Word...Life

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Word...Life
Word...Life cover
Studio album by O.C.
Released October 18, 1994
Genre Hip Hop
Length 53:12
Label Wild Pitch Records
Producer Buckwild
Prestige
Organized Konfusion
DJ Ogee/O.Gee
Lord Finesse
DJ Eclipse
Professional reviews
O.C. chronology
Word...Life
(1994)		 Jewelz
(1997)

Word...Life is the debut from underground Hip Hop artist O.C., who came to prominence in hip-hop because of the album. It also helped establish his membership in the legendary Hip Hop crew D.I.T.C., which includes Lord Finesse, Showbiz & AG, Diamond D, Fat Joe, Big L and Buckwild,and O.Gee, who produced the majority of this album.

The album is most remembered because of the single "Time's Up". The instrumental to the track was used for a battle in the hit movie 8 Mile. The song was a scathing accusation, pointed at thug-posturers who were flooding the hip hop scene at the time. Vocal clips from the song have been sampled in numerous hip hop tracks throughout the years.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

# Title Songwriters Producer(s) Performer (s)
1 "Creative Control" O. Credle, L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson Organized Konfusion O.C.
2 "Word...Life" O. Credle, A. Best Buckwild O.C.
3 "O-Zone" O. Credle, A. Best Buckwild O.C.
4 "Born 2 Live" O. Credle, A. Best Buckwild O.C.
5 "Time's Up" O. Credle, A. Best Buckwild O.C.
6 "Point o Viewz" O. Credle, D. Vanderpool, A. Best Buckwild, Prestige O.C.
7 "Constables" O. Credle, L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson Organized Konfusion O.C.
8 "Ga Head" O. Credle, R. Hall Lord Finesse O.C.
9 "No Main Topic" O. Credle, G. Scott DJ Ogee/O.Gee O.C.
10 "Let It Slide" O. Credle, A. Best Buckwild O.C.
11 "Ma Dukes" O. Credle, A. Best Buckwild O.C.
12 "Story" O. Credle, G. Scott DJ Ogee/O.Gee O.C.
13 "Outtro [Sabotage]" O. Credle, A. Best Buckwild O.C.
14 "Born 2 Live [Remix]" O. Credle, A. Best Organized Konfusion O.C.
15 "Time's Up [Remix]" O. Credle, A. Best DJ Eclipse O.C.
  • "Time's Up" samples "Hey Young World" by Slick Rick

[edit] 2004 re-issue

Word...Life was re-issued in 2004, its tenth anniversary, with five bonus tracks. They are:

  1. "Challenge Y'all"
  2. "U Made Me"
  3. "U-N-I"
  4. "Half Good Half Sinner"
  5. "Wordplay"

[edit] Album singles

Single cover Single information
"Born 2 Live"
  • Released: 1994
  • B-Side: "Let It Slide"
"Time's Up"
  • Released: 1994
  • B-Side: "Time's Up (Buckwild Remix)", "Time's Up (DJ Eclipse Remix)"

[edit] Album chart positions

Year Album Chart positions
Billboard 200 Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums Top Heatseekers
1994 Word...Life - #34 #11

[edit] Singles chart positions

Year Song Chart positions
Billboard Hot 100 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Hot Rap Singles Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1994 Time's Up - - - #34
1994 Born 2 Live - - - #41
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