Guru has never broken ground, but much of the success behind “Moment of Truth” can be given to him. A painful four year layover awaited the fanbase, but Guru and Premier made it worth everyone’s patience with the wonderful “Moment of Truth.” 1994’s “Hard to Earn” was a bit too experimental for some people, but Gang Starr stayed near the top of the game. He could craft thumping beats like “DWYCK” and “Outta Here” just as easily as the more complex, sample-driven works that he usually relied on. From that moment on, throughout the nineties, Primo was the absolute best. 1992’s “Daily Operation,” their third record, is one of the best rap records ever made, a whirlwind of jazz samples that are almost mechanically separated from the drum tracks. Say what you want about Guru’s monotonous flow, but he is really quite nice on the mic, and he always sounds at home over Christopher Martin’s engineering. The heart of his catalogue, though, rests within the confines of the duo Gang Starr, sharing duties with Keith Elam, aka Guru. After doing Back to the Lab reviews of Group Home and Jeru the Damaja, I am running out of superlatives to describe DJ Premier’s magnificent work in the nineties.
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