O.G. Original Gangster
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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. 1990-Mid January 1991 | |||
| Genre | West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap, heavy metal | |||
| Length | 72:17 | |||
| Label |
Sire/Warner Bros. Records 26492 | |||
| Producer |
Ice-T DJ Aladdin Afrika Islam DJ SLJ Bilal Bashir | |||
| Ice-T chronology | ||||
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O.G. Original Gangster is the fourth album by Ice-T. Released in 1991, the album was praised by many as the artist's best.[1][2]
Album information
The album introduces the band Body Count, whose thrash metal sound is in sharp contrast to the rest of the album's material. The whole album has also been made into a video. O.G. Original Gangster has been seen as Ice T's best record, and has over the years has been seen as a classic west coast record. The album's most prominent tracks were featured in the film New Jack City, which was released two months earlier.
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [3] |
| Robert Christgau | (A)[4] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (A)[5] |
| RapReviews.com | [6] |
| Rolling Stone |  [7] |
O.G. Original Gangster peaked at #9 on Billboard magazine's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at #15 on the Billboard 200.[8] The album was ranked at #25 in Melody Maker's list of the top 30 albums of 1991,[9] and was featured in The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums [10] and the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[11]
Allmusic - 5 stars - "A sprawling masterpiece that stands far and away as Ice-T's finest hour." Rolling Stone (6/13/91) - 4 stars - Excellent - "Ice-T has forged a flexible, hyperliterate style that sacrifices none of hip-hop'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 | |
| 6 | "New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)" | 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 | Ice-T, Evil E | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | 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. p. 297. ISBN 0-7624-2042-1.
- ↑ Taylor, Steve (2004). The A to X of Alternative Music. Continuum International Publishing Group. pp. 126–127. ISBN 0-8264-8217-1.
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Robert Christgau review
- ↑ Benard, James (May 24, 1991). "O.G. Original Gangster:Music Review:Entertainment Weekly". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- ↑ RapReviews.com review
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
- ↑ "Charts and Awards for Ice-T". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
- ↑ "The Top 30 Albums of 1991". Melody Maker. December 1, 1991.
- ↑ "100 Best Rap Albums". The Source #100. January 1998. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
- ↑ Dimery, Robert, ed. (2006). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Universe. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5.
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