Gang Starr - The Natural (2002) (prod. Dj Premier)

[ILoveUSandA]

Do I hear a price is right losing horn sample on this track?

[seehound619]

@ILoveUSandA lol... u may be right...and premo is just that ill to come up with some shi like that....

[muggledon1]

premiere is fuckin incredible and guru is spectacular. long live gangstarr

[WestsideCribz]

one person ain't natural

[MrSteezVol1]

This is Hip Hop Respect from Germany! Everything is Perfect, Beat, Rap.... Love this!

[jezpaa]

like dat beat :)

[speeddemon002]

one person ain't natural 

[ThePharcyde11]

lol only Guru could rock leather pants and get away with it

[bbiizzaarree]

isnt it pretty obvious dj premier produced this when he is HALF of gangstarr?..

[rhapsodists1]

GURU,

you are severely missed. rest in peace fam

[thabiso2]

one gay listened

[HAJARWAKASS]

Who the fuck can dislike this ?

[darthproxy]

@HAJARWAKASS

Britney Spears fans

[dazeofreality]

The beat almost sounds like something Premo might do in 2010. That's how ahead of his time he is. And Guru was one of the most underrated MC's ever. R.I.P

[thestonedprophet]

RIP The Architect

[bizzl91]

dj premiers beat r always awesome and gurus lyrics were always dope ...damn Rest In Peace guru you are a real genius!

[wh0am3ye]

Gotta come from the heart, be original.

Still livin through his music R.I.P Guru

[kbw1970]

None of these rappers today can even come close to this. A true message to all of us old school hip hop heads. Guru is gone too soon and he will always have a place in my heart. RIP my brotha!

[kiragumanyara]

leather pants? beats soooo dope though

[TheWaveDweller]

Goosebumps all the way through this one. DJ Premier is a god.

[glok1989]

justin bieber i kill you for voting a thumb down

[TheLongBeachCrew]

only ONE mother***** missed button!

[kenniemc69]

RIP GURU.

You was making the only shit.. the real shit, the ill shit !

[drdrefan4ever]

DJ Premier will never change his production style...

[jordansloane777]

the realist message iv ever heard RIP GURU 

[g4ngst4m4n]

its true what they say...the good die young...R.I.P. Guru you were da best...

43 aint no age to die man...

[CEEPMDEE]

@g4ngst4m4n chill... GURU the great was 48.

I claimed GANGSTARR as my favorite rap group/ duo since 1989 & that album up there is my favorite out of all of them (although they are all tremendous especially MOMENT OF TRUTH ).

when NO MORE MR. NICE GUY came out I was 14 and GURU was 27years old.

GURU YOU HELPED SAVE MY LIFE, I LOVE YOU MAN.

[soljaboyisabitch]

@CEEPMDEE he was 23.

[CEEPMDEE]

@soljaboyisabitch HE WAS 27

[GBallaJ]

I heard while he was dying he wrote some shit in a letter talkin shit about Premo?

[bouraquemusic]

@GBallaJ thats probably not true, seems like his "friend" mutherfuckin solar wannabe producer wrote it himself

[deweze1]

GURU RIP

[dslimm]

i been sayin it all week.....rip to the king of the monotone.....im in day 4 of all day gang starr music.

[skuat3]

Rip

[CrackerMazur]

R.I.P. GURU, the music will keep your memory alive.

[CrackerMazur]

(PART 3) Let us also not forget Kanye been round for a minute producing for people like Jay Z and Lil Wayne has been in the game sine 1995 so he is From that era....face it folks...MUSIC EVOLVES NOW JUST LIKE IT WAS DOING BACK IN THA DAY

[jakec360]

@CrackerMazur Word, and people see hip-hop as having two eras, but really it has three. Like grand master flash, sugar hill and Mr Magic, then came along Run DMC and Guru, now kanye and lil wayne come and people hate on them. I dont particularly like the new guys lyrics etc. but cool something new wll eventually come.

[CrackerMazur]

HOWEVER, while we are shitting on all these newer cats like LIL WAYNE and KANYE (who I am also a fan of), let us not forget that the purists of hip hop b4 Gang Starr were like WTF happened to Fab 5 Freddy and Grand master Flash type rap and we were like this the shit right here.

[CrackerMazur]

(PART 1) I'm a Gang Starr fan and supporter for many years. I have bought most of their albums, I've been in the studio with Premo several times and used to catch Guru coming out of the studio on 6th Ave b/t 27th and 28th above the flower shop. I say that to clarify that I am indeed a fan of this era of hip hop and Gang Starr.

[udaman38]

Bless the Dead!

[DjDafader]

so sad this is not reported like if lil wayne would die itd be all over tv... fuck mainstream... this is and always will be where it is at! GURU (keith elam) REST IN PEACE!

[7jAy5mill7]

@DjDafader hell yea i was pretty disappointed not hearing anything bout him on any new's channel Guru was a LEGEND in this game

[Fernanduh10]

Rest in Peace Guuru, from Portugal, the real hip hop mourning.

[koboldmacki]

WE MISS YOU

REST IN PEACE

[hoepihone]

Rest in peace Guru, you show us a way to walk by respect to the hip hop!

[esseng905]

This song is so f**king ill' and dirty! R.I.P. Guru

[LoveorRuin]

R.I.P GURU..your music in my stereo in my mind

[rocksthc]

Rest in peace guru

[DCP1292]

Damn. Premo finds the craziest samples man...

i love it when h makes raw beats like this. those scary sounding beats that bring out the east coast ish feeling...

[pistonear]

maybe these catz could feel an evil grip trying to wrestle an art the loved from those corporate cobras. maybe!

[shamarone]

OH MY DAMN... there's so many tight gang tracks i haven't heard and i've got "most" of their stuff. or do i...? get well guru.

[chancey1979]

Guru compliments Preemos beats like no other MC can - they are perfect together - too bad Guru bein lil baby n doesn't wanna make Gang Starr albums anymore. Preemo says he's just waitin on him to say go. Is Guru insane? How could any MC not wanna flow on a Preemo beat and Gurus solo stuff is aight but not even close to Gang Starr.

[chancey1979]

This def is not an '89 production - Its off the overseas edition of "The Ownerz". Bonus tracks are "Natural" and "The Squeeze" - 2 of the best tracks on that album.

[snakevids]

nothing better

[DCP1292]

damnn...they were talking about hip hop being wack.....in 1989? psssshhh

Look at Hip-Hop NOW.

[SCHMOOVNESS]

@DCP1292 this song "natural" is from 2002

[TheNJ6]

@DCP1292 this song came out in 2003...the guy who uploaded this put the album art for No More Mr. Nice Guy for some reason. Do you really think Gang Starr sounded like this in 1989 dude? They would've been way ahead of their time then.

[Gangstarrskey]

GODLIKE!

[KingFedya]

shit, that shit is grooovy

[SMGizzl3]

dj premier is 2 fuckin ill

[Drowzy805Nomics]

the illness

[ASFMG2]

that aint from no more mr. nice guy lisen to he's whose clossely

[KojiroBeatz]

fuck, almost forgot that tune..

great1, also tha squeeze and battle and everything from gs. quality rap!

[nptrock]

nice!

[chrisrap4ever]

at last i found one song from this album except word i manifest!

[thisonerightMFhere]

This song was not on that or any of their albums, it was on the b side of 'Skillz' which came out in 2002.

[qsnijders]

The album is easily downloadable or you can just buy it so I dont get your problem...

[chrisrap4ever]

here in greece?theres no real hip hop in our stores.i m sendin word all the time for the albums i want.

[dkbballhagen]

In the beginnin preem says "hip hop's fucked up now a days" but not compared to hip hop today... old good classic hip hop is almost gone.

[EntaDetroit]

premier, their you go again with

them instant classic beats.

[dkbballhagen]

nothin wrong wit that? his beats are dope.

[GCEInfantryMarine]

Premier is sick with the beats

[CrazySnakeManJaMie]

"I give you the mic... sike!"

Too ill.

[cror]

i read ur comment as he said that .. trippy hahah

[CrazySnakeManJaMie]

I didn't even know this existed until now.

A hidden gem!

[Imaaze2]

:O..

[mariusbleek]

why does Gangstarr have to be so damn nice?

[dkbballhagen]

one of the illest beats i have ever heard! real hip hop u dig

[electrodzz]

takin shots at these lil' wayne kanye ass niggaz....real hip hop...hold the bubblegum!!

[gallardowilliam]

@electrodzz petter pan magic carpet ride niggas

[s0oM1in]

Maaaaastaaaaaaazzzzz

[venamc]

This song is so sick. I never heard this one. I must have it. Shit!

Gang Starr the best.

[Bignastyman]

its probrably from moment of truth

[thisonerightMFhere]

The b side of Skills 12 "

[Bignastyman]

i mean moment of truth era

[mattcribbin]

that's right this didn't make it on the album "the Ownerz."

[obilinx]

on the japanese version of the ownerz this joint was found and another song called 'the squeeze'.

[mattcribbin]

yeah, so how come I got two thumbs down on my post, it's from the Ownerz sessions, they just didn't put it on the album. stupid ass kids.

[WestsideOldSkool]

Its not

[FullClip92]

i actually have the album.... Mass Appeal: Best of Gangstarr..... its added on as bonus tracks, along with Tha Squeeze track...

[StoicTwo]

I remember my cousin let me use this tape and he sweated me so bad over that tape and I really see why it's pure heat!

-StoicUNO!

[cronycroncron]

sweet shit

[zephyrsurf9]

guru is the man but i agree god bless primo

[krntagger]

who can fuck with this?!

[asiaticthaprophet]

This beat is ridiculous!!! God Bless Primo for real God. On the real, Guru is a spoiled lol.

[TheBlackSunn]

guru WAS spoiled. not anymore

[godzman7]

hold up god! no one has ever blessed a premier track like the god guru. yeah im aware that nas, biggie, and jay z has spit over the best producer in the game.(fuck jay z) besides krs one, no one has ever gave a better social commentary as to whats going on in the streets better than guru. i don't know about you, but i base an emcee's skill on his substance, and reality based lyricz. shit that inspires me and motivates me to add on to allah's cipha. C.l. smooth is in the same sictuation as guru.

[StreetKarmah]

it's a shame to watch GOD Mc's like guru come out with garbage nowadays... please someone kill SOLAR

[TheAkashdeepJabandar]

@StreetKarmah C'mon man "kill SOLAR"? Damn, that's cold. Just amputate his arms and legs or something, no need to kill him.

[StreetKarmah]

Lol, well If I had to choose, I'd say arms so he won't be able to produce no more XD

[SCHMOOVNESS]

@godzman7 u forgot jeru..he kills premos beats too

[tjenkins7]

THIS IS A GOOD SONG

[Imaaze]

this beat is just so fuckin.. smoookey

[atsaatsa]

skills vls

2002

[baron12345678910]

hella nice i think no more mr nice guy but might be step in the arenea

[notevenyonoteven]

i dunno guru doesnt sound as young on this track as he did on no more mr nice guy or step in the arena i think it sounds a little more new maybe the ownerz

[thisonerightMFhere]

The b side of Skills 12 "

[bazzefaszom]

hmmmmm very nice

where is that from?