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No More Mr. Nice Guy
Studio album by Gang Starr
Released	1989 (US)
Recorded	1987 - 1989
Genre	Hip-hop
Length	53:28
Label	Wild Pitch/EMI Records 0777 7 98709 2 9 E2-98709
Producer	DJ Premier Guru DJ Mark the 45 King
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Gang Starr chronology
No More Mr. Nice Guy (1989) Step in the Arena (1991)

No More Mr. Nice Guy is the debut album by hip hop duo Gang Starr, released in 1989 (see 1989 in music). Although a critical success upon its first release, amid the first wave of alternative hip hop acts like De La Soul and A Tribe Called Quest, No More Mr. Nice Guy remains somewhat overshadowed by massively influential albums like 3 Feet High and Rising. No More Mr. Nice Guy does not tackle social or political issues: it consists of boasting tracks. However, the beliefs of the Nation of Gods and Earths underlie everything.

No More Mr. Nice Guy peaked at #83 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums chart. "Positivity" peaked at #19 on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart.

Track listing

1. "Premier and the Guru" – 3:26
2. "Jazz Music" – 3:30
3. "Got 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. "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" (Feat. Damo D-Sky)– 3:42
14. "Positivity" – 3:35

2003 Re-issue Bonus Tracks

1. "Here's the Proof" – 4:35
2. "The Lesson" – 5:05
3. "Dedication" – 5:11

Samples

Premier and the Guru

• "If it Don't Turn You on (You Outta Leave it Alone)" by B.T. Express
• "Give the People What They Want" by The O'Jays

Jazz Music

• "Les Fleurs" by Ramsey Lewis

Got U

• "I Got You (I Feel Good)" by James Brown
• "Give it Up Or Turnit a Loose (Remix)" by James Brown
• "Get Up, Get into It, Get Involved" by James Brown

Manifest

• "A Night in Tunisia" by Charlie Parker
• "Bring it Up (Hipster's Avenue)" by James Brown
• "Word to the Mother(Land)" by Big Daddy Kane

Gusto

• "Express" by B.T. Express
• "Freddie's Dead" by Curtis Mayfield

DJ Premier in Deep Concentration

• "Funky Stuff" by Kool & the Gang
• "Summer Madness" by Kool & the Gang
• "Handclapping Song" by The Meters
• "Summertime" by Billy Stewart
• "Stoop Rap" by DJ Grand Wizard Theodore
• "I Ain't No Joke" by Eric B. & Rakim (Vocals by Rakim)
• "It's My Thing" by EPMD (Vocals by Parrish Smith)

Cause and Effect

• "Live Wire" by The Meters

2 Steps Ahead

• "Hot Pants" by The J.B.'s
• "Change le Beat" by B-Side & Fab Five Freddy

No More Mr. Nice Guy

• "Message from the Soul Sisters" by Myra Barnes
• "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolfe (Part 2)" by Jimmy Smith

Knowledge

• "Funky President" by James Brown

Positivity

• "Changin'" by Brass Construction
• "One Man Band" by Monk Higgins & the Specialties

Here's the Proof

• "Everytime I Turn Around (Back in Love Again)" by L.T.D.

Album singles

Album chart positions

Singles chart positions