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Gang Starr

Gang Starr is a group from the US, active from 1985.

Group US 1985–2006 hip hop boom bap east coast hip hop

TOTAL PLAYS

858

SONGS PLAYED

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2005-03-09 01:02 · 6 Music — "Jazz Thing"

LAST PLAYED

3 weeks ago · 6 Music — "Moment Of Truth"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026

200 150 100 50 0

'05 '08 '11 '14 '17 '20 '23 '26

◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 542 63%

1Xtra 230 27%

Radio 1 47 5%

Radio 2 39 5%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 11:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Jazz Thing 124 2026-08-15

2 Love Sick 114 2025-12-17

3 Family & Loyalty (Feat. J. Cole) 92 2023-08-10

4 Mass Appeal 89 2026-07-25

5 You Know My Steez 79 2026-07-24

6 Full Clip 67 2026-05-17

7 Code Of The Streets 26 2025-09-12

8 DWYCK (feat. Nice & Smooth) 22 2025-09-14

9 Moment Of Truth 15 2026-08-18

10 DWYCK (featuring Nice & Smooth) 12 2013-04-16

11 Above The Clouds 10 2025-06-14

12 Above the Clouds (feat. Inspectah Deck) 10 2024-11-23

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-18 16:21 Moment Of Truth 6 Music

2026-08-15 05:18 Jazz Thing 6 Music

2026-07-31 10:05 Jazz Thing 6 Music

2026-07-25 08:00 Mass Appeal 6 Music

2026-07-24 23:56 You Know My Steez Radio 2

2026-05-23 14:02 Words I Manifest 6 Music

2026-05-17 10:54 Full Clip 1Xtra

2026-03-28 00:51 You Know My Steez Radio 2

2026-02-22 01:03 Put Up Or Shut Up Radio 1

2025-12-27 00:56 You Know My Steez Radio 2

2025-12-17 13:24 Love Sick 6 Music

2025-11-09 12:49 Mass Appeal 1Xtra

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

96 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

BAR ▶

2 Deep —

1 2014-01-18 ▶

24-7 / 365 —

2 2014-06-12 ▶

Above The Clouds —

10 2025-06-14 ▶

Above the Clouds (feat. Inspectah Deck) —

10 2024-11-23 ▶

Above The Clouds (feat.Inspectah Deck) —

1 2010-06-29 ▶

Above The Clouds feat. Inspectah Deck —

1 2013-03-17 ▶

All 4 Tha Ca$h —

1 2014-06-14 ▶

As I Read My S-A —

3 2017-04-28 ▶

Bad Name —

4 2019-12-08 ▶

Battle —

1 2013-12-14 ▶

Bless the mic —

1 2019-11-14 ▶

Business Or Art (Feat. Talib Kweli) —

1 2019-11-13 ▶

Check The Technique —

2 2020-07-24 ▶

Code Of The Streets —

26 2025-09-12 ▶

Discipline (feat. Total) —

2 2021-07-12 ▶

DJ Premier In Deep Concentration —

9 2023-07-22 ▶

DWYCK —

4 2020-03-14 ▶

DWYCK (feat. Nice & Smooth) —

22 2025-09-14 ▶

DWYCK (featuring Nice & Smooth) —

12 2013-04-16 ▶

DWYK —

1 2022-03-05 ▶

Ex Girl to Next Door —

1 2015-01-31 ▶

Ex Girl to Next Girl —

5 2024-12-08 ▶

Ex To The Next Girl —

1 2012-07-07 ▶

Family & Loyalty (Feat. J. Cole) —

92 2023-08-10 ▶

Family and Loyalty —

1 2019-09-20 ▶

Family and Loyalty (feat. J. Cole) —

4 2020-02-08 ▶

Form Of Intellect —

2 2018-09-08 ▶

From A Distance (Clean) (feat. Jeru the Damaja) —

1 2019-11-14 ▶

Full Clip —

67 2026-05-17 ▶

Game Plan —

1 2016-02-06 ▶

Gang Starr Medley —

7 2010-03-26 ▶

Guru Birthday Mini-Mix —

1 2011-07-17 ▶

Gusto —

1 2013-01-06 ▶

Half & Half (feat. M.O.P.) —

3 2016-05-21 ▶

Hit Man (feat. Q. Tip) —

1 2020-02-08 ▶

Hit Man (feat. Q‐Tip) —

2 2020-01-12 ▶

I'm the Man —

1 2022-04-23 ▶

In Memory Of... —

2 2023-08-27 ▶

inspectah deck —

1 2020-12-16 ▶

Jazz Music —

1 2008-12-04 ▶

Jazz Thing —

124 2026-08-15 ▶

Jazz Thing (Film Version) —

1 2020-02-08 ▶

Jazz Thing (Instrumental) —

1 2020-02-08 ▶

Jazz Thing (Video mix) —

1 2019-08-04 ▶

Just to Get a Rep —

10 2024-02-23 ▶

Just To Get A Rep —

4 2010-04-07 ▶

Live Intro —

1 2013-12-07 ▶

Love Sick —

114 2025-12-17 ▶

Lovesick —

3 2021-07-31 ▶

Lovesick (Upbeat Mix) —

1 2010-09-19 ▶

Loyal & Family —

1 2021-06-19 ▶

Manifest —

3 2024-03-25 ▶

Mass Appeal —

89 2026-07-25 ▶

Meaning of the Name —

1 2012-12-04 ▶

Moment Of Truth —

15 2026-08-18 ▶

Natural (Instrumental) —

1 2020-02-08 ▶

New York Strait Talk —

1 2023-09-23 ▶

Nice Girl Wrong Place (Instrumental) —

1 2020-02-08 ▶

Now You're Mine —

4 2022-01-29 ▶

Premier & The Guru —

1 2012-05-13 ▶

Put Up Or Shut Up —

3 2026-02-22 ▶

Rite Where U Stand —

2 2014-06-07 ▶

Rite Where U Stand (feat. Jadakiss) —

9 2025-07-18 ▶

Robbin Hood Theory —

1 2018-03-24 ▶

Royalty —

4 2015-02-07 ▶

Royalty (feat. K‐Ci & JoJo) —

3 2017-04-23 ▶

Skills —

2 2023-07-12 ▶

Skills (feat. K‐Ci & JoJo) —

1 2015-11-20 ▶

Skills (instrumental) —

2 2020-02-08 ▶

Skills (Sig Nu Gris Fixation) —

1 2020-12-04 ▶

Skillz —

4 2017-03-22 ▶

Stay Tuned —

1 2020-11-15 ▶

Step in the Arena —

1 2020-02-08 ▶

Step In The Arena —

1 2008-11-08 ▶

Step Into The Arena —

1 2012-10-07 ▶

Take A Rest —

3 2016-04-02 ▶

Take Flight (Militia Pt. 4) (feat. Big Shug & Freddie Foxxx) —

2 2019-12-13 ▶

Take It Personal —

1 2022-09-28 ▶

Take Two And Pass —

3 2020-05-02 ▶

The ? Remainz —

5 2017-04-01 ▶

The Militia —

1 2013-12-14 ▶

The Militia (feat. Big Shug & Freddie Foxxx) —

1 2021-08-07 ▶

The Question Remains —

2 2014-09-06 ▶

The Rep Grows Bigga —

3 2015-02-17 ▶

The Revolutionist (Vacious Remix) —

5 2014-07-30 ▶

The Words I Manifest —

1 2012-10-07 ▶

What I'm Here 4 —

6 2015-08-14 ▶

What We Here For —

2 2012-04-10 ▶

Who's Gonna Take the Weight —

3 2015-08-08 ▶

Who's Gonna Take The Weight? —

2 2022-06-17 ▶

Words From The Nutcracker —

1 2023-05-07 ▶

Words I Manifest —

3 2026-05-23 ▶

Work —

7 2025-08-10 ▶

Work (Remix) (feat. Big L) —

2 2017-04-01 ▶

You Know My Steez —

79 2026-07-24 ▶

You Know My Steez (Three Men And A Lady Remix) —

4 2015-02-07 ▶