No More Mr. Nice Guy (Gang Starr album) explained

No More Mr. Nice Guy is the debut studio album by American hip hop duo Gang Starr.^{[2] [3]} The album was released on June 6, 1989. It peaked at No. 83 on the Billboard R&B chart. The song "Positivity" peaked at No. 19 on the Billboard rap chart.

Critical reception

The Los Angeles Times noted that some songs "are more concerned with educating and relating than with egos and bragging, using hot soul-flavored dance beats and infusions of jazz."^[4] Trouser Press wrote that "DJ Premier provides samples, beats and rhythms that are perfectly adequate, if not up to his future level."^[5]

Track listing

All songs are produced by DJ Premier & Guru, except for tracks 5 & 13, produced by the 45 King

The PRT Records cassette issue in the UK contains "Movin' On (Vocal)" and "Movin' On (Dub)" as bonus tracks B7 and B8.

Singles

Single information
"The Lesson" [Non-Album Single] Released: 1987 B-side: "The Lesson (Super Club Mix)"
"Believe Dat!" [Non-Album Single] Released: 1987 B-side: "Bust a Move Boy" & "To Be a Champion"
"Movin' On" [Non-Album Single] Released: 1988 B-side: "Gusto" & "Knowledge"
"Words I Manifest (Remix)" Released: 1989 B-side: "DJ Premier In Deep Concentration", "Here's the Proof"
"Positivity (Remix)" Released: 1989 B-side: "No More Mr. Nice Guy (Remix)"

Charts

Singles

Notes and References

1. Web site: Today in Hip-Hop: Gang Starr Drop 'No More Mr. Nice Guy' - XXL. XXL Mag.
2. Web site: Guru of Gang Starr dead at 43. Greg. Kot. chicagotribune.com.
3. Book: Young . Rob . The Wire Primers: A Guide to Modern Music . 2009 . Verso Books . 106.
4. News: Marlowe . Duff . The Essential Guide to Contemporary Rap . Los Angeles Times . 2 Apr 1989 . Calendar . 81.
5. Web site: Gang Starr . Trouser Press . 8 August 2020.