Hard To Earn
by Gang Starr

Hard To Earn by Gang Starr
Year: 1994
Overall rank: 5,705th   
Average Rating: 
76/100 (from 49 votes)
     
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1994 (116th)
Award Top albums of the 1990s (938th)
Award Best albums of all time (5,705th)

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Gang Starr bestography

Hard To Earn is ranked 2nd 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 1893 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 879.

Gang Starr album bestography « Higher ranked (1,893rd)
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This album (5,705th)
Hard To Earn
Lower ranked (5,783rd) »
Step In The Arena

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Hard To Earn track list

   The tracks on this album have an average rating of 79 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Hard To Earn rankings

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Overall rank: 5,705th | 1990s rank: 938th | 1994 rank: 116th

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76/100 (from 49 votes)
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.1/100, a mean average of 76.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.8/100. The standard deviation for this album is 11.3.

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From 10/29/2020 10:36 | #259899
A really good hip hop record. Some really good tracks on here. But not my favorite Gang Starr album. It feels like they were going for a more hardcore sound than their previous records which makes sense being released in 94. Some of the tracks I find skippable. That being said, Mass Appeal, Blowin' Up the Spot and Suckas Need Bodyguards is the strongest string of songs on this record for me and Code of the Streets is a great track.
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