1998 studio album by Gang Starr
Moment of Truth is the fifth studio album by American hip hop duo Gang Starr , released on March 31, 1998, by Noo Trybe Records and Virgin Records . Gang Starr recorded Moment of Truth in sessions at D&D Studios . It is widely regarded as Gang Starr's magnum opus, and one of the greatest hip hop albums of all time.[citation needed ]
Commercial performance [ edit ] The album is the group's most commercially successful album to date. Moment of Truth debuted at #1 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. The album sold 97,000 copies in its first week.[13] It went on to sell over 500,000 copies and was certified Gold by the RIAA on May 7, 1998.[14] The lead single, "You Know My Steez," became the duo's second Billboard Hot 100 appearance in 1997, peaking at #76. Spin magazine ranked it as the #16 album of 1998.[15] Pitchfork also ranked it as the 16th best album of 1998.[16]
In popular culture [ edit ] The album's title track was featured in the 2011 Matthew McConaughey film The Lincoln Lawyer .[17] [18] [19] The title track also appeared in the soundtrack of the 2001 video game Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2 as well as an episode during the third season of the television show Mr. Robot . The song Work appears on ESPN promos for SC6 with Michael/Jemele . Work also appeared in the 1998 movie Caught Up starring Bokeem Woodbine and was included on the soundtrack.
Track listing [ edit ] # Title Producer(s) Performer(s) Length 1 "You Know My Steez" DJ Premier, Guru Guru 4:07 2 "Robbin Hood Theory" DJ Premier, Guru Guru 3:44 3 "Work" DJ Premier, Guru Guru 2:57 4 "Royalty" DJ Premier, Guru Guru, K-Ci & JoJo 5:11 5 "Above the Clouds" DJ Premier, Guru Guru, Inspectah Deck 3:41 6 "JFK 2 LAX" DJ Premier, Guru Guru 3:34 7 "Itz a Set Up" DJ Premier, Guru Guru, Hannibal Stax 3:49 8 "Moment of Truth" DJ Premier, Guru Guru 4:07 9 "B.I. vs Friendship" DJ Premier, Guru Guru, M.O.P. 4:37 10 "The Militia" DJ Premier, Guru Guru, Big Shug , Freddie Foxxx 4:48 11 "The Rep Grows Bigga" DJ Premier, Guru Guru 4:55 12 "What I'm Here 4" DJ Premier, Guru Guru 2:45 13 "She Knowz What She Wantz" Guru, DJ Premier (co produced) Guru 3:00 14 "New York Strait Talk" DJ Premier, Guru Guru 4:14 15 "My Advice 2 You" DJ Premier, Guru Guru 2:31 16 "Make 'Em Pay" Guru, DJ Premier (co produced) Guru, Krumb Snatcha 4:21 17 "The Mall" DJ Premier, Guru Guru, G. Dep , Shiggy Sha 3:40 18 "Betrayal" DJ Premier, Guru Guru, Scarface 5:29 19 "Next Time" DJ Premier, Guru Guru 3:06 20 "In Memory Of…" DJ Premier, Guru DJ Premier, Guru 3:50
Chart positions [ edit ] Weekly charts [ edit ] Year-end charts [ edit ]
Singles [ edit ] Chart positions from Billboard magazine
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . "Moment of Truth – Gang Starr" . AllMusic . Retrieved February 4, 2017 . ^ "You Know My Steez - Gang Starr | User Reviews | AllMusic" . AllMusic . ^ "Militia - Gang Starr | User Reviews | AllMusic" . AllMusic . ^ Baker, Soren (April 10, 1998). "Gang Starr: Moment of Truth (Noo Trybe)" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved April 10, 2017 . ^ Tyehimba, Cheo (April 24, 1998). "Moment of Truth " . Entertainment Weekly . Retrieved February 4, 2017 . ^ Jam, Billy (March 29, 1998). "Gang Starr, Moment of Truth , Noo Trybe" . Houston Chronicle . Retrieved January 17, 2018 . ^ Johnson, Brett (April 26, 1998). "Gang Starr, 'Moment of Truth,' Noo Trybe/Virgin" . Los Angeles Times . Retrieved April 10, 2017 . ^ McPhail, Pete (June 1998). "Gang Starr: Moment of Truth (Cooltempo)". Muzik (37): 82. ^ Batey, Angus (April 11, 1998). "Gang Starr – Moment of Truth " . NME . Archived from the original on August 17, 2000. Retrieved February 4, 2017 . ^ 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 . ^ Wilson, Elliott (May 1998). "Gang Starr: Moment of Truth ". The Source . No. 104. p. 145. ^ Jones, Steve (March 31, 1998). "Gang Starr returns for a big 'Moment' ". USA Today . ^ Gang Starr Bows At No. 6 : Rolling Stone ^ "Gold & Platinum - Gang Starr" . RIAA . May 7, 1998. ^ "Spin Magazine's The 20 Best Albums of 1998" . Rocklist . Retrieved February 4, 2017 . ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 1998" . Pitchfork . Retrieved October 19, 2019 . ^ Barone, Matt (March 18, 2011). "Review: "The Lincoln Lawyer" (Starring Matthew McConaughey)" . Complex . Retrieved February 4, 2017 . ^ "The Lincoln Lawyer - Soundtracks" . IMDb . Retrieved February 4, 2017 . ^ Jagernauth, Kevin (23 February 2011). " 'The Lincoln Lawyer' Soundtrack Features Erik B. & Rakim, Gang Starr, deadmau5 & More" . IndieWire . Retrieved February 4, 2017 . ^ "Gang Starr Chart History (Canadian Albums)" . Billboard . ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gang Starr – Moment of Truth" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. ^ "Lescharts.com – Gang Starr – Moment of Truth" . Hung Medien. ^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH . ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Gang Starr – Moment of Truth" . Hung Medien. ^ "Gang Starr | Artist | Official Charts" . UK Albums Chart . ^ "Gang Starr Chart History (Billboard 200)" . Billboard . ^ "Gang Starr Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)" . Billboard . ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1998" . Billboard . 2 January 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2021 .
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