Word...Life (Deluxe Edition)

by O.C.

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1.	Creative Control 01:43	info	buy track
2.	Word...Life 04:27	info	buy track
3.	O-Zone 03:48	info	buy track
4.	Born 2 Live 04:31	info	buy track
5.	Time's Up 03:25	info	buy track
6.	Point O Viewz 04:03	info	buy track
7.	Constables 03:55	info	buy track
8.	Ga Head 03:41	info	buy track
9.	No Main Topic 03:09	info	buy track
10.	Let It Slide 04:11	info	buy track
11.	Ma Dukes 03:24	info	buy track
12.	Story 03:02	info	buy track
13.	Outtro (Sabotage) 02:45	info	buy track
14.	Born 2 Live [Remix] 03:48	info	buy track
15.	Ga Head [Alternate Mix] 04:15	info	buy track
16.	No Main Topic [Original Version] 03:35	info	buy track
17.	Story [Original Version] 02:57	info	buy track
18.	Time's Up [Remix] 03:33	info	buy track
19.	Word...Life [Remix] 04:08	info	buy track
20.	Born 2 Live [Eclipse Remix] 04:30	info	buy track
21.	Time's Up [Buckwild Original] 03:28	info	buy track
22.	Time's Up [Instrumental] 03:28	info	buy track
23.	Time's Up [Remix Instrumental] 03:33	info	buy track
24.	Born 2 Live [Instrumental] 04:30	info	buy track
25.	Let It Slide [Instrumental] 04:00	info	buy track
26.	Time's Up [Acapella] 03:02		buy track
27.	Born 2 Live [Acapella] 03:42		buy track

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O.C.'s auspicious debut announced the arrival of one of modern rap's more gifted storytelling lyricists. The artist dropped his thesis on "Time's Up", a '90s rap benchmark track that served to separate rap's true school from its ever-expanding species of frauds. On that track, O.C. takes umbrage with money-grubbing fake MC's over a combined droning bass guitar and well-plucked sample from Slick Rick's "Hey Young World." The album is drenched in classic, hard-core East Coast B-boyism, but O.C. puts the boasts on the shelf to take up more existential subject matter. On "Born 2 Live" he spins wistful fables from his childhood in order to discuss life's bittersweet fragility: "born to live/a life to die/life's so damn short and I wonder why." O.C.'s connections to Organized Konfusion and D.I.T.C. shine through on his debut, showcasing a thought-provoking intellectual diversity rarely seen on rap albums. Organized's Pharaoh Monche sits in on the album, as do producers Buckwild, Lord Finesse and Ogee. You would be hard-pressed to find a hardcore hip hop fan without this recording somewhere in their collection.

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released October 18, 1994

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O.C. New York

Omar Credle, best known by his stage name, O.C., represents Brooklyn and Queens, NY. From his early beginnings as part of the Organismz crew w/ Organized Konfusion, to becoming a staple member of the legendary D.I.T.C. crew, O.C. has solidified his stature in hip hop for almost 30 years strong. A master of vivid imagery, profound lyrics, real life introspect, clever wordplay and confident flow. ... more

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