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Gang Starr ~ Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr
1999 Original 1st press  4 LP Set  Noo Trybe / Virgin Records - 72438472791 Vinyl are Mint-, except LP #2, side C has a minor raise of .125" that plays perfect and LP's 3 & 4 has some inaudible marks. Vinyl looks Mint-, except LP's 3 and 4 have some faint, minor inner-sleeve marks and a few, inaudible light-handling marks. Vinyl play Mint-. Gatefold cover with shrink and sticker is VG++ to Mint- with some corner-bends on top-left and lower-right. Labels are Mint-. The insert is VG++ with some faint creases. The original, paper inner-sleeve have intact seams. Out of print, Original pressing, quadruple-vinyl set.

Considering that the only previous hip-hop hits collection to stretch two full CDs came from  (and that only after his death), 's  is a surprising release, though it's incredibly welcome. The duo of  and  has been one of the longest continuous acts on the rap scene, beginning with 1989's  and a spot on the soundtrack to 's 1990 filmMo' Better Blues. And as demonstrated by 's stunning productions on classic early tracks like "Who's Gonna Take the Weight," "Words I Manifest," and "Just to Get a Rep,"  hit its stride early, and just kept on hitting peak after peak during the '90s with "Speak Ya Clout," "Code of the Streets," "Tonz 'O' Gunz," and "You Know My Steez." And new tracks, usually the bane of any best-of collection, provide quite a few highlights here -- including "Full Clip," "Discipline" (featuring ), and "All 4 Tha Ca$h." Also, the set compiles several notable B-sides -- "The ? Remainz," "Credit Is Due," and "You Know My Steez (Remix)" -- as well as soundtrack works like "1/2 & 1/2" (from Blade), "Gotta Get Over" (from Trespass), and "The Militia II (Remix)" (from Belly). Though 's monotone raps can grate over the course of two hours,  documents one of the best, most underrated hip-hop groups ever, from their jazzy beginnings into 's harder productions from the mid-'90s and beyond.

-allmusic