Gangstarr has many classics but their two best records are Step In The Arena which I will post some other time and Daily Operation. I prefer Daily Operation cause it was a connection between the old and the new. Premier really matured on this record production wise with seemingly simple beats but when you hear the record a couple of time you realize how good and complex it is. Jeru’s and Lil Dap’s debut appearances were on this record, a lot of great hooks and a warm up to one of Premiers’s best production work that he would release after this record: Jeru’s The sun rises in the east.
Guru’s flow was at its peak “all you phony ass rappers amma BYS”. He rhymed so easy and straight that he made it sound easy as if he could flow over anything. I believed this record cleared the path for him to conceptualize his Jazzmatazz project. When you release a third record that is as good as this one and better than the previous two, that is when you know you made it to the hall of the great ones. I was supposed to go to a concert of theirs when they toured after the release of this record, unfortunately I did not make it, my brother did. It is one of the concerts I regret missing the most, I never got to see them live. Take a look at the cover picture of the record… I love the pose and setup, a little bit too hip-hopisch with the money and the attitude, but just enough not to be over the edge and still make a clear point.
