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1991 studio album by Ice-T
O.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. 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.
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 [ edit ]
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]
Critical reception [ edit ]
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]
Commercial performance [ edit ]
The album was certified gold on July 24, 1991, selling over 500,000 copies.
Track listing [ edit ]
^[a ] signifies a songwriter that is only listed on music streaming services.[17]
Sample Credits
Personnel [ edit ]
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
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Certifications [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "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 .
^ a b c d e Fadele, Dele (May 25, 1991). "Ice T – O G Original Gangster" . NME . p. 52. 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 .
^ a b 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 }}
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^ 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 .
^ "Canadian album certifications – Ice-T – O.G. Original Gangster" . Music Canada .
^ "British album certifications – Ice T – Original Gangster" . British Phonographic Industry .
^ "American album certifications – Ice-T – O.G. Original Gangster" . Recording Industry Association of America .
External links [ edit ]
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