarin3]

Naw. Just give those beats to Nas or J Cole.

 

[sully]

As far as I'm concerned, DJ Premiere is the owner of the Gang Starr brand. I don't see anything wrong with Premiere making an album with other MCs and calling it a Gang Starr album.

One idea would be to round up all the MCs that appeared on previous Gang Starr albums like Jeru, Lil Dap, Malachi The Nutcracker, Nice & Smooth, Freddie Fox, Big Shug, Instectah Deck, M.O.P, etc.

Another idea would be to pick one MC (KRS, Rakim, Kendrick, J Cole, Ghostface, etc.) to rap all the way throughout the entire album and call it a Gang Starr album.

What do ya'll think? Could DJ Premiere still use the name or does the Gang Starr brand die with Guru?