No More Mr. Nice Guy (Gang Starr album)

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No More Mr. Nice Guy

Studio album by Gang Starr
Released	1989 (US)
Genre	Hip-Hop
Length	52:48
Label	Wild Pitch
Producer(s)	DJ Premier Guru The 45 King
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Gang Starr chronology
	No More Mr. Nice Guy (1989)	Step in the Arena (1991)

No More Mr. Nice Guy is the debut album by alternative hip hop duo Gang Starr, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music). Although a critical success upon its first release, amid the first wave of alternative hip hop acts like De La Soul, No More Mr. Nice Guy remains somewhat overshadowed by massively influential albums like 3 Feet High and Rising. This may be due to its old school simplicity, both in rhyming by Guru, and in the beats by DJ Premier. Unlike later albums, like Step in the Arena, No More Mr. Nice Guy does not tackle social or political issues; it consists of quite a few love songs and boasting tracks.

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.

1 Track listing
- 1.1 2003 Re-issue Bonus Tracks
2 Samples
3 Album singles
4 Album chart positions
5 Singles chart positions

[edit] Track listing

"Premier and the Guru" – 3:26
"Jazz Music" – 3:30
"Got U" – 3:08
"Manifest" – 4:56
"Gusto" – 3:15
"DJ Premier in Deep Concentration" – 3:13
"Positivity [Remix]" – 4:49
"Manifest [Remix]" – 5:12
"Conscience Be Free" – 4:04
"Cause and Effect" – 3:22
"2 Steps Ahead" – 3:50
"No More Mr. Nice Guy" – 3:22
"Knowledge" – 3:42
"Positivity" – 3:35

[edit] 2003 Re-issue Bonus Tracks

"Here's the Proof" – 4:35
"The Lesson" – 5:05
"Dedication" – 5:11

[edit] Samples

Premier and the Guru

"If it Don't Turn You on (You Outta Leave it Alone)" by B.T. Express
"Got to Give the People What They Want" by The O'Jays

Jazz Music

"Les Fleurs" by Ramsey Lewis

Got U

"I Got You (I Feel Good)" by James Brown
"Give it Up Or Turnit a Loose (Remix)" by James Brown
"Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved" by James Brown

Manifest

"Night in Tunisia" by Charlie Parker
"Bring it Up (Hipster's Avenue)" by James Brown
"Word to the Mother(Land)" by Big Daddy Kane

Gusto

"Express" by B.T. Express
"Freddie's Dead" by Curtis Mayfield

DJ Premier in Deep Concentration

"Funky Stuff" by Kool & the Gang
"Summer Madness" by Kool & the Gang
"Handclapping Song" by The Meters
"Summertime" by Billy Stewart
"Stoop Rap" by DJ Grand Wizard Theodore
"I Ain't No Joke" by Eric B. & Rakim (Vocals by Rakim)

Cause and Effect

"Live Wire" by The Meters

2 Steps Ahead

"Hot Pants" by The J.B.'s
"Change le Beat" by B-Side & Fab Five Freddy

No More Mr. Nice Guy

"Message from the Soul Sisters" by Myra Barnes
"Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolfe (Part 2)" by Jimmy Smith

Knowledge

"Funky President" by James Brown

Positivity

"Changin'" by Brass Construction
"One Man Band" by Monk Higgins & the Specialties

Here's the Proof

"Everytime I Turn Around (Back in Love Again)" by L.T.D.

[edit] Album singles

Audio samples of No More Mr. Nice Guy

"Manifest" (sample) (file info) — play in browser (beta)
- A popular single from the 1989 album No More Mr. Nice Guy.
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Single cover	Single information
	"Believe Dat!" [Non Album Single] Released: 1987 B-side: "Bust A Move Boy", "To Be A Champion"
	"The Lesson" [Non Album Single] Released: 1987 B-side:
	"Movin' On" [Non Album Single] Released: 1987 B-side: "Gusto", "Knowledge"
	"Positivity" Released: 1989 B-side: "No More Mr. Nice Guy (Remix)"
	"Words I Manifest (Remix)" Released: 1989 B-side: "DJ Premier In Deep Concentration", "Here's The Proof"

[edit] Album chart positions

Year	Album	Chart positions
		Billboard 200	Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums
1989	No More Mr. Nice Guy	-	#83

[edit] Singles chart positions

Year	Song	Chart positions
Year	Song	Billboard Hot 100	Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks	Hot Rap Singles
1990	Positivity	-	-	#19

v • d • e Gang Starr
Members: Guru \| DJ Premier
Albums: No More Mr. Nice Guy \| Step in the Arena \| Daily Operation \| Hard to Earn \| Moment of Truth \| The Ownerz
Compilations: Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr \| Mass Appeal: Best of Gang Starr
Singles: "Believe Dat!" \| "The Lesson" \| "Movin' On" \| "Positivity" \| "Words I Manifest (Remix)" \| "Jazz Thing" \| "Just to Get a Rep" \| "Lovesick" \| "Step in the Arena" \| "Take It Personal" \| "Ex Girl to Next Girl" \| "Gonna Get Over (Taking Loot)" \| "Code of the Streets" \| "Dwyck" \| "Mass Appeal" \| "Suckas Need Bodyguards" \| "You Know My Steez" \| "The Militia" \| "1/2 & 1/2" \| "Full Clip" \| "All 4 Tha Ca$h" \| "Discipline" \| "Skills" \| "Nice Girl Wrong Place" \| "The Ownerz"
See also: Gang Starr Foundation