Daily Operation

Daily Operation
Studio album by Gang Starr
Released	May 5, 1992 (1992-05-05)
Recorded	1991-92 D&D Studios Calliope Studios (New York, New York)
Genre	Jazz Rap,[1]East Coast Hip Hop[1]
Length	53:37
Label	Chrysalis/EMI Records 0946 3 21910 2 1 F2-21910
Producer	DJ Premier Guru
Gang Starr chronology
Step In the Arena (1991) Daily Operation (1992) Hard to Earn (1994)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
RapReviews	(9.5/10)[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]
BrainOfHipHop

Daily Operation is a 1992 album by Gang Starr. The album represents the gritty sound of early 1990s Brooklyn hip-hop.

Guru rhymes on a variety of subjects, from the hypocrisy of the government, pro-Black rights and anti-prejudice, to his intellectual depth on "2 Deep," to his penchant for smoking marijuana on "Take Two and Pass," to anger and sadness 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 Group Home and Jeru the Damaja, two artists who gained instant underground credibility because of the exposure.

Despite the album originally only being rewarded 3.5 mics in The Source,^[6] it was selected as one of The Source's 100 Best Hip Hop Albums in 1998.

One of the songs of the album, "B.Y.S." ("Bust Yo Shit"), was featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas on the fictional radio station Playback FM.

Track listing

1. "Daily Operation (Intro)" – 0:27
2. "The Place where We Dwell" – 2:27
3. "Flip the Script" – 4:02
4. "Ex Girl to Next Girl" – 4:40
5. "Soliloquy of Chaos" – 3:13
6. "I'm the Man" (featuring Lil' Dap & Jeru the Damaja) – 4:05
7. "’92 Interlude" – 0:28
8. "Take it Personal" – 3:07
9. "2 Deep" – 3:38
10. "24-7/365" – 0:24
11. "No Shame in My Game" – 3:55
12. "Conspiracy" – 2:48
13. "The Illest Brother" – 4:44
14. "Hardcore Composer" – 3:16
15. "B.Y.S." – 3:06
16. "Much Too Much (Mack a Mil)" – 3:31
17. "Take Two and Pass" – 3:15
18. "Stay Tuned" – 2:31

Personnel

• DJ Premier – Producer, Beats, Scratches, Mixing
• "The Guru" - Vocals, Producer, Mixing
• Lisle Leete – Engineer
• Yorum Vazan – Mixing ("The Illest Brother")

Album chart positions

Singles chart positions

Samples

• "24-7/365"
  • "Big Sur Suite" by Johnny "Hammond" Smith
• "92 Interlude"
  • "Young, Gifted and Black" by Aretha Franklin
• "B.Y.S."
  • "I Got Some" by Sugar Billy Garner
  • "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh
  • "The Rebel" by Marley Marl feat. Tragedy Khadafi
• "Conspiracy"
  • "Sing a Simple Song" by Booker T. & the M.G.'s
  • "High as Apple Pie - Slice II" by Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band
• "Ex Girl to Next Girl"
  • "Funk It Up" by Caesar Frazier
  • "Criminal Minded" by Boogie Down Productions
• "Flip the Script"
  • "Lock It in the Pocket" by Grover Washington, Jr.
  • "El Shabazz" by LL Cool J
• "Hardcore Composer"
  • "(This Is) Detroit Soul" by Paul Nero
  • "Straight Out the Jungle" by Jungle Brothers
• "I'm the Man"
  • "II B.S." by Charles Mingus
  • "When the World's at Peace" by The O'Jays
  • "White Lightning (I Mean Moonshine)" by James Brown
  • "Gambler's Life" by Johnny "Hammond" Smith
  • "Uphill Peace of Mind" by Kid Dynamite
  • "P.S.K. What Does It Mean? by Schoolly D
• "Much Too Much (Mack a Mil)"
  • "Gimme Some More" by The J.B.'s
• "No Shame in My Game"
  • "In the Middle of the River" by The Crusaders
  • "Nautilus" by Bob James
  • "Sobb Story" by Leaders of the New School
• "Soliloquy of Chaos"
  • "Misdemeanor" by Ahmad Jamal
  • "Strictly Business" by EPMD
• "Stay Tuned"
  • "I Wanna Hear From You" by Ohio Players
  • "Please Stand By" by Don Pardo
• "Take It Personal"
  • "I Can See Clearly Now" by Johnny Nash
  • "It's a New Day" by Skull Snaps
  • "Step to the Rear" by Brand Nubian
• "Take Two and Pass"
  • "Frantic Moment" by Eddie Hazel
  • "Juice Crew All Stars" by Juice Crew All Stars
• "The Illest Brother"
  • "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Bill Cosby
  • "Funky Drummer" by James Brown
  • "Ghetto Child" by Ahmad Jamal
  • "When Your Woman Leaves You" by Richard Pryor
  • "Eric B. Is President" by Eric B. & Rakim
  • "Paul Revere" by Beastie Boys
• "The Place Where We Dwell"
  • "Fun" by The Cannonball Adderley Quintet
  • "Brooklyn's in the House" by Cutmaster D.C.
  • "Go Stetsa I" by Stetsasonic
  • "Small Time Hustler" by The Dismasters
  • "I Cram to Understand U" by MC Lyte

References