No More Mr. Nice Guy (Gang Starr album)

No More Mr. Nice Guy is the debut album by hip hop duo Gang Starr.[6][7] The album was released on April 22, 1989. It peaked at #83 on the Billboard R&B chart. The song "Positivity" peaked at #19 on the Billboard rap chart.

No More Mr. Nice Guy
Studio album by Gang Starr
Released	April 22, 1989[1]
Recorded	1989
Genre	Golden age hip hop, jazz rap[2]
Length	53:30
Label	Wild Pitch Records/EMI Records 0777 7 98709 2 9 E2-98709
Producer	DJ Premier, Guru The 45 King
Gang Starr chronology
No More Mr. Nice Guy (1989) Step in the Arena (1991)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
Rolling Stone	[5]

Critical reception

Trouser Press wrote that "DJ Premier provides samples, beats and rhythms that are perfectly adequate, if not up to his future level."[7]

Track listing

All songs are produced by DJ Premier & Guru, except for tracks #5 & #13 produced by The 45 King

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Premier & The Guru"	3:26
2.	"Jazz Music"	3:30
3.	"Gotch U"	3:08
4.	"Manifest"	4:56
5.	"Gusto"	3:15
6.	"DJ Premier in Deep Concentration"	3:13
7.	"Positivity (Remix)"	4:49
8.	"Words I Manifest (Remix)"	5:12
9.	"Conscience Be Free"	4:04
10.	"Cause and Effect"	3:22
11.	"2 Steps Ahead"	3:50
12.	"No More Mr. Nice Guy"	3:22
13.	"Knowledge" (featuring Damo D-Ski)	3:42
14.	"Positivity"	3:35
15.	"Here's the Proof" (2001 Re-issue Bonus Track)	4:35
16.	"The Lesson" (2001 Re-issue Bonus Track)	5:05
17.	"Dedication" (2001 Re-issue Bonus Track)	5:11
Total length:		53:30

The PRT Records cassette issue in the UK contains "Movin' On (Vocal)" and "Movin' On (Dub)" as bonus tracks B7 and B8.

Singles

Single information
"The Lesson" [Non-Album Single] Released: 1987 B-side: "The Lesson (Super Club Mix)"
"Believe Dat!" [Non-Album Single] Released: 1987 B-side: "Bust a Move Boy" & "To Be a Champion"
"Movin' On" [Non-Album Single] Released: 1988 B-side: "Gusto" & "Knowledge"
"Words I Manifest (Remix)" Released: 1989 B-side: "DJ Premier In Deep Concentration", "Here's the Proof"
"Positivity (Remix)" Released: 1989 B-side: "No More Mr. Nice Guy (Remix)"

Charts

Chart (1990)	Peak position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[8]	83

Singles

Year	Song	Hot Rap Singles
1990	"Positivity"	19

References

1. "Today in Hip-Hop: Gang Starr Drop 'No More Mr. Nice Guy' - XXL". XXL Mag.
2. No More Mr. Nice Guy at AllMusic
3. Swihart, Stanton. "Review: No More Mr. Nice Guy – Gang Starr". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
4. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Volume 3: MUZE. p. 674.CS1 maint: location (link)
5. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 322. ISBN 978-0-7432-0169-8.
6. Kot, Greg. "Guru of Gang Starr dead at 43". chicagotribune.com.
7. "Gang Starr". Trouser Press. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
8. "Gang Starr Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard.