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Album: Version 7.0: The Street Scriptures
#	Song Title	Time
1)	No Time
2)	False Prophets
3)	Step in the Arena 2 - (featuring Doo Wop)
4)	Don Status - (featuring Styles P)
5)	Hood Dreamin'
6)	Cave In
7)	Surviving the Game
8)	Hall of Fame
9)	Talk to Me - (featuring Jaguar Wright)
10)	Too Dark See
11)	Power, Money and Influence - (featuring Jean Grae/Talib Kweli)
12)	Kingpin
13)	Fa Keeps
14)	Real Life - (featuring B Real)
15)	Feed the Hungry
16)	Talkin Loud and Frontin
17)	Open House
18)	I Gotta...
19)	What's My Life Like?

Album: Version 7.0: The Street Scriptures
#	Song Title	Time
1)	No Time
2)	False Prophets
3)	Step in the Arena 2 - (featuring Doo Wop)
4)	Don Status - (featuring Styles P)
5)	Hood Dreamin'
6)	Cave In
7)	Surviving the Game
8)	Hall of Fame
9)	Talk to Me - (featuring Jaguar Wright)
10)	Too Dark See
11)	Power, Money and Influence - (featuring Jean Grae/Talib Kweli)
12)	Kingpin
13)	Fa Keeps
14)	Real Life - (featuring B Real)
15)	Feed the Hungry
16)	Talkin Loud and Frontin
17)	Open House
18)	I Gotta...
19)	What's My Life Like?

Tracks

1. No Time / False Prophets / Step In The Arena 2 (I'm Saying)

2. Hood Dreamin / Cave In (Don Status Ft. Styles P)

3. Surviving Tha Game / Hall Of Fame

4. Talk To Me (Ft. Jaguar Wright)

5. Too Dark 2 See

6. Power, Money And Influence (Ft. Jean Grae And Talib Kweli)

7. Kingpin

8. FA Keeps

9. Real Life (Ft. B Real)

10. Feed The Hungry

11. Talkin' Loud And Frontin'

12. Open House

13. I Gotta

14. What's My Life Like?

Performer Notes

Personnel: Guru (rap vocals); Jean Grae, Jaguar Wright (vocals); Doo Wop, Styles P, Talib Kweli, B Real (rap vocals).
Recording information: Encore Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Knockout Studio, NY; Quad Studios, Nashville, TN; The Temple, Los Angeles, CA; Unqiue Studios, NY.
Photographers: Martei Korley; Daniel Hastings.
For the seventh chapter in the book of Guru, Version 7.0: The Street Scriptures, the former Gang Starr mastermind strips away from the cocktail and smoke settings of Jazzmatazz and returns to the pastures that made him one of hip-hop's most revered and skilled MCs: the pavement of New York City. Nearly a 20-song homage to the Big Apple, Guru nods in the direction of the city's future, having such established and up-and-coming MCs as Jean Grae, Talib Kweli, and Styles P make guest appearances. Surprisingly, the album is produced in its entirety by Solar, a bold move considering Guru's finest moments often occurred when DJ Premier was behind the mixing disc and drum machine. Having a consistent producer throughout also leads to a bit of monotony in arrangement, leaving Street Scriptures with a dragging feeling toward the conclusion. This could have been trimmed down to a 14-song release, which would have increased the impact of the album on the whole. And while Guru still rhymes better than most, he does have his off moments from time to time, and thankfully there's more than one guest appearance to help songs move along to their conclusion. Not his strongest outing, but certainly an improvement over Baldhead Slick & da Click and the last Jazzmatazz record. ~ Rob Theakston

Professional Reviews

Vibe (p.142) - 3 discs out of 5 - "Guru comes up with self-searching music that provides a respite from mainstream hip hop."