Daily Operation

Daily Operation is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Gang Starr. It was released by Chrysalis Records on May 5, 1992.[4] It peaked at number 65 on the Billboard 200 chart.[5]

Daily Operation
Studio album by
Gang Starr
ReleasedMay 5, 1992 (1992-05-05)
Studio
GenreEast Coast hip hop[1]
Length53:50
LabelChrysalis
Producer
Gang Starr chronology
Step in the Arena
(1991)		 Daily Operation
(1992)		 Hard to Earn
(1994)
Singles from Daily Operation
  1. "Take It Personal"
    Released: March 30, 1992[2]
  2. "Ex Girl to Next Girl"
    Released: August 18, 1992[3]
  3. "2 Deep"
    Released: 1992

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Orlando Sentinel[6]
RapReviews9.5/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[9]
Select4/5[10]
The Source3.5/5[11]
Sputnikmusic4.5/5[12]

Stanton Swihart of AllMusic wrote: "From beginning to end, Gang Starr's third full-length album cuts with the force and precision of a machete and serves as an ode to and representation of New York and hip-hop underground culture."[1] He added: "Every song has some attribute that stamps it indelibly into the listener's head, and it marks the album as one of the finest of the decade, rap or otherwise."[1]

In 2017, Complex placed it at number 41 on the "Best Rap Albums of the '90s" list.[13]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Daily Operation (Intro)"0:27
2."The Place Where We Dwell"2:27
3."Flip the Script"4:02
4."Ex Girl to Next Girl"4:40
5."Soliloquy of Chaos"3:13
6."I'm the Man" (featuring Lil Dap and Jeru the Damaja)4:05
7."'92 Interlude"0:28
8."Take It Personal"3:07
9."2 Deep"3:38
10."24-7/365"0:24
11."No Shame in My Game"3:55
12."Conspiracy"2:48
13."The Illest Brother"4:44
14."Hardcore Composer"3:17
15."B. Y. S."3:06
16."Much Too Much (Mack a Mil)"3:30
17."Take Two and Pass"3:18
18."Stay Tuned"2:31

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • DJ Premier – producer, beats, scratches, mixing
  • "The Guru" – vocals, producer, mixing
  • Lil Dap – vocals (6)
  • Jeru the Damaja – vocals (6)
  • Eddie Sancho – engineering
  • Lisle Leete – recording (13), engineering
  • Yorum Vazan – mixing (13)
  • Eddie Snacho – engineering
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Marc Cozza – art direction, design
  • Matt Gunther – photography
  • April Walker – fashion styling

Charts
Chart (1992) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[5] 65
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] 14
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References
  1. Swihart, Stanton. "Daily Operation – Gang Starr". AllMusic. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
  2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/ex-girl-to-next-girl-mw0000095684
  3. https://www.allmusic.com/album/ex-girl-to-next-girl-mw0000095684
  4. Williams, Todd (May 9, 2017). "25 Years Later: Gang Starr's 'Daily Operation' Forged a Path for Hardcore Individuality". The Boombox. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  5. "Gang Starr Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  6. Gettelman, Parry (June 12, 1992). "Gang Starr". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  7. Brown, Damon (February 22, 2002). "GangStarr :: Daily Operation :: Chrysalis/EMI". RapReviews. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  8. Smith, Danyel (July 9, 1992). "Gang Starr: Daily Operation". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  9. McLeod, Kembrew (2004). "Gang Starr". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 322. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  10. Higginbotham, Adam (July 1992). "Gang Starr: Daily Operation". Select (25): 72–73.
  11. Wilder, Chris (June 1992). "Gang Starr: Daily Operation". The Source (33). Archived from the original on May 16, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
  12. Arp, Louis (March 4, 2006). "Gang Starr – Daily Operation". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  13. Shipley, Al (November 16, 2017). "The Best Rap Albums of the '90s - 41. Gang Starr, Daily Operation (1992)". Complex. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  14. "Gang Starr Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
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