Step in the Arena

Step in the Arena
Studio album by
Gang Starr
Released1990 (liner notes)
January 15, 1991 (commercial release)
Studio
GenreEast Coast hip hop
Length50:37
Label
Producer
Gang Starr chronology
No More Mr. Nice Guy
(1989) 		Step in the Arena
(1990) 		Daily Operation
(1992)
Singles from Step in the Arena
  1. "Just to Get a Rep"
    Released: 1990
  2. "Take a Rest"
    Released: February 14, 1991[1]
  3. "Lovesick"
    Released: April 11, 1991[2]
  4. "Step in the Arena"
    Released: August 29, 1991[3]
  5. "Who's Gonna Take the Weight?"
    Released: 1991

Step in the Arena is the second studio album by hip hop duo Gang Starr, printed as a 1990 release,[4] and commercially released on January 15, 1991.[5] In 2007, it was named the greatest hip hop album of all time by IGN.[6] HipHopDX called it "the album that cemented Gang Starr as a timeless tag team."[7]

  1. ^ "Take a Rest - Gang Starr | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  2. ^ "Lovesick - Gang Starr | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  3. ^ "Step in the Arena - Gang Starr | User Reviews | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  4. ^ Per album liner notes.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference AllMusic review was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Top 25 Hip Hop Albums—Music Feature at IGN".
  7. ^ Arnold, Paul (January 25, 2011). "TIMELESS: DJ Premier Revisits Gang Starr's "Step In The Arena"". HipHopDX. Retrieved February 24, 2016.