O.G. Original Gangster | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | May 14, 1991 | |||
Recorded | July 1990 – January 1991 | |||
Studio |
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Genre | Gangsta rap | |||
Length | 72:17 | |||
Label | Sire | |||
Producer |
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Ice-T chronology | ||||
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Singles from O.G. Original Gangster | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [8] |
Chicago Sun-Times | [9] |
Chicago Tribune | [10] |
Christgau's Consumer Guide | A[11] |
Entertainment Weekly | A[12] |
NME | 9/10[7] |
RapReviews | 10/10[13] |
Rolling Stone | [14] |
The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [15] |
Select | 2/5[16] |
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | 'Home of the Bodybag' | 2:12 | |
2. | 'First Impression' | Ice-T | 0:45 |
3. | 'Ziplock' |
| 1:19 |
4. | 'Mic Contract' (featuring Donald D) | 4:23 | |
5. | 'Mind Over Matter' |
| 4:12 |
6. | 'New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)' (featuring DJ Aladdin) | 4:43 | |
7. | 'Ed' |
| 1:10 |
8. | 'Bitches 2' (featuring Charlie Jam) | 5:24 | |
9. | 'Straight Up Nigga' (featuring DJ Aladdin) |
| 3:43 |
10. | 'O.G. Original Gangster' | 4:43 | |
11. | 'The House' |
| 0:57 |
12. | 'Evil E - What About Sex?' (featuring Evil E) | Ice-T | 0:45 |
13. | 'Fly By' (featuring Nat the Cat & Donald D) | 3:28 | |
14. | 'Midnight' (featuring Randy Mac) |
| 5:48 |
15. | 'Fried Chicken' (featuring Prince Whipper Whip) | 1:00 | |
16. | 'M.V.P.s' | Afrika Islam | 4:19 |
17. | 'Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous' (featuring Sean E. Sean) |
| 3:51 |
18. | 'Body Count' (featuring Ernie C, Beatmaster V, Mooseman & D-Rock) | Ice-T | 6:07 |
19. | 'Prepared to Die' | Ice-T | 0:38 |
20. | 'Escape from the Killing Fields' | 2:35 | |
21. | 'Street Killer' (featuring Special K) |
| 0:41 |
22. | 'Pulse of the Rhyme' | 4:16 | |
23. | 'The Tower' (featuring Sean E. Sean, Al Patrome & Mello) |
| 3:57 |
24. | 'Ya Shoulda Killed Me Last Year' | Ice-T | 1:41 |
Chart (1991) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[17] | 15 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[18] | 9 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United States (RIAA)[19] | Gold | 500,000^ |
*sales figures based on certification alone ^shipments figures based on certification alone |