{"product_id":"gang-starr-hard-to-earn-2lp-explicit-content-black-vinyl","title":"Gang Starr – \"Hard to Earn\" (2LP, Explicit Content), Black Vinyl","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"73\" data-end=\"155\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"73\" data-end=\"155\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eGang Starr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e – \u003cem data-start=\"115\" data-end=\"129\"\u003eHard to Earn\u003c\/em\u003e (2LP, Explicit Content), Black Vinyl\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"157\" data-end=\"203\"\u003eThis record is refinement—no wasted space and no filler.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"205\" data-end=\"524\"\u003eReleased in '94, \u003cem data-start=\"223\" data-end=\"237\"\u003eHard to Earn\u003c\/em\u003e is where Gang Starr locked everything into place. \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eDJ Premier\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e keeps the beats raw and minimal—chopped samples, hard drums, nothing extra—while \u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eGuru\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e delivers bars with that calm, steady voice that never needs to raise to smack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"716\"\u003e“Mass Appeal,” “Code of the Streets,” and “DWYCK” get the spotlight, but the whole record smacks. 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