O.C. (rapper)

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O.C.

Background information
Birth name	Omar Credle
Born	1973
Origin	Brooklyn, New York, USA
Genre(s)	Hip hop
Years active	1994–present
Label(s)	Wild Pitch Records Payday Records JCOR Records Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings

Omar Credle (born in 1973 in Brooklyn, New York), known by his stage name, O.C., is an American rapper who has been involved with several renowned underground rap groups.

[edit] Background

Credale was born in Brooklyn and moved to Queens when he was 11 years old, living across the street from Pharoahe Monch. In 1991, he would make his recording debut on Organized Konfusion's "Fudge Pudge". By 1994, he had signed with Wild Pitch Records and recorded the seminal classic Word...Life which featured his most notable single "Time's Up". The album was critically acclaimed and remains beloved in hip-hop circles.

In 1997, O.C. signed to Pay Day Records, where he made his sophomore album Jewelz — another critically acclaimed effort that kept O.C. headed in the right direction. By 2000, he was a part of the underground rap act known as D.I.T.C. or Diggin in The Crates. Other members of the D.I.T.C. hip hop collective include Lord Finesse, Big L, Showbiz & AG, Fat Joe, Diamond D and Buckwild. O.C. was featured on the collective's 2001 self-titled debut.

The following year, O.C. signed with JCOR records http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jcor_entertainment making his third album Bon Appetit which was not as critically acclaimed and was labeled as mediocre.

In 2005, O.C. made his fourth album with Grit Records, Starchild which dropped as an import. Later that year, he signed with Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings and made his fifth LP, Smoke and Mirrors, which was critically acclaimed.

O.C was also featured on the Clockers soundtrack as part of the Crooklyn Dodgers, which featured rappers Chubb Rock and Jeru the Damaja.

[edit] Discography

Album cover	Album information
	Word...Life Released: October 18, 1994 Billboard 200 chart position: - R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #34 Singles: "Time's Up", "Born 2 Live"/"Let it Slide"
	Jewelz Released: August 19, 1997 Billboard 200 chart position: #90 R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #16 Singles: "Can't Go Wrong"/"Dangerous", "Far From Yours"/"My World"
	Bon Appetit Released: July 10, 2001 Billboard 200 chart position: - R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: #84 Singles: "Half Good, Half Sinner"
	Starchild Released: February 23, 2005 Billboard 200 chart position: - R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: - Singles: "The Professional", "Getaway"/"Evaridae"
	Smoke and Mirrors Released: November 1, 2005 Billboard 200 chart position: - R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: - Singles: "Challenge Ya'll"/"Guns & Butter"
	Hidden Gems Released: March 27, 2007 Billboard 200 chart position: - R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: - Singles: "The Inventor" b/w "Yes Sir" f/ Sadat X,
	My Soul 2 Keep Released: Fall 2007 Billboard 200 chart position: - R&B/Hip-Hop chart position: - Singles: -

v • d • e Diggin' in the Crates Crew
Core Members
Lord Finesse \| Showbiz and A.G. \| Diamond D \| Fat Joe \| O.C. \| Buckwild \| Big L
Albums
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 \| The Unseen Picture \| Starchild \| All or Nothing \| Street Talk \| Smoke and Mirrors \| The Diamond Mine \| The Archives 1996-2000 \| Get Dirty Radio \| Me, Myself & I \| Hidden Gems

Members
Hieroglyphics
Casual \| Del tha Funkee Homosapien \| Domino \| Pep Love \| Souls of Mischief (A-Plus, Opio, Phesto, Tajai)
Albums
3rd Eye Vision (1998) \| Full Circle (2003)
Hiero related artists
Beeda Weeda \| Encore \| Goapele \| Handsome Boy Modeling School \| O.C. \| Z-Man