Daily Operation

"Take It Personal" redirects here. For the Luke Cage episode, see Take It Personal (Luke Cage).

Daily Operation
Studio album by Gang Starr
Released	May 5, 1992 (1992-05-05)
Studio	D&D, Calliope Studios, New York City
Genre	East Coast hip-hop [1] jazz rap hardcore hip-hop
Length	53:50
Label	Chrysalis
Producer	DJ Premier "The Guru"
Gang Starr chronology
Step in the Arena (1991) Daily Operation (1992) Hard to Earn (1994)
Singles from Daily Operation
"Take It Personal" Released: March 30, 1992 [2] "Ex Girl to Next Girl" Released: August 18, 1992 [2] "2 Deep" Released: 1992

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
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	[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]

Track listing

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

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• DJ Premier – producer, beats, scratches, mixing
• "The Guru" – vocals, producer, mixing
• Lil Dap – vocals (6)
• Jeru the Damaja – vocals (6, 11)
• Eddie Sancho – engineering
• Lisle Leete – recording (13), engineering
• Yorum Vazan – mixing (13)
• Eddie Sancho – engineering
• Howie Weinberg – mastering
• Marc Cozza – art direction, design
• Matt Gunther – photography
• April Walker – fashion styling

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (1992) Peak position US Billboard 200 [4] 65 US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [13] 14

Year-end charts Chart (1992) Position US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [14] 56

References

1. Swihart, Stanton. "Daily Operation – Gang Starr". AllMusic . Retrieved July 30, 2009.
2. "Ex Girl to Next Girl - Gang Starr | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic .
3. Williams, Todd (May 9, 2017). "25 Years Later: Gang Starr's 'Daily Operation' Forged a Path for Hardcore Individuality". The Boombox . Retrieved April 17, 2019.
4. "Gang Starr Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
5. Gettelman, Parry (June 12, 1992). "Gang Starr". Orlando Sentinel . Retrieved July 11, 2016.
6. Brown, Damon (February 22, 2002). "GangStarr :: Daily Operation :: Chrysalis/EMI". RapReviews. Retrieved December 16, 2018.
7. Smith, Danyel (July 9, 1992). "Gang Starr: Daily Operation". Rolling Stone . Archived from the original on September 17, 2008. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
8. McLeod, Kembrew (2004). "Gang Starr". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p.  322. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
9. Higginbotham, Adam (July 1992). "Gang Starr: Daily Operation". Select . No. 25. pp. 72–73.
10. Wilder, Chris (June 1992). "Gang Starr: Daily Operation". The Source . No. 33. p. 51. Archived from the original on January 23, 2000. Retrieved July 8, 2024.
11. Arp, Louis (March 4, 2006). "Gang Starr – Daily Operation". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved July 11, 2016.
12. Shipley, Al (November 16, 2017). "The Best Rap Albums of the '90s - 41. Gang Starr, Daily Operation (1992)". Complex . Retrieved April 17, 2019.
13. "Gang Starr Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
14. "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard. Retrieved April 18, 2021.

External links

• Daily Operation at Discogs (list of releases)