The Ownerz

Infobox Album | Name = The Ownerz
Type = Studio album
Artist = Gang Starr


Released = June 24, 2003 (US)
Recorded = D&D Studios and Avatar Studios in New York, New York
Genre = Hip-Hop
Length = 55:55
Label = Virgin/EMI Records
7243 5 80247 0 8
V0-80247
Producer = DJ Premier (Producer)
Guru (Co-producer)
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:cw508qbzbtc4 link]
*UNCUT Rating|4|5 [http://www.buy.com/prod/The_Ownerz_Explicit_Version/q/loc/109/60603626.html September, 2003]
*Vibe Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.buy.com/prod/The_Ownerz_Explicit_Version/q/loc/109/60603626.html June 2003, pp. 153-154]
*HipHopDX.com Rating|4|5 [http://www.hiphopdx.com/index/reviews/id.290/title.gang-starr-the-ownerz link]
*Spin (B) [http://www.buy.com/prod/The_Ownerz_Explicit_Version/q/loc/109/60603626.html September 2003]
Last album = ""
(1999)
This album = "The Ownerz"
(2003)
Next album =
(2006)|

"The Ownerz" is the sixth 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 the title track "The Ownerz." Many tracks feature a drum kit sampled from an Oberheim DMX drum machine.

Track listing

#"Intro (HQ, Goo, Panch)" – 0:46
#"Put Up Or Shut Up" (featuring Krumbsnatcha) – 3:15
#"Werdz From The Ghetto Child" (featuring Smiley) – 1:09
#"Sabotage" – 2:22
#"Rite Where U Stand" (featuring Jadakiss) – 3:37
#"Skills" – 3:17
#"Deadly Habitz" – 4:12
#"Nice Girl, Wrong Place" (featuring Boy Big) – 3:32
#"Peace Of Mine" – 3:01
#"Who Got Gunz" (featuring Fat Joe & M.O.P.) – 3:36
#"Capture (Militia Pt. 3)" (featuring Big Shug & Freddie Foxxx) – 3:23
#"PLAYTAWIN" – 3:11
#"Riot Akt" – 4:04
#"Hiney" – 1:31
#"Same Team, No Games" (featuring NYG'z & H. Stax) – 3:44
#"In This Life..." (featuring Snoop Dogg & Uncle Reo) – 3:03
#"The Ownerz" – 2:57
#"Zonin'" – 2:54
#"Eulogy" – 2:54

amples

Rite Where U Stand
*"Gonna Keep Tryin' Till I Win Your Love" by The TemptationsSkills
*"Rapper Dapper Snapper" by Edwin Birdsong
*"Shadows" by Mysterious Flying Orchestra
*"Rappers R. N. Dainja" by KRS-OneNice Girl, Wrong Place
*"Kung Fu" by Curtis MayfieldPeace Of Mine
*"Boom" by Royce da 5'9"Who Got Gunz
*"Part II" by Method Man & RedmanZonin'
*"Mass Appeal" by Gang Starr (Vocals by Guru)
*"Life is What You Make It" by Nas & DMXIn This Life"Distant Thoughts" by Hiroshima_%28band%29

Album singles

Album Chart Positions