Word...Life
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| Studio album by O.C. | ||
| Released | October 18, 1994 | |
| Genre | Hip Hop | |
| Length | 53:12 | |
| Label | Wild Pitch Records | |
| Producer(s) | Buckwild Prestige Organized Konfusion DJ Ogee Lord Finesse DJ Eclipse |
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| Word...Life (1994) |
Jewelz (1997) |
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Word...Life is the debut album from underground Hip Hop artist O.C.. The album is considered to be a forgotten Hip Hop classic of the 90's. O.C. came to prominence through this album, and his membership in the legendary Hip Hop crew D.I.T.C., along with Lord Finesse, Showbiz & AG, Diamond D, Fat Joe, Big L and Buckwild, 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.
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[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Songwriters | Producer(s) | Performer (s) |
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| 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.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.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:
- "Challenge Ya'll"
- "U Made Me"
- "U-N-I"
- "Half Good Half Sinner"
- "Wordplay"
[edit] Album singles
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"Born 2 Live"
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"Time's Up"
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[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 |
| Diggin' in the Crates Crew |
| Core Members |
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Lord Finesse | Showbiz and A.G. | Diamond D | Fat Joe | O.C. | Buckwild | Big L |
| Albums |
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Funky Technician | Return of the Funky Man | Runaway Slave | Stunts, Blunts and Hip Hop | Represent | Word...Life | Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous | Goodfellas | Jealous One's Envy | The Awakening | Jewelz | Hatred, Passions and Infedility | Full Scale | Don Cartagena | The Dirty Version | D.I.T.C. | The Big Picture | Jealous Ones Still Envy (J.O.S.E.) | Bon Appetit | Loyalty | Grown Man Talk | Starchild | All or Nothing | Street Talk | Smoke and Mirrors | The Diamond Mine | The Archives 1996-2000 | Get Dirty Radio |
