{"product_id":"gang-starr-hard-to-earn-vinyl","title":"Gang Starr - Hard to Earn (Vinyl)","description":"\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDouble LP Vinyl Reissue\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is Virgin's 2014 US reissue of Hard to Earn, catalog number B0021741-01, cut across two LPs. The seventeen tracks run over four sides, with the breaks falling after \"Tonz 'O' Gunz,\" \"DWYCK\" and \"Suckas Need Bodyguards.\" The back cover keeps the original line-up credit: DJ Premier on the wheels of steel, Guru on the mic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHard to Earn was Gang Starr's fourth studio album, first issued on March 8, 1994 by Chrysalis and EMI. It was recorded between 1992 and 1994 at D\u0026amp;D Studios in New York, produced by DJ Premier with Guru as co-producer, and it reached No. 25 on the Billboard 200 and No. 2 on the Top R\u0026amp;B\/Hip-Hop Albums chart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Mass Appeal\" gave the duo their first entry on the Billboard Hot 100, and it later turned up in the video game Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4. \"DWYCK,\" recorded with Nice \u0026amp; Smooth, had been out as a standalone single since 1992 and was added to the album at the label's request. \"Now You're Mine\" first appeared on the 1992 soundtrack White Men Can't Rap, and \"Code of the Streets\" and \"Suckas Need Bodyguards\" followed as singles later in 1994.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe guests all came from the Gang Starr Foundation: Jeru the Damaja and Lil Dap on \"Speak Ya Clout,\" Melachi the Nutcracker on \"Words From The Nutcracker\" and Big Shug on \"F.A.L.A.\" For Group Home and Jeru, the album was a stepping stone to their own DJ Premier-produced records.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTracklist\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP 1, Side A\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntro (The First Step)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eALONGWAYTOGO\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCode Of The Streets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrainstorm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTonz 'O' Gunz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP 1, Side B\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Planet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAiiight Chill...\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpeak Ya Clout\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDWYCK\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP 2, Side C\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWords From The Nutcracker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMass Appeal\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlowin' Up The Spot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSuckas Need Bodyguards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLP 2, Side D\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNow You're Mine\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMostly Tha Voice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eF.A.L.A.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComin' For Datazz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 602547001139\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Virgin Records Us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 11.10.14\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Virgin Records","offers":[{"title":"NEW \/ NEW","offer_id":48260990468254,"sku":"602547001139","price":33.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0718\/8801\/1422\/files\/3000x3000bb_9a802ccd-26f0-4505-b110-a352bc46a331.jpg?v=1791764029","url":"https:\/\/evergreenvinyl.com\/products\/gang-starr-hard-to-earn-vinyl","provider":"Evergreen Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}