music.wikisort.org - CompositionO.G. Original Gangster is the fourth studio album by American rapper Ice-T, released May 14, 1991 by Sire Records. Recording took place from July 1990 to January 1991 in Los Angeles, California. Its production was handled by seven producers: Afrika Islam, Beatmaster V, Bilal Bashir, DJ Aladdin, Nat The Cat, SLJ and Ice-T himself, who also served as executive producer. It features guest appearances from Body Count, Prince Whipper Whip and various Rhyme Syndicate artists, such as Donald D, Evil E and Randy Mac.
1991 studio album by Ice-T
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Released | May 14, 1991 (1991-05-14) |
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Recorded | July 1990 – January 1991 |
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Studio | - Syndicate Studios West (Los Angeles, CA)
- Widetracks (Los Angeles, CA)
- Dodge City Sound (Los Angeles, CA)
- Fox Run Studios (Los Angeles, CA)
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Genre | Gangsta rap |
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Length | 72:17 |
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Label | Sire |
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Producer | - Ice-T (also exec.)
- DJ Aladdin
- Afrika Islam
- Slej Tha Ruffedge
- Bilal Bashir
- Beatmaster V
- Nat The Cat
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The album peaked at number 15 on the U.S. Billboard 200 and number 9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. On July 24, 1991, it was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America, indicating U.S. sales of more than 500,000 units.[1] O.G. Original Gangster was ranked at #25 in Melody Maker's list of the top 30 albums of 1991,[2] and was featured in The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums[3] and the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[4] The album was praised by many as his best.[5][6]
Release
On the album's release, the vinyl version only contained 16 of the compact disc's 24 tracks.[7] The NME stated to "forget the format's limitations" and promoted the compact disc version with 24 tracks over the lp.[7]
Reception
Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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AllMusic |     [8] |
Chicago Sun-Times |    [9] |
Chicago Tribune |    [10] |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | A[11] |
Daily News |    [12] |
Entertainment Weekly | A[13] |
NME | 9/10[7] |
Rolling Stone |     [14] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide |     [15] |
Select | 2/5[16] |
From contemporary reviews, NME critic Dele Fadele praised O.G. Original Gangster as Ice-T's "best shot yet; riotous vignettes from a decaying America full of devious humour and striking pathos – all those things NWA profess to be but clearly aren't."[7] Fadele found that the music "is always restlessly inventive in catering for your solar plexus (even on the hardcore/Heavy Metal crossover token track)" and "complements highlights like the sad, droning 'The Tower', the optimistic 'Escape from the Killing Fields' (a scathing re-write of Public Enemy's 'Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos' that explains the original metaphor) and the out-of-character bad-tempered 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous'".[7]
In a negative review for Select, Adam Higginbotham wrote that only 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"; he concluded that the album "often functions better as manifesto than as music."[16]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tracy Marrow, except where noted.
Title | Writer(s) | Featured artist(s) |
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1. | "Home of the Bodybag" | | | 2:12 |
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2. | "First Impression" | | | 0:45 |
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3. | "Ziplock" | | | 1:19 |
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4. | "Mic Contract" | | Donald D | 4:23 |
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5. | "Mind Over Matter" | | | 4:12 |
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6. | "New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)" | - Marrow
- Alphonso Henderson[a]
| DJ Aladdin | 4:43 |
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7. | "Ed" | | | 1:10 |
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8. | "Bitches 2" | | Charlie Jam | 5:24 |
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9. | "Straight Up Nigga" | | DJ Aladdin | 3:43 |
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10. | "O.G. Original Gangster" | | | 4:43 |
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11. | "The House" | | | 0:57 |
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12. | "Evil E - What About Sex?" | | Evil E | 0:45 |
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13. | "Fly By" | | | 3:28 |
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14. | "Midnight" | | Randy Mac | 5:48 |
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15. | "Fried Chicken" | | Prince Whipper Whip | 1:00 |
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16. | "M.V.P.s" | | | 4:19 |
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17. | "Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous" | | Sean E. Sean | 3:51 |
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18. | "Body Count" | | | 6:07 |
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19. | "Prepared to Die" | | | 0:38 |
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20. | "Escape from the Killing Fields" | | | 2:35 |
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21. | "Street Killer" | | Special K | 0:41 |
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22. | "Pulse of the Rhyme" | | | 4:16 |
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23. | "The Tower" | | - Sean E. Sean
- Al Patrome
- Mello
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24. | "Ya Shoulda Killed Me Last Year" | | | 1:41 |
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Notes
- ^[a] signifies a songwriter that is only listed on music streaming services.[17]
Sample Credits
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[18]
- Tracy Lauren Marrow – main artist, producer (tracks: 1-13, 16-24), executive producer, arranging
- Alphonso Henderson – featured performer (tracks: 6, 9), producer (tracks: 1, 4-6, 8-11, 14-15, 21-22), project supervisor
- Donald Lamont – featured performer (tracks: 4, 13)
- Sean E. Sean – featured performer (tracks: 17, 23)
- Victor Ray Wilson – featured performer (track 18), producer (track 7)
- Nat the Cat – featured performer (track 13), producer (track 7)
- Lloyd "Mooseman" Roberts III – featured performer (track 18)
- Ernie Cunnigan – featured performer (track 18)
- Dennis Miles – featured performer (track 18)
- Charlie Jam – featured performer (track 8)
- Randy Mac – featured performer (track 14)
- James Whipper – featured performer (track 15)
- K. Alexander – featured performer (track 21)
- Eric Garcia – scratches
- Shafiq "SLJ" Husayn – producer (tracks: 1, 4, 8-10, 14, 15, 21)
- Charles Andre Glenn – producer (tracks: 3, 13, 16, 17, 20)
- Bilal Bashir – producer (track 23)
- Vachik Aghaniantz – recording & mixing
- Dennis "Def-Pea" Parker – recording
- Steve Battman – recording
- Tim Stedman – design
- Glen E. Friedman – photography
- "King James" Cassimus – photography
- Jorge Hinojosa – management
Charts
Certifications
References
- "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". RIAA. July 24, 1991. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- "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.
- 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.
- Fadele, Dele (May 25, 1991). "Ice T – O G Original Gangster". NME. Archived from the original on October 13, 2000. Retrieved July 27, 2022.
- Huey, Steve. "O.G. Original Gangster – Ice-T". AllMusic. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- Corcoran, Michael (May 26, 1991). "Ice-T speaks to rhythm of the street". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on August 2, 2017. Retrieved January 16, 2017.
- Kot, Greg (May 23, 1991). "Ice-T: O.G. Original Gangster (Sire)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- Christgau, Robert (2000). "Ice-T: O.G. Original Gangster". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Griffin. p. 142. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- Farber, Jim (May 19, 1991). "Ice-T: 'O.G. Original Gangster' (Warner Brothers)". Daily News.
- Bernard, James (May 24, 1991). "O.G. Original Gangster". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 23, 2009.
- Coleman, Mark (June 13, 1991). "Ice-T: O.G. Original Gangster". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 1, 2008. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- Relic, Peter (2004). "Ice-T". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 401. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- Higginbotham, Adam (July 1991). "Ice-T: O.G.". Select. No. 13. pp. 68–69.
- "O.G. Original Gangster". Tidal. Retrieved July 9, 2022.
- O.G. Original Gangster (booklet). Ice-T. Sire. 1991. CD 26492.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 134.
- "Ice-T Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- "Ice-T Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
- "Top Billboard 200 Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved July 30, 2021.
- "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 1991". Billboard. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
- "American album certifications – Ice-T – O.G. Original Gangster". Recording Industry Association of America.
External links
O.G. Original Gangster at Discogs (list of releases)
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