| The Ownerz | |
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Released |
June 24, 2003 |
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Recorded |
May 2002 - March 2003 |
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Studio |
D&D Studios |
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Genre |
East Coast hip hop, Jazz rap, Underground hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Boom bap |
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Length |
57:04 |
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Label |
Virgin Records / EMI |
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Producer |
DJ Premier, Guru (co-prod.) |
| Gang Starr chronology | |
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Previous |
Moment of Truth (1998) |
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Next |
One of the Best Yet (2019) |
The Ownerz is the sixth studio album by American Hip hop duo Gang Starr, and the last released in Guru's lifetime. It was released in June 24, 2003 via Virgin Records. Recording sessions took place at D&D Studios and Avatar Studios in New York City from May 2002 to March 2003. Production was handled entirely by DJ Premier, with co-production from Guru himself. It includes guest appearances from M.O.P., Big Shug, Freddie Foxxx, Krumbsnatcha, Boy Big, Smiley The Ghetto Child, Hannibal Stax, NYG'z, Snoop Dogg, Fat Joe, Uncle Reo and Jadakiss.
The album reached #18 on the Billboard 200, and #5 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts. It was received well critically. The Ownerz spawned the singles: "Skills", "Rite Where U Stand", "Nice Girl, Wrong Place" and "Same Team, No Games".
Track listing[]
Produced by DJ Premier and co-produced by Guru.
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro (HQ, Goo, Panch)" | - | 0:46 |
| 2. | "Put Up or Shut Up" | Guru, Krumbsnatcha | 3:15 |
| 3. | "Werdz from the Ghetto Child" | Smiley the Ghetto Child | 1:09 |
| 4. | "Sabotage" | Guru | 2:22 |
| 5. | "Rite Where U Stand" | Guru, Jadakiss | 3:37 |
| 6. | "Skills" | Guru | 3:17 |
| 7. | "Deadly Habitz" | Guru | 4:12 |
| 8. | "Nice Girl, Wrong Place" | Guru, Boy Big | 3:32 |
| 9. | "Peace of Mine" | Guru | 3:01 |
| 10. | "Who Got Gunz" | Guru, Fat Joe, M.O.P. | 3:36 |
| 11. | "Capture (Militia Pt. 3)" | Guru, Big Shug, Freddie Foxxx | 3:23 |
| 12. | "PLAYTAWIN" | Guru | 3:11 |
| 13. | "Riot Akt" | Guru | 4:04 |
| 14. | "(Hiney)" | Panch | 1:31 |
| 15. | "Same Team, No Games" | Guru, Hannibal Stax, NYG'z | 3:44 |
| 16. | "In This Life..." | Guru, Snoop Dogg, Uncle Reo | 3:03 |
| 17. | "The Ownerz" | Guru | 2:57 |
| 18. | "Zonin'" | Guru | 2:54 |
| 19. | "Eulogy" | Guru | 2:54 |
Samples[]
Put Up or Shut Up
- "A Hot Day in Harlem" by The Rimshots
- "The Murder" by Bernard Herrmann
- "Wrath of My Madness" by Queen Latifah
Werdz from the Ghetto Child
- "Coffee Cold" by Galt MacDermot
Sabotage
- "Bump Me" by Smoked Sugar
- "Dragnet Theme" by Miklos Rozsa and Walter Schumann
Rite Where U Stand
- "Gonna Keep on Tryin' Till I Win Your Love" by The Temptations
Skills
- "Rapper Dapper Snapper" by Edwin Birdsong
- "Shadows" by The Mysterious Flying Orchestra
Deadly Habitz
- "Beverly Hills" by Steve Gray
Nice Girl, Wrong Place
- "Kung Fu" by Curtis Mayfield
Peace of Mine
- "The Ipcress File (Main Title)" by John Barry
- "Boom" by Royce da 5'9"
Who Got Gunz
- "Maybe This Will Be the Morning" by Chuck Johnson
- "Part II" by Method Man & Redman
Capture (Militia Pt. 3)
- "Trapped" by Elmer Bernstein
PLAYTAWIN
- "I Need You Right Now" by Jr. Walker & the All Stars feat. Thelma Houston
Riot Akt
- "Theme From "Summer of '42" by Maynard Ferguson
- "Jungle Jazz" by Kool & the Gang
Same Team, No Games
- "Slow Dance" by Stanley Clarke
- "Ain't That Loving You (For More Reasons Than One)" by Lou Rawls
- "Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud" by James Brown
- "The Streets (Re-Twist)" by WC feat. Snoop Dogg and Nate Dogg
In This Life...
- "Distant Thoughts" by Hiroshima
- "Rule" by Nas
The Ownerz
- "Tryin' to Get the Feeling Again" by Lonnie Youngblood
Zonin'
- "The Junkies" by Coleridge-Taylor Perkinson feat. Leon Ware
Eulogy
- "Planet Phatt Presets" by E-mu Systems