O.G. Original Gangster
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| Studio album by Ice-T | |||||
| Released | May 14, 1991 | ||||
| Recorded | Syndicate Studios West, Widetracks, Dodge City and Fox Studios L.A. | ||||
| Genre | Gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, West Coast hip hop | ||||
| Length | 72:17 | ||||
| Label | Sire/Warner Bros. Records 26492 |
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| Producer | Ice-T DJ Aladdin Afrika Islam DJ SLJ Bilal Bashir |
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O.G. Original Gangster is the fourth album by Ice T. Released in 1991, the album has been praised by many as the artist's best album.[1][2]
The album introduces Body Count, whose heavy metal sound is in sharp contrast to the rest of the album's material.
[edit] Reception
O.G. Original Gangster peaked at #9 on Billboard magazine's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at #15 on the Billboard 200.[3]
The album was ranked at #25 in Melody Maker's list of the top 30 albums of 1991,[4] and was featured in The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums[5] and the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[6]
Rolling Stone (6/13/91) - 4 Stars - Excellent - "Ice-T has forged a flexible, hyperliterate style that sacrifices none of hiphop's rhythmic momentum...his slice-of-street-life stories and badass parables offer a fascinating glimpse into a half-hidden world."
Melody Maker (12/91) - "...tight, intelligent and matchless musically."
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Time | Producer(s) | Performer(s) | Samples |
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| 1 | "Home of the Bodybag" | 2:12 | DJ Aladdin SLJ Ice-T |
Ice-T |
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| 2 | "First Impression" | 0:45 | Ice-T | ||
| 3 | "Ziplock" | 1:20 | Afrika Islam Ice-T |
Ice-T | |
| 4 | "Mic Contract" | 4:24 | SLJ DJ Aladdin Ice-T |
Ice-T Donald D |
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| 5 | "Mind over Matter" | 4:12 | DJ Aladdin Ice-T |
Ice-T |
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| 6 | "New Jack Hustler" | 4:43 | DJ Aladdin | Ice-T DJ Aladdin |
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| 7 | "Ed" | 1:10 | Beatmaster V Nat the Cat Ice-T |
Ice-T | |
| 8 | "Bitches 2" | 5:24 | DJ Aladdin SLJ Ice-T |
Ice-T Charlie Jam |
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| 9 | "Straight up Nigga" | 3:43 | SLJ DJ Aladdin Ice-T |
Ice-T DJ Aladdin |
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| 10 | "O.G. Original Gangster" | 4:13 | DJ Aladdin SLJ Ice-T |
Ice-T G³ |
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| 11 | "The House" | 0:57 | DJ Aladdin Ice-T |
Ice-T | |
| 12 | "Evil E-What About Sex?" | 0:46 | Ice-T | ||
| 13 | "Fly By" | 3:29 | Afrika Islam Ice-T |
Ice-T Nat the Cat Donald D |
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| 14 | "Midnight" | 5:49 | DJ Aladdin SLJ |
Ice-T Randy Mac |
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| 15 | "Fried Chicken" | 1:00 | DJ Aladdin SLJ |
Ice-T Prince Whipper Whip |
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| 16 | "M.V.P.S." | 4:20 | Afrika Islam Ice-T |
Ice-T |
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| 17 | "Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous" | 3:51 | Afrika Islam Ice-T |
Ice-T Sean E Mac |
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| 18 | "Body Count" | 6:07 | Ice-T | Ice-T Ernie C Beatmaster V Moose Man D Rock |
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| 19 | "Prepared to Die" | 0:39 | Ice-T | Ice-T | |
| 20 | "Escape from the Killing Fields" | 2:36 | Afrika Islam Ice-T |
Ice-T |
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| 21 | "Street Killer" | 0:41 | DJ Aladdin SLJ Ice-T |
Ice-T Special K |
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| 22 | "Pulse of the Rhyme" | 4:17 | DJ Aladdin Ice-T |
Ice-T |
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| 23 | "The Tower" | 3:58 | Bilal Bashir Ice-T |
Ice-T Sean E Sean Al Patrome Mello |
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| 24 | "Ya Shoulda Killed Me Last Year" | 1:41 | Ice-T | ||
| 24 | "O.G." | 3:37 | Ice-T | Ice-T |
[edit] References
- ^ Gates, Henry Louis; Appiah, KwameAnthony (2005). Africana: An A-To-Z Reference of Writers, Musicians, and Artists of the African American Experience. Running Press, page 297. ISBN 0762420421.
- ^ Taylor, Steve (2004). The A to X of Alternative Music. Continuum International Publishing Group, pages 126—127. ISBN 0826482171.
- ^ Charts and Awards for Ice-T. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-11-03.
- ^ "The Top 30 Albums of 1991", Melody Maker, December 1, 1991. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
- ^ 100 Best Rap Albums. The Source #100 (January, 1998). Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
- ^ (2006) in Dimery, Robert: 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Universe. ISBN 0789313715.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Ice-T entry at The-Breaks.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
- ^ Film samples at The-Breaks.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
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