Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr is the first compilation album by American hip-hop duo Gang Starr. Released by Virgin Records, the album consists of more than 30 songs recorded between 1989 and 1999. The compilation earned positive reviews from critics and was certified Gold by the RIAA on August 19, 1999, and Silver by the BPI on February 12, 2016.
Content Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr is primarily composed of material from the group's first five studio albums, with one song from No More Mr. Nice Guy, three from Step in the Arena, five from Daily Operation, six from Hard to Earn, and six from Moment of Truth. The compilation also features four songs previously released on singles, four previously released on soundtracks, and four brand new tracks (an album intro and the songs "Full Clip", "Discipline", and "All 4 tha Ca$h"). The Japanese release includes two additional songs taken from Step in the Arena and Daily Operation.
Critical reception In a contemporary review for The Village Voice, music critic Robert Christgau called Full Clip an ideal compilation album that makes the duo's music seem less formalistic and more diverse: "It's a credit to the duo's constancy that the result plays like a single release."
Track listing Disc one
#TitleProducer(s)Performer(s)Original album1"Intro" 2"Full Clip" Full Clip3"Discipline" Full Clip4"Words I Manifest (Remix)" GuruNo More Mr. Nice Guy5"Ex Girl to Next Girl" GuruDaily Operation6"I'm the Man" Daily Operation7"Mass Appeal" GuruHard to Earn8"Jazz Thing (Video Mix)" GuruMo' Better Blues OST9"The Militia" Moment of Truth10"Tonz 'O' Gunz" GuruHard to Earn11"Royalty" Moment of Truth12"Who's Gonna Take the Weight?" GuruStep in the Arena13"You Know My Steez" GuruMoment of Truth14"Above the Clouds" Moment of Truth15"Just to Get a Rep" (12" version) GuruStep in the Arena16"DWYCK" Hard to Earn
Disc two
#TitleProducer(s)Performer(s)Original album1"All 4 tha Ca$h" GuruFull Clip2"Step in the Arena" GuruStep in the Arena3"Work" GuruMoment of Truth4"Soliloquy of Chaos" GuruDaily Operation5"Take It Personal" GuruDaily Operation6"Speak Ya Clout" Hard to Earn7"Gotta Get Over (Taking Loot)" GuruTrespass OST8"1/2 & 1/2" Blade OST9"The ? Remainz" GuruSuckas Need Bodyguards single10"Code of the Streets" GuruHard to Earn11"So Wassup?!" GuruYou Know My Steez single12"Now You're Mine" GuruHard to Earn13"Betrayal" Moment of Truth14"B.Y.S." GuruDaily Operation15"Credit Is Due" GuruLove Sick single16"The Militia II (Remix)" Belly OST17"You Know My Steez(Three Men and a Lady Remix)" The Militia single
Japanese edition bonus tracks
#TitleProducer(s)Performer(s)Original album18"Take Two and Pass" GuruDaily Operation19"As I Read My S-A" GuruStep In The Arena
Album singles Single information"Full Clip" Released: June 8, 1999 B-side: "DWYCK""Discipline" Released: 1999 B-side: "Just to Get a Rep""Full Clip (Remix)" Released: 1999 [White Label] B-side: "Work (Remix)"
Charts Chart (1999)PeakpositionUS Billboard 200 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)
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