No More Mr. Nice Guy (Gang Starr album)

No More Mr. Nice Guy
Studio album by Gang Starr
Released	June 6, 1989 April 22, 2008 (re-issue)
Recorded	1989
Genre	Golden age hip hop, jazz rap
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)Step In the Arena1991

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No More Mr. Nice Guy is the debut album by hip hop duo Gang Starr. The album was released on June 6, 1989; and it peaked at #83 on the Billboard R&B chart. The song "Positivity" peaked at #19 on the Billboard rap chart.

Track listing

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

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

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)"

Chart positions

Chart (1989)	Peak position
Billboard Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums	83

Singles

Year	Song	Hot Rap Singles
1990	"Positivity"	19

Samples

• "Movin' On"
  • "Sweet Pea" by Tommy Roe
  • "Bra" by Cymande
• "Words I Manifest"
  • "Dig Me" by King Crimson
• "2 Steps Ahead"
  • "Hot Pants" by James Brown
  • "Change the Beat (Female Version)" by Fab 5 Freddy feat. Beeside
• "Cause and Effect"
  • "Live Wire" by The Meters
• "Conscience be Free"
  • "You Gots to Chill" by EPMD
• "DJ Premier in Deep Concentration"
  • "Summertime" by Billy Stewart
  • "The Awakening" by Ahmad Jamal
  • "Handclapping Song" by The Meters
  • "Funky Stuff" by Kool & the Gang
  • "Summer Madness" by Kool & the Gang
  • "Change the Beat (Female Version)" by Fab 5 Freddy feat. Beeside
  • "Stoop Rap" by Double Trouble
  • "Marley Marl Stratch" by Marley Marl feat. MC Shan
  • "It's My Thing" by EPMD
  • "Paid in Full" by Eric B. & Rakim
  • "I Ain't No Joke" by Eric B. & Rakim
  • "Movin' On" by Gang Starr
• "Got U"
  • "I Got You (I Feel Good)" by James Brown
  • "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved" by James Brown
  • "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose (Remix)" by James Brown
• "Gusto"
  • "Freddie's Dead" by Curtis Mayfield
  • "Express" by B.T. Express
• "Jazz Music"
  • "Les Fleurs" by Ramsey Lewis
• "Knowledge"
  • "Funky President" by James Brown
  • "Knowledge Me" by Original Concept
• "Manifest(Remix)"
  • "A Night in Tunisia" by Charlie Parker and Miles Davis
  • "Papa Was Too" by Joe Tex
  • "Bring It Up (Hipster's Avenue)" by James Brown
  • "Word to the Mother (Land)" by Big Daddy Kane
• "No More Mr. Nice Guy"
  • "The Message from the Soul Sisters" by Vicki Anderson
• "Positivity"
  • "One Man Band (Plays All Alone)" by Monk Higgins
  • "Changin'" by Brass Construction
  • "No Tricks" by Latee
• "Premier and the Guru"
  • "If It Don't Turn You on (You Oughta Leave It Alone)" by B.T. Express
  • "Give the People What They Want" by The O'Jays