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"O.G. Original Gangster" is a song written and performed by American recording artist Ice-T. It was released as a single from the rapper's fourth studio album of the same name. The song was produced by Tracy "Ice-T" Marrow, Shafiq "SLJ" Husayn and Alphonso "DJ Aladdin" Henderson, and released in 1991 via Sire Records. Reaching a peak position of number 7 on the US Billboard Hot Rap Songs, the single remained on the chart for a total of 11 weeks.[1] The track is also appeared on the retrospective Greatest Hits: The Evidence and in the 2004 Xbox video game Def Jam: Fight for NY with Ice-T featuring in the game as himself as a playable character and in the storyline.

"O.G. Original Gangster"
Single by Ice-T
from the album O.G. Original Gangster
B-side
  • "Bitches 2"
  • "Mind Over Matter"/"Midnight"
Released1991
Recorded1991
GenreGangsta rap
Length3:56
LabelSire Records
Songwriter(s)Tracy Lauren Marrow
Producer(s)
  • Ice-T (also exec.)
  • DJ Aladdin
  • Slej Tha Ruffedge
Ice-T singles chronology
"New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)"
(1991)		 "O.G. Original Gangster"
(1991)		 "I Ain't New Ta This"
(1993)

Background


In the song, Ice-T raps about his life before he started rapping.

"O.G. Original Gangster" uses samples from Melvin Bliss' "Synthetic Substitution", Thin Lizzy's "Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed", James Brown's "Funky Drummer", Dexter Wansel's "Theme From the Planets", Curtis Mayfield's "Right on for the Darkness" and Ice-T's "6 in the Mornin'".[2]


Track listing


7", cassette
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."O.G. Original Gangster" (Radio Version)T. Marrow
  • Ice-T
  • DJ Aladdin
  • SLEJ Da Ruff Edge
3:56
2."Bitches 2" (Album Version)T. Marrow
  • Afrika Islam
  • Bilal Bashir
  • DJ Aladdin
  • Ice-T
  • SLEJ Da Ruff Edge
5:24
12", CD
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."O.G. Original Gangster" (Album Version)T. Marrow
  • Ice-T
  • DJ Aladdin
  • SLEJ Da Ruff Edge
3:56
2."Mind Over Matter"T. Marrow
  • Afrika Islam
  • Bilal Bashir
  • DJ Aladdin
  • Ice-T
  • SLEJ Da Ruff Edge
4:12
3."Midnight"T. Marrow
  • Afrika Islam
  • Bilal Bashir
  • DJ Aladdin
  • Ice-T
  • SLEJ Da Ruff Edge
5:50

Personnel



Charts


Chart (1991) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA Charts)[3] 71
US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[4] 7

References


  1. "Ice-T O.G. Original Gangster Chart History". Hot Rap Songs. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  2. "Tracks Sampled in O.G. Original Gangster by Ice-T on WhoSampled". WhoSampled. Retrieved February 19, 2018.
  3. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia’s Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 134.
  4. "Ice-T Chart History (Hot Rap Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved February 19, 2018.


O.G. Original Gangster at Discogs (list of releases)


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