Gang Starr - Step In The Arena

Tracklist

1	Name Tag (Premier & The Guru)	0:36
2	Step In The Arena	3:36
3	Form Of Intellect	3:37
4	Execution Of A Chump (No More Mr. Nice Guy Pt. 2)	2:39
5	Who's Gonna Take The Weight?	3:54
6	Beyond Comprehension	3:10
7	Check The Technique	3:55
8	Love Sick	3:22
9	Here Today, Gone Tomorrow	2:16
10	Game Plan	1:06
11	Take A Rest	4:18
12	What You Want This Time?	2:39
13	Street Ministry	1:21
14	Just To Get A Rep	2:39
15	Say Your Prayers	1:20
16	As I Read My S-A	2:35
17	Precisely The Right Rhymes	3:22
18	The Meaning Of The Name	2:53

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Chrysalis Records, Inc.
• Copyright (c) – Chrysalis Records, Inc.
• Marketed By – EMI
• Distributed By – EMI
• Manufactured By – Optimal Media Production – A854697
• Recorded At – Such-A-Sound Studio
• Recorded At – Calliope Studios
• Recorded At – Firehouse Studio, NYC
• Mastered At – Masterdisk
• Published By – Rondor Music (London) Ltd.

Credits

• Art Direction, Design – Marc Cozza
• Design [Logo Design] – Rick Patrick
• Engineer – Lisle Leete (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 11, 16), Shlomo Sonnenfeld (tracks: 3, 17, 18), Yoram Vazan (tracks: 12 to 15)
• Lyrics By – 'The Guru', Keith E.E.*
• Management – Empire Artist Management, Inc.*
• Mastered By – Howie Weinberg
• Mixed By – DJ Premier, Guru, The*
• Music By [Beats] – DJ Premier
• Photography By – Renee Cox
• Piano – Lisle Leete (tracks: 4)
• Producer – DJ Premier, Guru, The*
• Scratches – DJ Premier

Notes

Similar to this release but 'Made in U.K.' is printed on the CD and the French distribution code appears on the back cover.

All songs produced and mixed for Gang Starr Productions, Inc.

All songs recorded at Calliope Productions - New York, NY except for:
"What You Want This Time", "Just To Get A Rep", "Street Ministry" and "Say Your Prayers" recorded at Firehouse Studio - Brooklyn, NY.
"Form Of Intellect", "Precisely The Right Rhymes" and "Meaning Of The Name" recorded at Such-A-Sound Studio - Brooklyn, NY.

Manufactured in the U.K. (back cover).
℗ & © 1991 Chrysalis Records Inc.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Text): 094632 179821
• Barcode (Scanned): 094632179821
• Rights Society: BIEM / MCPS
• Other (Distribution Code France): PM 520
• SPARS Code: AAD
• Matrix / Runout: 3217982 A854697-01 manufactured by optimal media production
• Mastering SID Code: ifpi L572

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
F2 21798	Gang Starr	Step In The Arena ‎(CD, Album)	Chrysalis	F2 21798	US	1990
MR-019	Gang Starr	Step In The Arena ‎(LP, Album)	Chrysalis	MR-019	Japan	1990
F4 21798	Gang Starr	Step In The Arena ‎(Cass, Album)	Chrysalis	F4 21798	US	1990
DOM 001	Gang Starr	Step In The Arena ‎(2xLP, Album, Unofficial, W/Lbl)	R. A. K. Records	DOM 001	US	1998
TOCP-6805	Gang Starr	Step In The Arena ‎(CD, Album)	Chrysalis	TOCP-6805	Japan	1991