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| 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 Golden age hip hop |
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| 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.12
The album introduces Body Count, whose heavy metal sound is in sharp contrast to the rest of the album's material.
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."
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 |
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". Allmusic. Retrieved on 2007-11-03.
- ^ "The Top 30 Albums of 1991", Melody Maker (December 1, 1991). Retrieved on 10 October 2007.
- ^ "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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