O.G. Original Gangster

This article is about the album by Ice-T. For 1996 movie, see Original Gangstas.
O.G. Original Gangster
Studio album by Ice-T
Released May 14, 1991 (1991-05-14)
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
Producer Ice-T, DJ Aladdin, Afrika Islam, DJ SLJ, Bilal Bashir
Ice-T chronology
The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say!
(1989)		 O.G. Original Gangster
(1991)		 Home Invasion
(1993)
Singles from O.G. Original Gangster
  1. "O.G. Original Gangster"
    Released: 1991

O.G. Original Gangster is the fourth studio album by American rapper Ice-T. The album was released on May 14, 1991, by Sire Records and Warner Bros. Records. The album was praised by many as the artist's best.[1][2]

The album introduces the band Body Count, whose heavy 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 west coast classic. The album's most prominent tracks were featured in the film New Jack City, which was released two months earlier.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Robert Christgau(A)[4]
Entertainment Weekly(A)[5]
RapReviews.com[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Select[8]

O.G. Original Gangster peaked at #9 on Billboard magazine's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at #15 on the Billboard 200.[9] The album was ranked at #25 in Melody Maker's list of the top 30 albums of 1991,[10] and was featured in The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums [11] and the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[12]

Select gave the album a negative review, stating that three tracks "Mind Over Matter", "The Tower" and "The House" are outstanding while "much of the rest relies on a well-tested recipe of looped breakbeats and linear drums." and that the albums themes "functions better as manifesto than as music"}[8]


Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Home of the Bodybag"  DJ Aladdin, SLJ, Ice-T 2:12
2. "First Impression"    0:45
3. "Ziplock"  Afrika Islam, Ice-T 1:20
4. "Mic Contract" (featuring Donald D)SLJ, DJ Aladdin, Ice-T 4:24
5. "Mind Over Matter"  DJ Aladdin, Ice-T 4:12
6. "New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)" (featuring DJ Aladdin)Ice-T, DJ Aladdin 4:43
7. "Ed"  Beatmaster V, Nat the Cat, Ice-T 1:10
8. "Bitches 2" (featuring Charlie Jam)DJ Aladdin, SLJ, Ice-T 5:24
9. "Straight Up Nigga" (featuring DJ Aladdin)SLJ, DJ Aladdin, Ice-T 3:43
10. "O.G. Original Gangster" (featuring G³)DJ Aladdin, SLJ, Ice-T 4:13
11. "The House"  DJ Aladdin, Ice-T 0:57
12. "Evil E-What About Sex?" (featuring Evil E)Ice-T 0:46
13. "Fly By" (featuring Nat the Cat & Donald D)Afrika Islam, Ice-T 3:29
14. "Midnight" (featuring Randy Mac)DJ Aladdin, SLJ 5:49
15. "Fried Chicken" (featuring Prince Whipper Whip)DJ Aladdin, SLJ 1:00
16. "M.V.P.S."  Afrika Islam 4:20
17. "Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous" (featuring Sean E Mac)Afrika Islam, Ice-T 3:51
18. "Body Count" (featuring Ernie C, Beatmaster V, Moose Man & D Rock)Ice-T 6:07
19. "Prepared to Die"  Ice-T 0:39
20. "Escape from the Killing Fields"  Afrika Islam, Ice-T 2:36
21. "Street Killer" (featuring Special K)DJ Aladdin, SLJ, Ice-T 0:41
22. "Pulse of the Rhyme"  DJ Aladdin, Ice-T 4:17
23. "The Tower" (featuring Sean E Sean, Al Patrome & Mello)Bilal Bashir, Ice-T 3:58
24. "Ya Shoulda Killed Me Last Year"  Ice-T 1:41

Charts

Chart (1991) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[13] 15
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[14] 9

References

  1. ↑ 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.
  2. ↑ Taylor, Steve (2004). The A to X of Alternative Music. Continuum International Publishing Group. pp. 126–127. ISBN 0-8264-8217-1. line feed character in |publisher= at position 24 (help)
  3. ↑ Steve Huey (1991-05-14). "O.G. Original Gangster - Ice-T | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  4. ↑ "CG: Ice T". Robert Christgau. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  5. ↑ Benard, James (May 24, 1991). "O.G. Original Gangster:Music Review:Entertainment Weekly". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
  6. ↑ "Ice-T :: O.G. Original Gangster :: Sire Records/Warner Brothers". Rapreviews.com. 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  7. ↑ "Ice-T: O.G. Original Gangster : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone". Web.archive.org. 1991-06-13. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  8. 1 2 Higganbotham, Adam (July 1991). "New Albums". Select: 68–69.
  9. ↑ "Charts and Awards for Ice-T". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-11-03.
  10. ↑ "The Top 30 Albums of 1991". Melody Maker. December 1, 1991.
  11. ↑ "100 Best Rap Albums". The Source #100. January 1998. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
  12. ↑ Dimery, Robert, ed. (2006). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Universe. ISBN 0-7893-1371-5.
  13. ↑ "Ice-T – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Ice-T. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Ice-T – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Ice-T. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
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