Organized Konfusion (album)
| Organized Konfusion | ||||
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| Studio album by Organized Konfusion | ||||
| Released | October 25, 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1990-1991 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 56:40 | |||
| Label | Hollywood BASIC / Elektra Records | |||
| Producer |
Organized Konfusion Snap & The Foolish Mortals Kid Nyce & So Unique | |||
| Organized Konfusion chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [1] |
| RapReviews.com | [2] |
| The Source |  [3] |
Organized Konfusion is the eponymous debut album by Queens Hip Hop duo Organized Konfusion, released in October 1991 on Hollywood BASIC. The album and the group have received a large cult following throughout the years. The record was originally given a rating of 4 out of 5 in The Source in January 1992.[4] The effort has received perfect ratings from many sources, including Allmusic and RapReviews. Group members Pharoahe Monch and Prince Po were praised for their highly skilled lyrical ability, making use of intelligent vocabulary and metaphors. The content on the album ranges from light-hearted tales ("Who Stole My Last Piece of Chicken?" "Audience Pleaser"), to extreme, politically influenced songs ("Releasing Hypnotical Gases," "Prisoners of War"), to religious influence ("Open Your Eyes"). AMG writer Stanton Swihart wrote in All Music's album review:
| “ | The inspired debut album from the duo of Prince Poetry and Pharoahe Monch was arguably the underground rap album of the 1990s...Organized Konfusion may be, alongside Main Source's Breaking Atoms, the quintessential cult hip-hop album from a decade full of forward-looking efforts. | ” |
- —Stanton Swihart[5]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Fudge Funk" | Organized Konfusion | 1:04 | ||
| 2. | "Fudge Pudge" (featuring O.C.) | L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson, O. Credle | Organized Konfusion | 5:31 | |
| 3. | "Walk Into The Sun" | L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson | Organized Konfusion | 5:05 | |
| 4. | "Releasing Hypnotical Gases" | L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson | Organized Konfusion, Snap & The Foolish Mortals | 5:15 | |
| 5. | "Audience Pleasers" | L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson | Organized Konfusion | 3:33 | |
| 6. | "Juminez Criqueta" | L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson | Organized Konfusion | 1:25 | |
| 7. | "Prisoners Of War" | L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson | Organized Konfusion | 4:36 | |
| 8. | "The Rough Side Of Town" | L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson | Organized Konfusion, Kid Nyce & So Unique | 4:47 | |
| 9. | "Organized Konfusion" | L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson | Organized Konfusion | 4:48 | |
| 10. | "P.S. 48" | Organized Konfusion | 1:43 | ||
| 11. | "Roosevelt Franklin" | L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson | Organized Konfusion | 3:58 | |
| 12. | "Who Stole My Last Piece Of Chicken (Remix)" | L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson | Organized Konfusion | 3:31 | |
| 13. | "Open Your Eyes" | L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson | Organized Konfusion | 4:57 | |
| 14. | "Intro" | L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson | Organized Konfusion | 2:17 | |
| 15. | "Who Stole My Last Piece Of Chicken" | L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson | Organized Konfusion | 4:05 |
Samples
Audience Pleasers
- "Lowdown Popcorn" by James Brown
Fudge Funk
- "More Peas" by Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s
Fudge Pudge
- "More Peas" by Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s
- "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" by Barry White
- "Float On" by The Floaters
Intro
- "Give It Up" by Kool & the Gang
Jiminez Criqueta
- "Don't Mess With People" by Mandrill
Open Your Eyes
- "Chameleon" by Herbie Hancock
Organized Konfusion
- "Let a Woman Be a Woman - Let a Man Be a Man" by Dyke & the Blazers
Prisoners of War
- "Power" by Earth, Wind & Fire
- "The Mexican" by Babe Ruth
- "I Wouldn't Change a Thing" by Coke Escovedo
P.S. 48
- "Hydra" by Grover Washington, Jr.
Releasing Hypnotical Gases
- "Burning Spear" by S.O.U.L.
- "Soul" by S.O.U.L.
- "Non-Stop Home" by Weather Report
Roosevelt Franklin
- "125th Street Congress" by Weather Report
The Rough Side of Town
- "North Carolina" by Les McCann
- "Black Frost" by Grover Washington, Jr.
Walk Into the Sun
- "Green Earrings" by Steely Dan
- "Runnin'" by Earth, Wind & Fire
- "Walking Into Sunshine" by Central Line
- "Action" by Orange Krush
Who Stole My Last Piece of Chicken?
- "It's a New Day" by Skull Snaps
As sampled by other musicians
A lyric from "Releasing Hypnotical Gases" ("Insight, foresight, more sight, the clock on the wall reads a quarter past midnight") was sampled by DJ Shadow as the introduction to the track "Midnight in a Perfect World" on his 1996 album Endtroducing......[6]
Singles chart positions
| Year | Song | Chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billboard Hot 100 | Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks | Hot Rap Singles | ||
| 1991 | Walk into the Sun | - | - | 15 |
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ RapReviews.com review
- ↑ The Source review
- ↑ Matty C (January 1992) Original Album Review. The Source.
- ↑ "Organized Konfusion" (Album Review by Stanton Swihart). Retrieved n. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help) - ↑ Lee, Jordan (1 May 2013). "Midnight In A Perfect Sample". WYMS. Archived from the original on 15 September 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
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