O.G. Original Gangster

"Original Gangsta" redirects here. Not to be confused with the 1996 film Original Gangstas.

O.G. Original Gangster
Studio album by Ice-T
Released	May 14, 1991 (1991-05-14)
Recorded	Syndicate Studios West, Widetracks, Dodge City and Fox Studios L.A. Summer 1990-Mid January 1991
Genre	West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap
Length	72:17
Label	Rhyme Syndicate/ Sire/Warner Bros. Records 26492
Producer	Ice-T DJ Aladdin Afrika Islam DJ SLJ Bilal Bashir
Ice-T chronology
The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say (1989) O.G. Original Gangster (1991) Home Invasion (1993)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
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 hip-hop'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
1	"Home of the Bodybag"	2:12	DJ Aladdin SLJ Ice-T	Ice-T	"Escape-ism" by James Brown[12]
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	"Good News" by The 5th Dimension[12] "Runaway People" by Dyke & the Blazers[12]
5	"Mind over Matter"	4:12	DJ Aladdin Ice-T	Ice-T	"Mind Power" by James Brown[12] "I Bet You" by Funkadelic[12]
6	"New Jack Hustler"	4:43	DJ Aladdin	Ice-T DJ Aladdin	"Blues and Pants" by James Brown[12] "You Can Make it if You Try" by Sly & the Family Stone[12] "Jasper Country Man" by Bobbi Humphrey[12]
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	"Pride and Vanity" by Ohio Players[12] "Dr. Funkenstein" by Parliament; written by George Clinton, Bernie Worrell and William Earl Collins[12] "Size Ain't Shit" by Bushwick Bill of the Geto Boys
9	"Straight up Nigga"	3:43	SLJ DJ Aladdin Ice-T	Ice-T DJ Aladdin
10	"O.G. Original Gangster"	4:13	DJ Aladdin SLJ Ice-T	Ice-T G³	"Synthetic Substitution" by Melvin Bliss[12] "Funky Drummer" by James Brown[12]
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	"Hot Pants... I'm Coming, I'm Coming, I'm Coming" by Bobby Byrd[12]
14	"Midnight"	5:49	DJ Aladdin SLJ	Ice-T Randy Mac	"Black Sabbath" by Black Sabbath[12] "When the Levee Breaks" by Led Zeppelin[12] "9mm Goes Bang" by Boogie Down Productions "I Ain't No Joke" by Eric B. & Rakim
15	"Fried Chicken"	1:00	DJ Aladdin SLJ	Ice-T Prince Whipper Whip	"People Say" by The Meters[12]
16	"M.V.P.S."	4:20	Afrika Islam Ice-T	Ice-T	"Blow Your Head" by The J.B.'s[12] "Damn Right, I Am Somebody" by The J.B.'s[12]
17	"Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous"	3:51	Afrika Islam Ice-T	Ice-T Sean E Mac
18	"Body Count"	6:07	Ice-T	Ice-T Ernie C Beatmaster V Moose Man D Rock
19	"Prepared to Die"	0:39	Ice-T	Ice-T
20	"Escape from the Killing Fields"	2:36	Afrika Islam Ice-T	Ice-T	"Get up Offa That Thing" by James Brown[12] "What Do I Have to Do to Prove My Love to You" by Marva Whitney[12]
21	"Street Killer"	0:41	DJ Aladdin SLJ Ice-T	Ice-T Special K	"Escape-ism" by James Brown[12] "Voodoo Chile" by Jimi Hendrix[12]
22	"Pulse of the Rhyme"	4:17	DJ Aladdin Ice-T	Ice-T	"Off the Cuff" by Freddie Robinson[12]
23	"The Tower"	3:58	Bilal Bashir Ice-T	Ice-T Sean E Sean Al Patrome Mello	"Halloween theme" by John Carpenter[13]
24	"Ya Shoulda Killed Me Last Year"	1:41	Ice-T	Ice-T

References

1. ^ 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 0762420421. 
2. ^ Taylor, Steve (2004). The A to X of Alternative Music. Continuum International Publishing Group. pp. 126–127. ISBN 0826482171. 
3. ^ Allmusic review
4. ^ Robert Christgau review
5. ^ Benard, James (May 24, 1991). "O.G. Original Gangster:Music Review:Entertainment Weekly". Entertainment Weekly. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,314429,00.html. Retrieved August 23, 2009. 
6. ^ RapReviews.com review
7. ^ Rolling Stone review
8. ^ "Charts and Awards for Ice-T". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/p89063. Retrieved 2007-11-03. 
9. ^ "The Top 30 Albums of 1991". Melody Maker. December 1, 1991. 
10. ^ "100 Best Rap Albums". The Source #100. January, 1998. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/source.htm. Retrieved 2007-10-10. 
11. ^ Dimery, Robert, ed (2006). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Universe. ISBN 0789313715. http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/steveparker/1001albums.htm. 
12. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w} "Ice-T entry at The-Breaks.com". http://www.the-breaks.com/search.php?term=Ice-T&type=6. Retrieved 2007-10-10. 
13. ^ "Film samples at The-Breaks.com". http://www.the-breaks.com/film.html. Retrieved 2007-10-10. 

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