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1/2 & 1/2
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August 2026
1/2 & 1/2 1 gangstarhalf.jpg single Gang Starr featuring M.O.P. Blade: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture & Full Clip: A Decade of Gang Starr "Gangsta Bounce" - Wolfpak August 4, 1998 D&D (New York City) Hardcore hip hop, East Coast hip hop 4:17 Keith Elam, Christopher Martin, Jamal Grinnage, Eric Murray DJ Premier
"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)",Gang Starr feat. M.O.P.'s 1/2 & 1/2 sample of Jimmy Webb's Gymnast's Ballet (Fingerpainting) | WhoSampled Mobb Deep's "Survival of the Fittest",Gang Starr feat. M.O.P.'s 1/2 & 1/2 sample of Mobb Deep's Survival of the Fittest | WhoSampled M.O.P.'s "New Jack City",Gang Starr feat. M.O.P.'s 1/2 & 1/2 sample of M.O.P.'s New Jack City | WhoSampled and Brother Arthur's "What You Gonna Do".Gang Starr feat. M.O.P.'s 1/2 & 1/2 sample of Brother Arthur's What You Gonna Do | WhoSampled
The B-side to the single was "Gangsta Bounce" by Wolfpak.
Track listing
US CD
"1/2 & 1/2" (Clean Radio) - Gang Starr
"1/2 & 1/2" (Street) - Gang Starr
"1/2 & 1/2" (Instrumental) - Gang Starr
"Gangsta Bounce" - Wolfpak (5:27)
References
Category:1998 singles
Category:Gang Starr songs
Category:M.O.P. songs
Category:Hardcore hip-hop songs
Category:Songs written by DJ Premier
Category:Song recordings produced by DJ Premier