Daily Operation

"Take It Personal" redirects here. For the Luke Cage episode, see Take It Personal (Luke Cage).
Daily Operation
Studio album by
Gang Starr
ReleasedMay 5, 1992 (1992-05-05)
StudioD&D, Calliope Studios, New York City
Genre
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[2]
  3. "2 Deep"
    Released: 1992

Daily Operation is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Gang Starr. It was released by Chrysalis Records on May 5, 1992.[3] It peaked at number 65 on the Billboard 200 chart.[4]

Critical reception

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

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.[12]

Track listing

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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

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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, 11)
  • Eddie Sancho – engineering
  • Lisle Leete – recording (13), engineering
  • Yorum Vazan – mixing (13)
  • Eddie Sancho – engineering
  • Howie Weinberg – mastering
  • Marc Cozza – art direction, design
  • Matt Gunther – photography
  • April Walker – fashion styling

Charts

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Swihart, Stanton. "Daily Operation – Gang Starr". AllMusic. Retrieved July 30, 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Ex Girl to Next Girl - Gang Starr | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b "Gang Starr Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  5. ^ Gettelman, Parry (June 12, 1992). "Gang Starr". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  6. ^ Brown, Damon (February 22, 2002). "GangStarr :: Daily Operation :: Chrysalis/EMI". RapReviews. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
  7. ^ Smith, Danyel (July 9, 1992). "Gang Starr: Daily Operation". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Higginbotham, Adam (July 1992). "Gang Starr: Daily Operation". Select. No. 25. pp. 72–73.
  10. ^ Wilder, Chris (June 1992). "Gang Starr: Daily Operation". The Source. No. 33. p. 51. Archived from the original on January 23, 2000. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
  11. ^ Arp, Louis (March 4, 2006). "Gang Starr – Daily Operation". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
  12. ^ Shipley, Al (November 16, 2017). "The Best Rap Albums of the '90s - 41. Gang Starr, Daily Operation (1992)". Complex. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  13. ^ "Gang Starr Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
  14. ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
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