1/2 & 1/2

"1/2 & 1/2"
Single by Gang Starr featuring M.O.P.
from the album Blade: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture & Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr
B-side"Gangsta Bounce" - Wolfpak
Released4 August 1998
GenreHardcore hip hop, East Coast hip hop
Songwriter(s)Keith Elam, Christopher Martin, Jamal Grinnage, Eric Murray

"1/2 & 1/2" is a single by Gang Starr (feat. M.O.P.), taken from the soundtrack album Blade: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture, although it was not featured in the film itself. The song was later included on Gang Starr's album Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr. The track features samples from Jimmy Webb's "Gymnast's Ballet (Fingerpainting)",[1] Mobb Deep's "Survival of the Fittest",[2] M.O.P.'s "New Jack City",[3] and Brother Arthur's "What You Gonna Do".[4]

The B-side to the single was "Gangsta Bounce" by Wolfpak.

Track listing

US CD
  1. "1/2 & 1/2" (Clean Radio) - Gang Starr
  2. "1/2 & 1/2" (Street) - Gang Starr
  3. "1/2 & 1/2" (Instrumental) - Gang Starr
  4. "Gangsta Bounce" - Wolfpak (5:27)

References

  1. ^ Gang Starr feat. M.O.P.'s 1/2 & 1/2 sample of Jimmy Webb's Gymnast's Ballet (Fingerpainting) | WhoSampled
  2. ^ Gang Starr feat. M.O.P.'s 1/2 & 1/2 sample of Mobb Deep's Survival of the Fittest | WhoSampled
  3. ^ Gang Starr feat. M.O.P.'s 1/2 & 1/2 sample of M.O.P.'s New Jack City | WhoSampled
  4. ^ Gang Starr feat. M.O.P.'s 1/2 & 1/2 sample of Brother Arthur's What You Gonna Do | WhoSampled


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