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Hard To Earn
Studio album by Gang Starr
Released	March 8, 1994 (US)
Recorded	1992 - 1993 at D&D Studios in New York, New York
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	58:57
Label	Chrysalis/EMI Records 7243 8 28435 2 8 F2-28435
Producer	DJ Premier (Producer) Guru (Co-producer)
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Rolling Stone June 2, 1994, p. 70
Gang Starr chronology
Daily Operation (1992) Hard To Earn (1994) Moment of Truth (1998)

Hard to Earn is the fourth album from the hip hop duo Gang Starr. The album was released in March of 1994 and featured the single "Mass Appeal." Other singles from the album include "DWYCK" and "Code of the Streets."

Track listing

Samples

Intro [The First Step]

• "Scarlet Woman" by Weather Report

A Long Way To Go

• "Snow Creatures" by Quincy Jones
• "Impeach the President" by the Honey Drippers
• "Just Us" by Richard Pryor
• "Check the Rhime" by A Tribe Called Quest

Code Of The Streets

• "Little Green Apples" by Monk Higgins & the Specialites
• "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss

Tonz 'O' Gunz

• "Breakthrough" by Isaac Hayes
• "Just to Get a Rep" by Gang Starr (Vocals by Guru)

The Planet

• "It's All Because She's Gone" by Steve Davis
• "The Cuckoo" by Taj Mahal
• "The Place Where We Dwell" by Gang Starr (Vocals by Guru)

Aiiight Chill...

• "Love and Happiness" by Monty Alexander

Speak Ya Clout

• "Shack Up" by Banbarra
• "Funk it Up" by Caesar Frazier
• "Up Against the Wall" by Quincy Jones
• "Cucumber Slumber" by Weather Report

DWYCK

• "Hey Jude" by Clarence Wheeler & the Enforcers
• "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
• "No Bones In Ice Cream" by Nice & Smooth
• "Intro Promo" by Redd Foxx

Words From The Nutcracker

• "Journey from Within" by The Crusaders
• "Lock It in the Pocket" by Grover Washington Jr.

Mass Appeal

• "Horizon Drive" by Vic Juris
• "You're a Customer" by EPMD
• "Pass da Mic" by Da Youngstas (vocal sample)

Blowin' up the Spot

• "Open All Night Drums" by George Clinton

Suckas Need Bodyguards

• "Put Your Love (In My Tender Care)" by The Fatback Band
• "It Takes Two" by Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock
• "Bring the Noise" by Public Enemy (Volces By Chuck D)

Now You're Mine

• "Poinciana (Live)" by Ahmad Jamal

Mostly tha Voice

• "Hey, Last Minute" by The Meters
• "Bam Bam" by Sister Nancy

F.A.L.A

• "Hard Like a Criminal" by Das EFX

Comin' for Datazz

• "Blind Alley" by the Emotions

Album singles

Album chart positions

Singles chart positions