O.G. Original Gangster

On the album's release, the vinyl version only contained 16 of the compact disc's 24 tracks. The NME stated to "forget the format's limitations" and promoted the compact disc version with 24 tracks over the lp. ==Critical reception==

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." 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'". 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." ==Commercial performance==

The album was certified gold on July 24, 1991, selling over 500,000 copies. ==Track listing==

Notes • signifies a songwriter that is only listed on music streaming services. Sample Credits • "Bitches 2" contains a sample from "Dr. Funkenstein", written by George Clinton, George Worrell and William Collins, as performed by Parliament. • "Midnight" contains a sample from “Black Sabbath”, written by Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward, and performed by Black Sabbath. ==Personnel==

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes. • 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 ==Charts==

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