# Gang Starr — Mass Appeal

Gang Starr’s Mass Appeal (1994) is No. 11 in our Golden Age Hip-Hop ranking. The full verdict, and where to hear it.

- **Released:** 1994
- **Label:** Chrysalis
- **On one list:** Golden Age Hip-Hop
- **ISRC:** USCH39400036
- **Updated:** 2026-08-28
- **Artist:** [Gang Starr](https://waxonia.com/artist/gang-starr/)
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/track/gang-starr--mass-appeal/

## What we say

### No. 11 in [Golden Age Hip-Hop](https://waxonia.com/genre/golden-age-hip-hop/)

DJ Premier's chopped strings and Guru's monotone are the platonic boom bap record. Premier's scratched hooks became a genre convention on the strength of tracks like this.

## Listen

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Gang%20Starr%20Mass%20Appeal) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=y9lNbNGbo24)

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