{"product_id":"livin-proof","title":"Livin' Proof","description":"\u003cp\u003eOne of the more unsung talents that came out of the Gang Starr Foundation was the Brooklyn-based duo Group Home, consisting of MCs Lil Dap and Melachi The Nutcracker. Dap was first showcased on the Gang Starr posse cut\u003ci\u003e I’m The Man\u003c\/i\u003e, on 1992’s \u003ci\u003eDaily Operation\u003c\/i\u003e; Melachi appeared on \u003ci\u003eWords From The Nutcracker\u003c\/i\u003e from 1993’s \u003ci\u003eHard To Earn\u003c\/i\u003e. The early Group Home song \u003ci\u003eSo Called Friends\u003c\/i\u003e was also featured on 1993’s now-legendary Gangstarr Foundation Sampler, which also gave the world Jeru’s \u003ci\u003eCome Clean\u003c\/i\u003e. By 1995, Dap and Melachi had paid their dues and finally got their own full-length: \u003ci\u003eLivin’ Proof.\u003c\/i\u003e And it was everything that Gang Starr and any true school hip-hop fans could have wanted, produced almost entirely by DJ Premier (with two exceptions: \u003ci\u003eSerious Rap Shit\u003c\/i\u003e helmed by Guru himself; and \u003ci\u003e4 Give My Sins,\u003c\/i\u003e produced by Jay-Z mentor Jaz-O (aka Big Jazz). Beyond the album’s classic singles - \u003ci\u003eSupa Star, Livin’ Proof\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSuspended In Time\u003c\/i\u003e – there are Premier-overseen classics all over, including \u003ci\u003eThe Realness, Inna Citi Life \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSacrifice\u003c\/i\u003e. In fact, many Gang Starr scholars agree that the beats on \u003ci\u003eLivin' Proof\u003c\/i\u003e are in the Top 5 of all Premier-produced albums – no small boast, but certainly hard to disprove.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Get On Down","offers":[{"title":"LP | x2","offer_id":50458253951307,"sku":"352945","price":32.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/cc561198-745c-4348-b267-8287ea6639ff_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727210550","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/livin-proof","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}