It has been five long years since Gangstarr last blessed us with an album and as the release of “The Ownerz” moves closer, heads are dying to know if we are going to get yet another classic. Now available at Gangstarr’s website (www.gangstarronline.com), you can listen to a sample of 5 songs.
On their site, Guru and Primo explain the concept of “The Ownerz.”
“The concept of ‘The Ownerz’ involves how people are renting and leasing hip-hop,” explains Guru. “At this point in the game, there a lot of people exploiting it and calling sh!t they’re doing hip-hop even though it’s watered down. But we feel strongly about the love we have for this music and that we’re true owners of a purer form.”
“I’m 35 years old, man,” Primo added. “What are we supposed to do, rhyme about how much ice we got? Kids can rhyme about, ‘I’m pushing a new Bentley’, because they wanna brag that they got something. I had sh!t already. I had bracelets and the lion rings and the gold fronts in my mouth when I was 20. It was cool. I loved it. But as you mature your music’s gotta mature. It can still be raw and soulful because that’s why AC/DC is still out there doing their thing, that’s why the O’Jays still do shows. We make that type of classical stuff. That’s what grown men do.”
