Gang Starr

Summary

Gang Starr is a musical duo^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_duo entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,964 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gang Starr's instance of is recorded as musical duo^[3].
• Gang Starr's genre is East Coast hip-hop^[4].
• Gang Starr's record label is recorded as Wild Pitch Records^[5].
• Gang Starr's record label is recorded as Chrysalis Records^[6].
• Gang Starr's discography is recorded as Gang Starr discography^[7].
• Gang Starr's Commons category is recorded as Gang Starr^[8].
• Gang Starr's country of origin is recorded as United States^[9].
• Gang Starr comprises DJ Premier^[10].
• 1985 marks the founding of Gang Starr^[11].
• Gang Starr's location of formation is recorded as Brooklyn^[12].
• Gang Starr's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gang Starr^[13].
• Gang Starr's start of work period is recorded as 1985^[14].
• Gang Starr's end of work period is recorded as 2005^[15].
• Gang Starr's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Black Lunch Table^[16].
• Gang Starr's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+8856'}^[17].
• Gang Starr's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+164000'}^[18].
• Gang Starr's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+11527'}^[19].
• Gang Starr's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+182000'}^[20].
• Gang Starr's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+13327'}^[21].
• Gang Starr's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+214000'}^[22].
• Gang Starr's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+245000'}^[23].
• Gang Starr's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+281000'}^[24].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[25]

• Country: US^[26]

• Began / founded: 1985^[27]

• Ended / dissolved: 2006^[28]

• Genre(s): boom bap, east coast hip hop, hip hop^[29]

• Community tags: boom bap, east coast hip hop, hip hop^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 9ef8042a-2528-4f5c-b7c1-5e72b1efe170^[31]

Body

Founding

1985 marks the founding of Gang Starr^[11]. Its location of formation is recorded as Brooklyn^[12].

Why It Matters

Gang Starr ranks in the top 6% of musical_duo entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,964 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]