| Roxbury 02119 | |
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 Studio album by Ed O.G & Da Bulldogs | |
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Released |
July 13, 1993 |
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Recorded |
June 1992 - February 1993 |
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Studio |
Calliope Studios |
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Genre |
East Coast hip hop, Hardcore hip hop, Conscious hip hop, Boom bap |
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Length |
45:45 |
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Label |
Chemistry Records / Mercury Records / PolyGram |
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Producer |
Diamond D, Ed O.G, Scott Foster, Joe Mansfield, Desmond Sharief Powell, Smitt Dog, Special K (exec.), Teddy Tedd (exec.) |
| Ed O.G chronology | |
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Previous |
Life of a Kid in the Ghetto (1991) |
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Next |
The Truth Hurts (2000) |
Roxbury 02119 is the second and final studio album by American hip hop group Ed O.G & Da Bulldogs. It was released on July 13, 1993 via Chemistry Records, Mercury Records and PolyGram. Recording sessions took place at Calliope Studios and Power Play Studios in New York City and at Chaptown Studios in Roxbury, Massachusetts through June 1992 to February 1993. Production was handled by Diamond D, Smitt Dog, Joe Mansfield, Scott Foster and Desmond Sharief Powell, with Special K and Teddy Ted serving as executive producers. It is the follow from their 1991 debut Life of a Kid in the Ghetto, the album focus on the similar topics such as the negative effects of drugs and remembrance of lost ones. Roxbury 02119 is titled after the name and zipcode of Ed O.G's birthplace Roxbury, a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts.
The album peaked at #36 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. Roxbury 02119 released the two singles: "Love Comes and Goes" and "Skinny Dip (Got It Goin' On) (which both songs made it to Hot Rap Songs chart, debuting at #43 and #19 respectively).
Track listing[]
All songs performed by Ed O.G.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Streets of the Ghetto" | Anderson, Kirkland, McCann | Diamond D | 3:22 |
| 2. | "Busted" | Anderson, Kirkland | Diamond D | 4:31 |
| 3. | "Love Comes and Goes" | Anderson, Kirkland, Moss, Redding, Simms, Walden | Diamond D | 4:24 |
| 4. | "Skinny Dip (Got It Goin' On)" | Anderson, Mansfield | Joe Mansfield, Ed O.G, Smitt Dog | 3:48 |
| 5. | "I Thought Ya Knew" | Anderson, Kirkland | Diamond D | 4:26 |
| 6. | "I'm Laughin'" | Anderson, Mansfield | Joe Mansfield | 4:11 |
| 7. | "I'll Rip You" | Anderson, Foster | Scott Foster | 3:21 |
| 8. | "Go Up and Up" | Anderson, Mansfield | Joe Mansfield | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Try Me" | Anderson, Powell | Desmond Sharief Powell | 5:04 |
| 10. | "Dat Ain't Right" | Anderson, Kirkland | Diamond D | 3:30 |
| 11. | "Less Than Zero" | Anderson, Mansfield | Joe Mansfield | 3:18 |
| 12. | "Check It Out" | Anderson, Mansfield | Joe Mansfield | 2:31 |
Notes:
- Track 3 features lead guitar, keyboards and bass guitar performed by Shane "The Doctor" Faber
- Track 5 features additional vocals performed by Scientifik
Samples[]
Streets of the Ghetto
- "The Dunbar High School Marching Band" and "The Harlem Buck Dance Strut" by Les McCann
Busted
- "Miles Out" by Mahavishnu Orchestra
Love Comes and Goes
- "Face It Boy, It's Over" by George Benson
- "Upon This Rock" by Joe Farrell
- "Love Comes and Goes" by Arthur Conley
Skinny Dip (Got It Goin' On)
- "Never My Love" by Tom Scott and The California Dreamers
- "Don't Change Your Love (Live at Yankee Stadium, Bronx, NY)" by The Five Stairsteps
- "Alvina" by John Handy
- "Jussummen" by Das EFX
I Thought Ya Knew
- "Gimme Some More" by The J.B.'s
- "Freedom Jazz Dance" by Miles Davis Quintet
- "Upon This Rock" by Joe Farrell
- "Flavor of the Month" by Black Sheep
I'm Laughin'
- "The Def Fresh Crew" by Roxanne Shanté and Biz Markie
- "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" by Quincy Jones
- "Come In Out of the Rain" by Parliament
I'll Rip You
- "A One Two" by Biz Markie
- "The Bridge is Over" by Boogie Down Productions
Go Up and Up
- "Get Down" by Gene Russell
- "The Def Fresh Crew" by Roxanne Shanté and Biz Markie
- "Blind Alley" by The Emotions
- "Pot Belly" by Lou Donaldson
- "La Di Da Di" by Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick
Try Me
- "Overnight Sensation" by Avalanche
Dat Ain't Right
- "Getting It On" by Dennis Coffey and The Detroit Guitar Band
- "Rubber Jam" by The Rubber Band
- "The Trouble With Trouble" by Sir Joe Quarterman & Free Soul
Less Than Zero
- "Free Soul" by John Klemmer
- "Fool Yourself" by Little Feat
- "Get Out of My Life, Woman" by Lee Dorsey
Check It Out
- "Sweetie Pie" by Stone Alliance
- "Spinning Wheel" by Wade Marcus
- "Uphill Peace of Mind" by Kid Dynamite
- "Jump" by Kris Kross
- "You Can't See What I Can See" by Heavy D & the Boyz