Gang Starr Foundation is a collective of east coast

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led by the hip hop group

Gang Starr Gang Starr was an American hip hop duo, consisting of Texas record producer DJ Premier and Massachusetts rapper Guru. For the entirety of their association, they were based out of Brooklyn, New York. Gang Starr was at its height from 1989 to 20 ...

. It was co-founded by Boston legend Big Shug. It was established in 1993.

Group members

Current members

* Big Shug *

Jeru the Damaja Kendrick Jeru Davis (born February 14, 1972), known as Jeru the Damaja, is an American rapper and record producer. He is known for his 1993 single " Come Clean" from his debut album, ''The Sun Rises in the East'', ranked as one of the 100 great ...

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(Lil' Dap, Melachi the Nutcracker) *

Afu-Ra Aaron Phillip (born January 31, 1974), better known by his stage name Afu-Ra, is an American underground rapper. A member of the Gang Starr Foundation, he has worked closely with its members, including Gang Starr, Jeru the Damaja, Big Shug an ...

* M.O.P. *

Freddie Foxxx James Campbell (born March 27, 1969), better known by his stage names Freddie Foxxx and Bumpy Knuckles, is an American rapper and music producer from Long Island, New York. Biography Foxxx got his start rapping in the early 1980s. In 1986, he ...

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Past members

*Krumb SnatchaDJ Premier Blog. "GANG STARR FOUNDATION MEMBER KRUMB SNATCHA RETIRES FROM HIP-HOP" (January 13th 2012). Retrieved fro

on April 27, 2015. *

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Discography

* ''Gangstarr Foundation Sampler'' (1993) * ''Gangstarr Foundation & Ill Kid Records presents Krumb Snatcha Classics'' (2004) * ''Ahead of the Game'' (2005) * ''Big Shug / Gang Starr - The Jig Is Up / Doe In Advance'' * ''Big Shug - The Other Side of the Game'' (2008) * ''Big Shug (Hosted By: DJ Premier) - Never Say Die (The Pre-Album)'' (2005) * ''Bumpy Knuckles (Hosted By: DJ Premier) - Street Triumph: The Mixxxtape Vol. 1'' (2006) * ''Bumpy Knuckles - Crazy Like a Foxxx (DELUXE EDITION)'' (2008) * ''Afu-Ra - State of the Arts'' (2005)

References

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