O.G. Original Gangster
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O.G. Original Gangster is the fourth album by Ice-T. Released in 1991, the album has been praised by many as the artist's best.[1][2] The album introduces the band Body Count, whose thrash metal sound is in sharp contrast to the rest of the album's material.
Reception
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| 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 hiphop'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 |
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| 6 | "New Jack Hustler" | 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 | ||
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 (2005). Africana: An A-To-Z Reference of Writers, Musicians, and Artists of the African American Experience. Running Press. p. 297. ISBN 0762420421.
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Publishing Group. pp. 126–127. ISBN 0826482171.
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- ^ 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.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "The Top 30 Albums of 1991". Melody Maker. December 1, 1991.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ "100 Best Rap Albums". The Source #100. January, 1998. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Dimery, Robert, ed. (2006). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Universe. ISBN 0789313715.
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- ^ "Film samples at The-Breaks.com". Retrieved 2007-10-10.
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