No More Mr. Nice Guy (Gang Starr album)
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No More Mr. Nice Guy is the debut album by hip hop
Hip hop music
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 duo Gang Starr
Gang Starr
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, which was released in 1989 (see 1989 in music
1989 in music
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). Although it was regarded as a critical success amid the first wave of alternative hip hop
Alternative hip hop
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 acts such as Jungle Brothers
Jungle Brothers
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 and De La Soul
De La Soul
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. No More Mr. Nice Guy remains somewhat overshadowed by the highly influential debut albums by the aforementioned artists. Like other hip-hop records of the time, the album displays rap braggadocio, positive lyrics, along with references to the beliefs of the Nation of Gods and Earths
The Nation of Gods and Earths
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. However, it also shows mix of jazz-influenced beats, scratching
Scratching
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 techniques, and hardcore rap elements, which what would become the group's signature sound. No More Mr. Nice Guy peaked at #83 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. "Positivity" peaked at #19 on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart. The latter, although released as a single and video, never appeared on any of the group's greatest-hits compilations.

Track listing

  1. "Premier & The Guru" – 3:26
  2. "Jazz Music" – 3:30
  3. "Gotch U" – 3:08
  4. "Manifest" – 4:56
  5. "Gusto" – 3:15
  6. "DJ Premier in Deep Concentration" – 3:13
  7. "Positivity (Remix)" – 4:49
  8. "Manifest (Remix)" – 5:12
  9. "Conscience be Free" – 4:04
  10. "Cause and Effect" – 3:22
  11. "2 Steps Ahead" – 3:50
  12. "No More Mr. Nice Guy" – 3:22
  13. "Knowledge" (featuring Damo D-Sky)– 3:42
  14. "Positivity" – 3:35
  15. "Here's the Proof" (2003 re-issue Bonus Track) – 4:35
  16. "The Lesson" (2003 re-issue Bonus Track) – 5:05
  17. "Dedication" (2003 re-issue Bonus Track) – 5:11


The PRT Records cassette issue in the UK contains "Movin' On (Vocal)" and "Movin' On (Dub)" as bonus tracks B7 and B8.

Singles

Single information
"The Lesson" [Non-Album Single]
  • Released: 1987
  • B-side: "The Lesson (Super Club Mix)"
"Believe Dat!" [Non-Album Single]
  • Released: 1987
  • B-side: "Bust a Move Boy" & "To Be a Champion"
  • "Movin' On" [Non-Album Single]
  • Released: 1988
  • B-side: "Gusto" & "Knowledge"
  • "Words I Manifest (Remix)"
  • Released: 1989
  • B-side: "DJ Premier In Deep Concentration", "Here's The Proof"
  • "Positivity (Remix)"
  • Released: 1989
  • B-side: "No More Mr. Nice Guy (Remix)"

  • Chart positions

    Chart (1989) Peak
    position
    Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums 83

    Singles

    Year Song Hot Rap Singles
    1990 "Positivity" 19
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