Step In The Arena
by Gang Starr

Step In The Arena by Gang Starr
Year: 1991
Overall rank: 5,351st   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 103 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1991 (77th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (886th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,351st)

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Gang Starr bestography

Step In The Arena is ranked 3rd best out of 9 albums by Gang Starr on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Gang Starr is Moment Of Truth which is ranked number 1797 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 584.

Gang Starr album bestography « Higher ranked (4,888th)
Hard To Earn
This album (5,351st)
Step In The Arena
Lower ranked (6,965th) »
Daily Operation

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Step In The Arena track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 5,351st | 1990s rank: 886th | 1991 rank: 77th

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Average Rating: 
78/100 (from 103 votes)
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80/100
 
04/15/2026 13:18 Liks_on_music  Ratings distribution  57480/100
 
75/100
 
04/08/2026 03:44 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,58570/100
 
85/100
 
04/03/2026 15:03 Jonboy  Ratings distribution  8476/100
 
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01/22/2026 16:38 Jakor  Ratings distribution  5,25368/100
 
95/100
 
07/14/2025 04:28 ScottJones  Ratings distribution  9284/100

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This album is rated in the top 3% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 77.6/100, a mean average of 76.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 78.2/100. The standard deviation for this album is 14.4.

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85/100
From 04/03/2026 14:30 | #313727
Fantastic album from start to finish… R.I.P Guru!
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95/100
From 07/14/2025 04:29 | #310096
These guys have very good taste in the music they stole, err, I mean sampled. e.g., The Band on "Check the Technique". I also liked the rhythm guitar, piano, scratching, and nice beats. And classic rhyme rapping, I like the relaxed delivery. Music to chill by, terrific album all the way through and that's rare.
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95/100
From 05/05/2024 21:01 | #303374
Amazing flow, great rhymes, and cool production. 9.5/10!
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75/100
From 10/29/2020 10:27 | #259897
Some of the beats are a bit annoying but Guru's voice, rhymes and flow are on point enough on those tracks to make up for it. The best tracks on this record are straight fire. A hip hop classic.
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90/100
From 03/28/2014 21:34 | #107924
Probably one of my favourite acts at the time. Guru's prudent delivery possibly sounds even more refreshing now than it did then.
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From 10/14/2012 00:18 | #52287
Simply fantastic! The lyrics were the best part for me and the songwriting skills are high. This is music to enjoy! Want more of it!
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