Step in the Arena

Step in the Arena
Step in the Arena
Studio album by Gang Starr
Released	1990 (liner notes); January 15, 1991 (commercial release)
Studio	Calliope Productions in New York, New York; Firehouse Studios in Brooklyn, New York; Such-A-Sound Studio in Brooklyn, New York;
Genre	East Coast hip hop
Length	50:37
Label	Chrysalis; EMI; 0946 3 21798 2 1; F2-21798;
Producer	DJ Premier; Guru;
Gang Starr chronology
Singles from Step in the Arena
	"Just to Get a Rep"; Released: 1990; "Take a Rest"; Released: February 14, 1991; "Lovesick"; Released: April 11, 1991; "Step in the Arena"; Released: August 29, 1991; "Who's Gonna Take the Weight?"; Released: 1991;

Step in the Arena is the second studio album by hip hop duo Gang Starr, printed as a 1990 release, and commercially released on January 15, 1991. In 2007, it was named the greatest hip hop album of all time by IGN. HipHopDX called it "the album that cemented Gang Starr as a timeless tag team."