Daily Operation
title: "Daily Operation" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1992-albums", "gang-starr-albums", "albums-produced-by-dj-premier", "albums-produced-by-guru", "chrysalis-records-albums"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daily_Operation" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Daily Operation |
| type | studio |
| artist | Gang Starr |
| cover | Gang Starr Daily Operation.jpg |
| released | |
| recorded | |
| studio | D&D, Calliope Studios, New York City |
| genre | |
| length | |
| label | Chrysalis |
| producer | |
| prev_title | Step in the Arena |
| prev_year | 1991 |
| next_title | Hard to Earn |
| next_year | 1994 |
| misc | {{Singles |
| type | studio |
| name | Daily Operation |
| single1 | Take It Personal |
| single1date | March 30, 1992 |
| single2 | Ex Girl to Next Girl |
| single2date | August 18, 1992 |
| single3 | 2 Deep |
| single3date | 1992 |
| :: |
| name = Daily Operation | type = studio | artist = Gang Starr | cover = Gang Starr Daily Operation.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = | venue = | studio = D&D, Calliope Studios, New York City | genre = | length = | label = Chrysalis | producer = | prev_title = Step in the Arena | prev_year = 1991 | next_title = Hard to Earn | next_year = 1994 | misc = {{Singles | type = studio | name = Daily Operation | single1 = Take It Personal | single1date = March 30, 1992 | single2 = Ex Girl to Next Girl | single2date = August 18, 1992 | single3 = 2 Deep | single3date = 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. It peaked at number 65 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Critical reception
| rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = Orlando Sentinel | rev2score = | rev3 = RapReviews | rev3score = 9.5/10 | rev4 = Rolling Stone | rev4score = | rev5 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide | rev5Score = | rev6 = Select | rev6score = 4/5 | rev7 = The Source | rev7score = | rev8 = Sputnikmusic | rev8score = 4.5/5 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." 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."
In 2017, Complex placed it at number 41 on the "Best Rap Albums of the '90s" list.
Track listing
| title1 = Daily Operation (Intro) | length1 = 0:27 | title2 = The Place Where We Dwell | length2 = 2:27 | title3 = Flip the Script | length3 = 4:02 | title4 = Ex Girl to Next Girl | length4 = 4:40 | title5 = Soliloquy of Chaos | length5 = 3:13 | title6 = I'm the Man | note6 = featuring Lil Dap and Jeru the Damaja | length6 = 4:05 | title7 = 92 Interlude | length7 = 0:28 | title8 = Take It Personal | length8 = 3:07 | title9 = 2 Deep | length9 = 3:38 | title10 = 24-7/365 | length10 = 0:24 | title11 = No Shame in My Game | length11 = 3:55 | title12 = Conspiracy | length12 = 2:48 | title13 = The Illest Brother | length13 = 4:44 | title14 = Hardcore Composer | length14 = 3:17 | title15 = B. Y. S. | length15 = 3:06 | title16 = Much Too Much (Mack a Mil) | length16 = 3:30 | title17 = Take Two and Pass | length17 = 3:18 | title18 = Stay Tuned | length18 = 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
::data[format=table] | Chart (1992) | Peak position | |---|---| ::
Year-end charts
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| Chart (1992) | Position | US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | ||
| :: |
References
References
- "Ex Girl to Next Girl - Gang Starr | User Reviews | AllMusic".
- Williams, Todd. (May 9, 2017). "25 Years Later: Gang Starr's 'Daily Operation' Forged a Path for Hardcore Individuality". [[The Boombox]].
- Swihart, Stanton. "''Daily Operation'' – Gang Starr". [[AllMusic]].
- Gettelman, Parry. (June 12, 1992). "Gang Starr". [[Orlando Sentinel]].
- Brown, Damon. (February 22, 2002). "GangStarr :: ''Daily Operation'' :: Chrysalis/EMI". RapReviews.
- Smith, Danyel. (July 9, 1992). "Gang Starr: ''Daily Operation''".
- McLeod, Kembrew. (2004). "[[The Rolling Stone Album Guide". [[Simon & Schuster]].
- Higginbotham, Adam. (July 1992). "Gang Starr: ''Daily Operation''".
- Wilder, Chris. (June 1992). "Gang Starr: ''Daily Operation''".
- Arp, Louis. (March 4, 2006). "Gang Starr – ''Daily Operation''". Sputnikmusic.
- Shipley, Al. (November 16, 2017). "The Best Rap Albums of the '90s - 41. Gang Starr, Daily Operation (1992)". [[Complex (magazine).
- "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1992". Billboard.
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