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33. The Episode Titles
Music is a massive part of the show, and that goes all the way through to the episode titles. Every one of them is taken from a track title by Gang Starr, the influential East Coast hip hop duo consisting of MC Guru and DJ Premier.
Here’s the full list of titles, along with the Gang Starr albums they came from and the years of release...
“Moment of Truth” - Moment Of Truth, 1998
“Code of the Streets” - Hard To Earn, 1994
“Who’s Gonna Take the Weight?” - Step In The Arena, 1991
“Step in the Arena” - Step In The Arena, 1991
"Just to Get a Rep” - Step In The Arena, 1991
“Suckas Need Bodyguards” - Hard To Earn, 1994
“Manifest” - No More Mr Nice Guy, 1989
“Blowin’ Up the Spot” - Hard To Earn, 1994
“DWYCK” - Hard To Earn, 1994
“Take it Personal” - Daily Operation, 1992
“Now You’re Mine” - Hard To Earn, 1994
“Soliloquy of Chaos” - Daily Operation, 1992
“You Know My Steez” - Moment Of Truth, 1998
Creator Cheo Hodari Coker has said she wanted the series to feel like an album: “Like when Prince put out an album, you would shut things out and listen to the whole thing. But now, with TV, you binge watch.”