For the majority of its career, Gang Starr has been blazing new trails in hip-hop, establishing itself as a leader of the hip-hop/jazz movement and other trends. Guru has earned critical praise for his Jazzmatazz projects and the ubiquitous DJ Premier for his unmatched production skills, and as a duo they are as lethal and forthright as ever on their rfth album. Guru still possesses the most intoxicating, weighty and unassuming rhyme flow in the biz, and his observations of his surroundings, ego or the industry at large are presented over Premier's nuggets of uncomplicated genius. The duo breaking away from the jazz-heavy style of their last few albums to hold a clinic for their much younger peers who need to know how to rock a mic with smarts, style and uncompromising lyrics.
