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Track Listings
| 1. Home Of The Bodybag | |||
| 2. First Impression | |||
| 3. Ziplock | |||
| 4. Mic Contract | |||
| 5. Mind Over Matter | |||
| 6. New Jack Hustler | |||
| 7. Ed | |||
| 8. Bitches | |||
| 9. Straight Up Nigga | |||
| 10. O.G. Original Gangster | |||
| 11. The House | |||
| 12. Evil E - What About Sex? | |||
| 13. Fly By | |||
| 14. Midnight | |||
| 15. Fried Chicken | |||
| 16. M.V.P.s | |||
| 17. Lifestyles Of The Rich And Infamous | |||
| 18. Body Count | |||
| 19. Prepared To Die | |||
| 20. Escape From The Killing Fields | |||
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15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By Alan Pounds
Format:Audio CD
In 1987, Ice-T unleashed what is commonly referred to as the first gangster rap album of all time, "Rhyme Pays". In 1988, the gloves came all the way off with "Power", with more cutting edge and thought provoking lyrics than his debut. In 1989, he took a step back from the straight up gangster rap and tackled 1st amendment issues, unlike it's predecessor, with "The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech...Just Watch What You Say". In 1991, he released his most accomplished album to date, "O.G. Original Gangster", delivering fully realized, and conscious lyrics that convey chilling violence, psychological storytelling, pleas for solutions to ghetto misery, and the everyday street life of a hustler, with a lot less sex raps than it's predecessors.
"O.G." is all over the map, jumping from style to style, dominated with a variety that is unmatched by any single Ice-T album. Some standouts include "Mind over Matter", "New Jack Hustler", "Bitches 2", "Straight up Nigga", "O.G. Original Gangster", "Midnight", "Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous" and "Body Count". Ice-T's lyrics are funny, dark, disturbing and extremely thought provoking. This is by far my favorite Ice-T album in the bunch, if not my favorite old school rap album of all time.
"O.G." is all over the map, jumping from style to style, dominated with a variety that is unmatched by any single Ice-T album. Some standouts include "Mind over Matter", "New Jack Hustler", "Bitches 2", "Straight up Nigga", "O.G. Original Gangster", "Midnight", "Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous" and "Body Count". Ice-T's lyrics are funny, dark, disturbing and extremely thought provoking. This is by far my favorite Ice-T album in the bunch, if not my favorite old school rap album of all time.
8 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
For me Ice-T is one of the best rappers ever and I've spent long hours listening to his hardcore gangster rap. Kind of odd for a middle-aged white guy but what can I say? His in your face, pro-freedom of speech attitude is one that I hold myself. He is one of the founding fathers of gangster rap and one of it's most innovative lyricists. I've seen Ice-T do his rap act only once but have seen him with his band Body Count four times and he puts on a tremendous show.
O.G. the Original Gangster is a phenomenal album and probably one of the best rap albums ever, period. It is absolutely loaded with tremendous songs, clever lyrics, and clever beats. Even if you're not an Ice-T fan, if you like rap music this is certainly a must have. This is his best album.
O.G. the Original Gangster gets a whopping and phenomenal 8, yes 8 stars. Go buy it now if you don't have it.
Mind Over Matter *
New Jack Hustler ** This song was the theme song to the movie New Jack City
Straight Up Nigga *
O.G. the Original Gangster **
Escape from the Killing Fields *
Pulse of the Rhyme *
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Ratings: CDs are rated simply by how many good songs are on the album. Great songs get two stars, and good songs get one star. Songs that get no stars are those that I might like but not enough to give it a star or ones I find boring or actively dislike. CDs are not penalized for songs that I don't like because they are easy enough to skip over. There is no maximum number of stars a CD can get, but of course the more stars it gets, the better the CD.
As with all reviews, these are my subjective opinions on the album.
O.G. the Original Gangster is a phenomenal album and probably one of the best rap albums ever, period. It is absolutely loaded with tremendous songs, clever lyrics, and clever beats. Even if you're not an Ice-T fan, if you like rap music this is certainly a must have. This is his best album.
O.G. the Original Gangster gets a whopping and phenomenal 8, yes 8 stars. Go buy it now if you don't have it.
Mind Over Matter *
New Jack Hustler ** This song was the theme song to the movie New Jack City
Straight Up Nigga *
O.G. the Original Gangster **
Escape from the Killing Fields *
Pulse of the Rhyme *
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Ratings: CDs are rated simply by how many good songs are on the album. Great songs get two stars, and good songs get one star. Songs that get no stars are those that I might like but not enough to give it a star or ones I find boring or actively dislike. CDs are not penalized for songs that I don't like because they are easy enough to skip over. There is no maximum number of stars a CD can get, but of course the more stars it gets, the better the CD.
As with all reviews, these are my subjective opinions on the album.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Greekfreak
Format:Audio CD
This album is considered by many to be Ice's best, and although I can't say it's my favourite, I do admit it was his most accessible, and easily his best-produced album.
The beats never got any better than this, and this album really was his first that just played with the competition, especially on the car stereo. LL's "Mama Said Knock You Out" was also released in '91, but there's no comparison. "Midnight", "Pulse Of The Rhyme Flow", and "The Tower" aren't even the a-sides and they're bumpin' 'till the break of dawn.
Singles "New Jack Hustler", and "O.G." bookend the first side, and we were lucky enough not only to get Body Count's first single here, but also a requisite name-dropping track and some of the best in-between song banter he'd ever make.
The beats never got any better than this, and this album really was his first that just played with the competition, especially on the car stereo. LL's "Mama Said Knock You Out" was also released in '91, but there's no comparison. "Midnight", "Pulse Of The Rhyme Flow", and "The Tower" aren't even the a-sides and they're bumpin' 'till the break of dawn.
Singles "New Jack Hustler", and "O.G." bookend the first side, and we were lucky enough not only to get Body Count's first single here, but also a requisite name-dropping track and some of the best in-between song banter he'd ever make.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
When i first heard of Ice T it was because of his bad rep with the Cop Killer controversy. I assumed he was just a mindless gangster until i heard this album. He has many different contradictory styles on this album, with some songs warning of the consequences of a fast lifestyle, and others glorifying it. Whatever stance he takes, he makes it sound mad clever and presents his case well. The beats by DJ Aladin, Evil E and Africa Islam go perfectly with Ice T's style whether its a laid back song or a fast headbanger.
Best Song on the album= Mind Over Matter
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Big S
Format:Audio CD
Best hiphop release ever,only thing that gives it a run for it's money is "Fear Of A Black Planet"
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By H3@+h
Format:Audio CD
Don't get me wrong. I like "Power", his earlier, and later stuff, but this is THE "Ice-T" disc to have. Basically, it's 24 tracks of the dopest, flyest, phatest, O.G. hustlin' rap ever laid down. Plus a few great interludes, the classic "New Jack Hustler", and a track from his band "Body Count". So many good tracks that are fresh, and old-school at the same time. The only way this could be any better is if it had "Colors". That's on the "hits" cd. Peace.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By "jaypg"
Format:Audio CD
This album, which is ice's 4th record tops 'em all off, as a crown royal classic. Other than dope beats and/or song's like "New Jack Hustler" "O.G. Original Gangster" etc., this lp has variety. It talks about street life DRAMA, politically correct problems of the inner city, including racism, war, incarceration, almost everthing put in to one. Other than that the album is str8 dope, every song is worth killiin' time to lend an ear to. Its a masterpiece. A lot of people don't give Ice props for him creating gangster rap, and it was'int N.W.A., they got there ideas from him, all they mostly did was bang on wax, Ice spoke it all! If you like prolific rap music cop this! Its a Killer/Thriller.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing artist at the top of his game....
If you don't have this album, you've really played yourself. These lyrics still stick with me after first hearing them over 20 years ago. Same goes for the music. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Erich L. Swafford
5.0 out of 5 stars
lovely
i love this disc. i love the song Straight Up N****. I can relate to it. This is one of those cds that made rap seriously respected.
Published 6 months ago by AAD
5.0 out of 5 stars
best cd ever
this is the first cd i ever bought where i like every song on it......HAVE PLAYED THIS CD OVER AND OVER AGAIN......EXCELLENT...THANK YOU
Published 8 months ago by crimzoid
5.0 out of 5 stars
A gangta rap masterpiece
This is one of the best hip hop lps of the 90s so far that I have hear that I liked top to bottom. With great break beats and samples that you would from west coast hip hop. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Diwani
5.0 out of 5 stars
fo me
Ice Loves Coco and all his other stuff on television is great, but this is where it all started. This is Ice bein Ice.
Published 18 months ago by Jasmine Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars
timeless
I cant say enough good things about this cd.To me, this and public enemy's apocalypse 91 are the greatest hip hop albums of all time. Read more
Published on August 14, 2008 by Derek S. Mellino
5.0 out of 5 stars
Should feature in top 100 albums of all time.
Ice-T's OG is like Edward Hopper's Nighthawks. This is where everything fell in place to create perfection. Read more
Published on April 29, 2008 by Norman Bates
4.0 out of 5 stars
Ice T's Mainstream Smash LP
In March of 1991, well over a year before the Los Angeles riots of 1992, Ice T released his fourth studio LP, "OG: Original Gangster. Read more
Published on February 15, 2008 by Hype Currie
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ice T, The Original Gangster (Rating: 10 out of 10- -5.0 stars)
People say this is Ice T's best album, and I have to agree. I can see a lot of high school teenagers playing this back in '91, because if I was old enough, I would have been... Read more
Published on June 5, 2007 by Chandler
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Real OG
This is gangsta rap before it transformed in to hip-hop/pop. I owned this on tape years ago and forgot just how great of an album this was until I recently purchased the CD. Read more
Published on May 14, 2007 by Joshua Miller
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