| Daily Operation | ||||
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| Released | May 5, 1992 | |||
| Studio | D&D, Calliope Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | East Coast hip hop, [1] jazz rap, hardcore hip hop | |||
| Length | 53:50 | |||
| Label | Chrysalis | |||
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Daily Operation is the third studio album by American hip hop duo Gang Starr. It was released by Chrysalis Records on May 5, 1992. [3] It peaked at number 65 on the Billboard 200 chart. [4]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| Orlando Sentinel |  [5] |
| RapReviews | 9.5/10 [6] |
| Rolling Stone | [7] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
| Select | 4/5 [9] |
| The Source | 3.5/5 [10] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.5/5 [11] |
Stanton Swihart of AllMusic wrote: "From beginning to end, Gang Starr's third full-length album cuts with the force and precision of a machete and serves as an ode to and representation of New York and hip-hop underground culture." [1] He added: "Every song has some attribute that stamps it indelibly into the listener's head, and it marks the album as one of the finest of the decade, rap or otherwise." [1]
In 2017, Complex placed it at number 41 on the "Best Rap Albums of the '90s" list. [12]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 and 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" | 3:17 |
| 15. | "B. Y. S." | 3:06 |
| 16. | "Much Too Much (Mack a Mil)" | 3:30 |
| 17. | "Take Two and Pass" | 3:18 |
| 18. | "Stay Tuned" | 2:31 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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