The Ownerz

The Ownerz
Studio album by Gang Starr
Released June 24, 2003 (US)
Recorded 2002–2003
D&D Studios and Avatar Studios in New York, New York
Genre East Coast hip hop, Underground Hip Hop, Jazz Rap, Hardcore hip hop
Length 57:04
Label Virgin/EMI Records
7243 5 80247 0 8
V0-80247
Producer DJ Premier (Producer)
Guru (Co-producer)
Gang Starr chronology
Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr
(1999)		 The Ownerz
(2003)		 Mass Appeal: the Best of Gang Starr
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
HipHopDX[2]
RapReviews[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

The Ownerz is the sixth and final studio album by the hip-hop duo Gang Starr, It was well-received critically and boasts four singles, "Skills", "Rite Where U Stand", "Nice Girl, Wrong Place", and "Same Team, No Games".

Track listing

  1. "Intro (HQ, Goo, Panch)" – 0:46
  2. "Put Up or Shut Up" (featuring Krumbsnatcha) – 3:15
  3. "Werdz from the Ghetto Child" (featuring Smiley The Ghetto Child) – 1:09
  4. "Sabotage" – 2:22
  5. "Rite Where U Stand" (featuring Jadakiss) – 3:37
  6. "Skills" – 3:17
  7. "Deadly Habitz" – 4:12
  8. "Nice Girl, Wrong Place" (featuring Boy Big) – 3:32
  9. "Peace of Mine" – 3:01
  10. "Who Got Gunz" (featuring Fat Joe & M.O.P.) – 3:36
  11. "Capture (Militia Pt. 3)" (featuring Big Shug & Freddie Foxxx) – 3:23
  12. "PLAYTAWIN" – 3:11
  13. "Riot Akt" – 4:04
  14. "(Hiney)" – 1:31
  15. "Same Team, No Games" (featuring NYG'z & H. Stax) – 3:44
  16. "In This Life..." (featuring Snoop Dogg & Uncle Reo) – 3:03
  17. "The Ownerz" – 2:57
  18. "Zonin'" – 2:54
  19. "Eulogy" – 2:54
  20. "Natural" [Japan Bonus Track] – 2:46
  21. "Tha Squeeze" [Japan Bonus Track] – 3:29

In other media

The track "Same Team, No Games" is featured in DJ Premier's playlist for the 2015 video game NBA 2K16.[5]

Charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[6] 51
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 40
French Albums (SNEP)[8] 39
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 50
Italian Albums (FIMI)[10] 75
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[11] 47
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 28
UK Albums (OCC)[13] 74
US Billboard 200[14] 18
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[15] 5

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ HipHopDX review
  3. ↑ RapReviews review
  4. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=lRgtYCC6OUwC&pg=PA322&dq=rolling+stone+gang+starr&cd=1&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=gang&f=false. Page 322
  5. ↑ Nunneley, Stephany (July 24, 2015). "Get your groove on with the official NBA 2K16 soundtrack". VG247. Retrieved September 16, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Gang Starr – The Ownerz" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  7. ↑ "Gang Starr: The Ownerz" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  8. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Gang Starr – The Ownerz". Hung Medien.
  9. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
  10. ↑ "Italiancharts.com – Gang Starr – The Ownerz". Hung Medien.
  11. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Gang Starr – The Ownerz". Hung Medien.
  12. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Gang Starr – The Ownerz". Hung Medien.
  13. ↑ "Gang Starr | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart
  14. ↑ "Gang Starr – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Gang Starr.
  15. ↑ "Gang Starr – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Gang Starr.
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