''Daily Operation'' is the third studio album by American hip hop duo

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 2 ...

. It was released by

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on May 5, 1992. It peaked at number 65 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart.

Critical reception

Stanton Swihart of

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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." 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." In 2017, ''

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'' placed it at number 41 on the "Best Rap Albums of the '90s" list.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

DJ Premier Christopher Edward Martin (born March 21, 1966), known professionally as DJ Premier (also known as Preemo), is an American record producer and DJ. He is considered one of the greatest hip hop producers of all time. He was half of the hip hop du ...

– producer, beats, scratches, mixing * "The Guru" – vocals, producer, mixing * Lil Dap – vocals (6) * Jeru the Damaja – vocals (6) * Eddie Sancho – engineering * Lisle Leete – recording (13), engineering * Yorum Vazan – mixing (13) * Eddie Snacho – engineering *

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– mastering * Marc Cozza – art direction, design * Matt Gunther – photography * April Walker – fashion styling

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1992 albums Gang Starr albums Albums produced by DJ Premier Albums produced by Guru Chrysalis Records albums