| O.G. Original Gangster | |
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 Studio album by Ice-T | |
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Released |
May 14, 1991 |
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Recorded |
July 1990 - January 1991 |
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Studio |
Syndicate Studios West |
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Genre |
Hip hop, West Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Political hip hop, Gangsta rap |
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Length |
72:17 |
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Label |
Sire Records / Warner Bros. |
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Producer |
Afrika Islam, Beatmaster V, Bilal Bashir, DJ Aladdin, Ice-T, Nat the Cat, SLJ |
| Ice-T chronology | |
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Previous |
The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say (1989) |
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Next |
Home Invasion (1993) |
O.G. Original Gangster is the fourth studio album by American rapper Ice-T, released in May 14, 1991 on Sire Records. Recording sessions took place at Syndicate West Studios, Widetracks, Dodge City Sound and Fox Run Studios in Los Angeles from July 1990 to January 1991. Production was handled by Afrika Islam, Beatmaster V, Bilal Bashir, DJ Aladdin, Nat the Cat, SLJ and Ice-T himself. It includes guest appearances from Donald D, Nat the Cat, Prince Whipper Whip, Sean E. Sean, Al Patrome, Mello, Randy Mac, Special K, Charlie Jam and Body Count members: Ernie C, Mooseman, Beatmaster V and D-Rock.
The album has been praised by many as the artist's best, and over the years has been seen as a classic West Coast hip hop album. It's most prominent tracks were featured in the film New Jack City, which stars Ice-T and was released two months earlier. The album also introduces Ice-T's band Body Count, whose thrash metal sound is in sharp contrast to the rest of the album's material.
It peaked at #15 on the Billboard 200 and #9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. O.G. Original Gangster released the singles: "New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)" (which peaked at #67 on the Billboard Hot 100) and the title track "O.G. Original Gangster (which reached #7 on the Hot Rap Songs chart)". The entire album was made into a film, titled O.G. The Original Gangster Video.
Track listing[]
| No. | Title | Performer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Home of the Bodybag" | Ice-T | DJ Aladdin, SLJ, Ice-T | 2:12 |
| 2. | "First Impression" | - | Ice-T | 0:45 |
| 3. | "Ziplock" | Ice-T | Afrika Islam, Ice-T | 1:20 |
| 4. | "Mic Contract" | Ice-T | DJ Aladdin, SLJ, Ice-T | 4:24 |
| 5. | "Mind Over Matter" | Ice-T | DJ Aladdin, Ice-T | 4:12 |
| 6. | "New Jack Hustler" | Ice-T | DJ Aladdin, Ice-T | 4:43 |
| 7. | "Ed" | Ice-T | Beatmaster V, Nat the Cat, Ice-T | 1:10 |
| 8. | "Bitches 2" | Ice-T | DJ Aladdin, SLJ, Ice-T | 5:24 |
| 9. | "Straight Up N*!%a" | Ice-T | DJ Aladdin, SLJ, Ice-T | 3:43 |
| 10. | "O.G. Original Gangster" | Ice-T | DJ Aladdin, SLJ, Ice-T | 4:13 |
| 11. | "The House" | Ice-T | DJ Aladdin, Ice-T | 0:57 |
| 12. | "Evil E - What About Sex?" | - | Ice-T | 0:46 |
| 13. | "Fly By" | Ice-T, Nat the Cat, Donald D | Afrika Islam, Ice-T | 3:29 |
| 14. | "Midnight" | Ice-T | DJ Aladdin, SLJ | 5:49 |
| 15. | "Fried Chicken" | Ice-T | DJ Aladdin, SLJ | 1:00 |
| 16. | "M.V.P.s" | Ice-T | Afrika Islam, Ice-T | 4:20 |
| 17. | "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" | Ice-T | Afrika Islam, Ice-T | 3:51 |
| 18. | "Body Count" | Ice-T | Ice-T | 6:07 |
| 19. | "Prepared to Die" | Ice-T | Ice-T | 0:39 |
| 20. | "Escape from the Killing Fields" | Ice-T | Afrika Islam, Ice-T | 2:36 |
| 21. | "Street Killer" | Ice-T | DJ Aladdin, SLJ, Ice-T | 0:41 |
| 22. | "Pulse of the Rhyme" | Ice-T | DJ Aladdin, Ice-T | 4:17 |
| 23. | "The Tower" | Ice-T | Bilal Bashir, Ice-T | 3:58 |
| 24. | "You Shoulda Killed Me Last Year" | Ice-T | Ice-T | 1:41 |
Samples[]
Home of the Bodybag
- "Future Shock (Dance Your Pants Off)" by Maceo Parker
- "Escape-Ism" by James Brown
- "Mr. Brownstone" by Guns N' Roses
Mic Contract
- "Good News" by The 5th Dimension
- "Runaway People" by Dyke & the Blazers
- "The Penguin" by Kool & the Gang
- "Rebel Without a Pause" by Public Enemy
- "It’s My Thing" by EPMD
- "Get on the Good Foot" by James Brown
- "Terminator X Speaks With His Hands" by Public Enemy
Mind Over Matter
- "I Bet You" by Funkadelic
- "Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud" and "Mind Power" by James Brown
- "Rightstarter (Message to a Black Man)" by Public Enemy
New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)
- "You Can Make It If You Try" by Sly & the Family Stone
- "Jasper Country Man" by Bobbi Humphrey
- "Blues and Pants" by James Brown
- "Sister Sanctified" by Stanley Turrentine and Milt Jackson
- "UFO" by ESG
Bitches 2
- "Pride and Vanity" by Ohio Players
- "Dr. Funkenstein" by Parliament
- "Size Ain't Shit" by Geto Boys
- "Dopeman (Remix)" by N.W.A
Straight Up N*!^a
- "The Fuz and Da Boog" by Fuzzy Haskins
O.G. Original Gangster
- "Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
- "Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed" by Thin Lizzy
- "Funky Drummer" by James Brown
- "Right On for the Darkness" by Curtis Mayfield
- "Theme From the Planets" by Dexter Wansel
Fly By
- "Soul Power (Live)" and "Give It Up or Turnit a Loose (Remix)" by James Brown
Midnight
- "When the Levee Breaks" by Led Zeppelin
- "Black Sabbath" by Black Sabbath
- "9mm Goes Bang" by Boogie Down Productions
- "The Champ" by The Mohawks
Fried Chicken
- "People Say" by The Meters
- "Slow Dance" by Stanley Clarke
- "Bumpin’ Bus Stop" by Thunder & Lightning
M.V.P.s
- Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss
- "You Can't Keep a Good Man Down" by James Brown
Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous
- "I Know You Got Soul" by Bobby Byrd
- "Blow Your Head" and "Damn Right I'm Somebody" by Fred Wesley and The J.B.'s
- "Break North" by Ultramagnetic MC's
Escape From the Killing Fields
- "Love's Theme" by Fausto Papetti
- "What Do I Have to Do to Prove My Love to You" by Marva Whitney
- "King of the Beats" by Mantronix
- "Get Up Offa That Thang" by James Brown
Street Killer
- "Come in Out of the Rain" by Parliament
- "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" by Jimi Hendrix
- "Up Against the Wall" by Quincy Jones
Pulse of the Rhyme
- "Off the Cuff" by Freddie Robinson
- "Good Old Music" by Funkadelic
- "Hot Pants Pt. 1 (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)" by James Brown
The Tower
- "Halloween Theme - Main Title" by John Carpenter
- "Bouncy Lady" by Pleasure