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 | Buckwild Prestige Organized Konfusion DJ Ogee/O.Gee Lord Finesse DJ Eclipse |
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O.C. chronology | |||||
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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.
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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.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:
- "Challenge Y'all"
- "U Made Me"
- "U-N-I"
- "Half Good Half Sinner"
- "Wordplay"
[edit] Album singles
Single cover | Single information |
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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 |