Daily Operation

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Daily Operation

Studio album by Gang Starr
Released	May 5, 1992
Recorded	D&D Studios in New York, New York
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	53:37
Label	Chrysalis Records/Noo Trybe Records
Producer(s)	DJ Premier Guru
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone July 9, 1992, p. 105 Q June, 1992, p. 94 Spin (Recommended) July, 1992, p. 76
Gang Starr chronology
Step in the Arena (1991)	Daily Operation (1992)	Hard to Earn (1994)

Daily Operation is Gang Starr's 1992 release and arguably their best work. The album represents the gritty sound of early 1990's Brooklyn hip-hop. Guru rhymes on a variety of subjects, from his intellectual depth on "2 Deep" to his penchant for smoking marijuana on "Take Two And Pass" to anger on "Take It Personal" to the opposite sex in "Ex Girl to the Next Girl". DJ Premier and Guru are credited as the producers of every track. The track "I'm the Man" also features the debuts of Lil Dap from the Group Home and Jeru the Damaja, two artists who gained instant underground credibility due to the exposure.

In 1998, the album was selected as one of The Source Magazine's 100 Best Rap Albums.

1 Track listing
2 Samples
3 Album singles
4 Album chart positions
5 Singles chart positions

[edit] Track listing

"Daily Operation (Intro)" – :27
"The Place Where We Dwell" – 2:27
"Flip the Script" – 4:02
"Ex Girl to Next Girl" – 4:40
"Soliloquy of Chaos" – 3:13
"I'm the Man" – 4:05
"92 Interlude" – :28
"Take It Personal" – 3:07
"2 Deep" – 3:38
"24-7/365" – :24
"No Shame in My Game" – 3:55
"Conspiracy" – 2:48
"The Illest Brother" – 4:44
"Hardcore Composer" – 3:16
"B.Y.S." – 3:06
"Much Too Much (Mack a Mil)" – 3:31
"Take Two and Pass" – 3:15
"Stay Tuned" – 2:31

[edit] Samples

The Place Where We Dwell

"Introduction" by Cannonball Adderley
"I Cram to Understand" by MC Lyte

Ex Girl to Next Girl

"Funk it Up" by Caesar Frazier
"Criminal Minded" by Boogie Down Productions (Vocals by KRS-One)

Soliloquy of Chaos

"Misdemeanor" by Ahmad Jamal

I'm the Man

"White Lightnin' (I Mean Moonshine)" by James Brown
"When the World's at Peace" by The O'Jays
"Goo Goo Wah Wah" by Wah Wah Watson
"II BS" by Charles Mingus

92 Interlude

"Young Gifted and Black" by Aretha Franklin

Take It Personal

"It's a New Day" by Skull Snaps

2 Deep

"Funky Drummer" by James Brown
"Lovely is Today" by Eddie Harris

24-7/365

"Big Sur Suite" by John Hammond

No Shame in My Game

"In the Middle of the River" by The Crusaders

Conspiracy

"High as Apple Pie - Slice II" by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band

The Illest Brother

"Ghetto Child" by Ahmad Jamal
"Jail" by Richard Pryor
"Get out of My Life, Woman" by Bill Cosby

Hardcore Composer

"Detroit Soul" by Paul Nero
"Straight Out the Jungle" by Jungle Brothers

B.Y.S.

"I Got Some" by Billy Gardner

Much Too Much (Mack a Mil)

"Gimme Some More" by The J.B.'s

Take Two and Pass

"Frantic Moment" by Eddie Hazel

Stay Tuned

"I Wanna Hear from You" by Ohio Players

[edit] Album singles

Audio samples of Daily Operation

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Single cover	Single information
	"2 Deep" [Released in Europe] Released: 1992 B-side: "Take It Personal" & "Now You're Mine"
	"Take It Personal" Released: March 30, 1992 B-side: "DWYCK"
	"Ex Girl to Next Girl" Released: August 18, 1992 B-side: "B.Y.S." & "DWYCK"
	"Gonna Get Over (Taking Loot)" [Non Album Single] Released: January 13, 1993 B-side: "Flip The Script"

[edit] Album chart positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1992	Daily Operation	#65	#14

[edit] Singles chart positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
Year	Song	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles
1992	Ex Girl To Next Girl	#63	#5
1992	Take It Personal	-	#1

v • d • e Gang Starr
Members: Guru \| DJ Premier
Albums: No More Mr. Nice Guy \| Step in the Arena \| Daily Operation \| Hard to Earn \| Moment of Truth \| The Ownerz
Compilations: Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr \| Mass Appeal: Best of Gang Starr
Singles: "Believe Dat!" \| "The Lesson" \| "Movin' On" \| "Positivity" \| "Words I Manifest (Remix)" \| "Jazz Thing" \| "Just to Get a Rep" \| "Lovesick" \| "Step in the Arena" \| "Take It Personal" \| "Ex Girl to Next Girl" \| "Gonna Get Over (Taking Loot)" \| "Code of the Streets" \| "Dwyck" \| "Mass Appeal" \| "Suckas Need Bodyguards" \| "You Know My Steez" \| "The Militia" \| "1/2 & 1/2" \| "Full Clip" \| "All 4 Tha Ca$h" \| "Discipline" \| "Skills" \| "Nice Girl Wrong Place" \| "The Ownerz"
See also: Gang Starr Foundation