Hard to Earn

Hard to Earn is the fourth studio album by American hip hop duo Gang Starr. It was released on March 8, 1994, by Chrysalis and EMI Records in North America. The album featured the singles "Mass Appeal", (their first charting single on the Billboard Hot 100 chart), "DWYCK" (featuring Nice & Smooth), and "Code of the Streets". Guest appearances on the album include Group Home, Jeru the Damaja, and Big Shug. At the time, all were part of the Gang Starr Foundation, which made the album a stepping-stone for future DJ Premier-helmed projects by Group Home and Jeru. Hard to Earn received acclaim and commercial success upon release.

Hard to Earn
Studio album by
Gang Starr
ReleasedMarch 8, 1994
Recorded1992 – July 1993
StudioD&D Studios (New York City)
Genre
Length58:57
LabelChrysalis/EMI Records
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ProducerDJ Premier (producer)
Guru (co-producer)
Gang Starr chronology
Daily Operation
(1992)		 Hard to Earn
(1994)		 Moment of Truth
(1998)
Singles from Hard to Earn
  1. "DWYCK"
    Released: December 29, 1992
  2. "Mass Appeal"
    Released: February 8, 1994
  3. "Code of the Streets"
    Released: May 17, 1994
  4. "Suckas Need Bodyguards"
    Released: October 4, 1994
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Robert Christgau
RapReviews
Rolling Stone
The Rolling Stone Album Guide
The Source

The single "DWYCK" recorded in 1992 also featured hip hop duo Nice & Smooth. The track "Now You're Mine" originally appeared on the 1992 soundtrack White Men Can't Jump.

Hard to Earn is also the duo's first album to carry the "Parental Advisory" label.

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