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better than i expected. but wayy too long
Sounds like old school gangster rap with that Law and Order guy rapping
It can be a widely varied album, especially when it comes to flow. At one point, Ice is using a flow that reminded me of Biz Markie, and then later gave him a shoutout, so maybe it's not too far-fetched. The beats are still solid, but after everything, it's still jam-packed at 72 minutes. It can be a little hard to hear another song about guns and drugs, but luckily the lyrical content is also varied as well. I don't think I'd listen to this all the way through again, but it's at least solid. Favorite tracks: "Lifestyles Of the Rich And Infamous", "Straight Up Nigga", "New Jack Hustler"
Hits hard. Great great rock grooves
I wish this scored higher because I really liked it. Sadly the numbers don't like and although I lived every track not enough of them were memorable and it sits just below the threshold for a four star. Favourite track: Mind Over Matter.
I feel l have to start off by saying this album could have cut some of the shorter songs/skits and it would not have made the album any worse. Editorial discretion can be your friend. "Body Count" is a great song though and it shows how versatile Ice-T is as an MC and artist. What I enjoyed about this album is how Ice-T doesn't screw up the songs by trying to include too many sonic tricks and just rap. It makes the songs stronger because it puts the focus on the lyrics. I think this is an album that is worthy of being on this list, because this is (another) great example of early 90's rap which became so focused on social issues, but the media just covered the violent and misogynist messages.
Suburban white boy rap. The second half with Bodycount is better. Definitely not as good as Snoop, Dre, Tupac, etc. but not too terrible.
This is ok. Glad I had an opportunity to listen.
This is worthy of being on the list just for feeling different. This is wild energy. It's intense and never slows down. MVPs is just an acceptance speech. The lyrics are nonstop and all over the place. This is comically too long. It almost has an intermission when they talked about being halfway through the album.
This is fun, but it feels so corny and dated looking back from 2024. Ice T has talent for sure but this album just isn’t that interesting.
I was so hungover when I got this, and while that isn't Mr T's fault, it did mean that I entered it with extreme trepidation. I shouldn't have though! It was definitely one of the best rap and hip-hop albums I've had so far. Full of really powerful brass and genuinely quite funny skits (First Impressions is the absolute bomb). There's obviously horrible overcurrents of sexism and glorification of violence that loses lots of marks, but in general, surprisingly good.
I've never been a huge Ice T fan but these 1991 beats were just filthy
Best Song: New Jack Hustler. I like the uptempo rhythm, the scratching is good, and Ice T has a relentless, downhill kind of delivery here. Worst Song: M.V.P.s. Feels weird to have this kind of shoutout track fully in the middle of the album. Close it out with the credits. Overall: It's pretty good, if not dated. Things like the skits feel very "of the era", but at least the skits are largely funnier than a lot of its contemporaries.
ich lieb de ice t hahahahah de beat goht duuuuum also findi sini stimm so naja, er redt eifach chli iwie?? new jack hustler richtig cool, au wenns nacheme ziitli chli alt wird hahaha n-n-n-n-new jack-jack-jack hustler-hustler-hustleeeeeer MIDNIGHT MITEM BLACK SABBATH SAMPLE HARDDD also das isch ja es prequel zumene andere wichtige song vom icet, musses na mit lyrics ahluege (das woni ghört han, het mich jz nöd megaa überzügt) BODYYYCOUNNTTTT hahaha finds no cool mit dem interview usschnitt wege body count ja es isch z lang und es isch voll oke aber halt nöd meh
Felt one note in voice throughout the album, and fat longer than necessary, but musically it's all there.
As someone who listened to nothing but rap between ‘89 and ‘93 and would consider myself very knowledgeable of the genre at that time, I never took Ice-T seriously. I have since learned a bit about his formative years and understand he was on his own at a young age, and was brought into the worlds or drug dealing and prostitution as a teen. That said, I was never able to take him seriously as a rapper. He has always seemed more like a caricature than the real deal, and I can’t say why. I will say the beats on Mic Contract and OG are smoking’, and New Jack Hustler is one of the best rap songs of that era. However, some of it definitely sounds like he heard Straight Outta Compton and told his producers to get some of that on his new album. Ultimately, I just can take him seriously.
La réponse de Ice T a ce qui doit constituer un album hip hop et à ce qu'implique la vie de "gangster" aux États-Unis ; entre l'humour pseudo-candide, la critique sociale pointe (même si certains clichés subsistent). J'ai personnellement aimé la chanson rock, sûrement parce que c'est mon genre de prédilection
2.5
Yeee tangy
Solid album if you removed the whack skits and songs. Could probably be 45 min and get another star out of me.
Even for 1991 this album has a very dated sound. My favourite song on this album is Midnight which samples the eponymous track from Black Sabbath and it also has the most modern flow.
First Impressions was a funny bit, and while I didn’t really enjoy this for the music, it was definitely entertaining
HL: "Bitches 2", title track, "Midnight", "Body Count", "The Tower" The Halloween sample in "The Tower" is used to great effect. Same with the Zeppelin/Sabbath in "Midnight"; "When the Levee Breaks" is used so much tho lol Even though the lyrical content is anything but amusing, there's something about Ice-T coyly introducing his metal band 18 tracks in that cracks me up (Y'know, I'm not JUST a rapper...) This has a trying runtime like a lot of 90's hip-hop records, but some unexpected musical diversity. I also felt it got better over time, after not being into the first few tracks. 3.5 January 26, 2024
Gángster total. Divertido de escuchar, no se hace nada pesado.
Surprisingly fun listen. Some of it did not age super well, but hey it was the 90s. Like others have said - Ice T has become at least in my mind part of Law & Order and less a part of Rap History. So it was cool to get back to his origins.
It's West Coast lumpen rap--a progenitor of the genre. What more is there to say?
While I wasn't much of a rap/hip-hop fan, this album is very nostalgic in sound. It was fine but seemed to have too long of an overall runtime.
Not bad. Had a Public Enemy feel to it at times.
I guess I always knew Ice T did more than just SVU but this was eye opening. Nice work.
This is decent but longer than it needs to be. Body Count is interesting, but sounds pretty dated.
Not as boring as I thought it would be. Despite feeling dated, the rhymes are bearable and beats are catchy enough, I also love the switch up on Body Count🤘 Best song: Body Count 🎸 Worst song: MVPs, while it’s a kind shoutout track, the echo effect is really annoying (annoying annoying annoying annoying) PS: this album is surprisingly progressive, especially for the 90s ex1: “I saw a brother kill another cause he said he was gay but that’s the way it is. it been that way for years and when the body hit the ground I heard a couple of cheers it kinda hurt me inside…” ex2: “She wanna be lez he wanna be gay well that’s your business…”
Listening to this album was like catching "The Sixth Sense" two decades late. Its pioneering role in gangster rap, much like the film's iconic twist in cinema, is undeniable. Yet, its sound doesn't pack the same hard-hitting punch for my drama-seeking ears tuned to today's more intense, heavier beats, EXCEPT FOR BODY COUNT.
Not sure I've listened to an entire Ice T album before. Lots of good individual tracks, but like most 70+ minute albums there's some content that, if cut, might have made it stronger.
Production like Public Enemy, with lyrics like NWA - but more direct. Might actually prefer his records with Body Count though.
Ice T is fine... I suppose. I don't know anyone who really LOVES Ice T. He is obviously very influencial on gangsta rap but, I can't relate.
This has the same unpolished urban feel of an NWA album, its too bad Ice T isn't a better lyricist
Seeing the cover I was not looking forward to this. Started out thinking this could be a 1 star album. The more i listened to it the more I liked it. The skits were ok, the lyrics were fun in an old school Gangsta rap type of way. And some social critique thrown into the mix. It is a bit samey and drags a too long though.
Another one that drags, and goes on too long. Too many skits, as well - although the one at the beginning of the album (First Impression) is great. The production is mega basic, but the lyrics and rapping are much better (obviously with the caveat that he falls into some pretty lazy rapper tropes at times). 3/5.
Alltså lite långtråkigt blev det... ice t e confirmed boss dock
It's derivative off Public Enemy but he does add a creative and comedic twist to the formula. Several strong tracks, decent skits (often funny), the majority are ok but often forgettable. The production is fairly basic, not too much interesting going on. With the double album length, I consider a lot of it to be filler, making it an exhausting listen, but at least there are highlights dispersed. Initially I thought "Body Count" was a joke, but it turns he actually does have a crossover thrash metal band called Body Count, and their debut was surprisingly good; same level as this one I'd say. Favorites: New Jack Hustler, OG Original Gangster, Midnight, Body Count, The Tower
After seeing him for so many years now on Law & Order, you still have to remember that Ice-T was the s**t. He crafted (what one negative review called) a real manifesto here. Yes, it's hard to listen to some of the tracks. Not because they're outdated, but "Straight Up N***a" is not going to be on any rotation for me. He has a lot of anger towards authority, which he should. Totally justified, and the last track took me back to the Iraq War and worrying about being dragged into doing that. Hearing "Body Count"... I'm more of a fan of metal as I get older (which is weird, because you'd think your tastes would go softer as you age). When his group first came out, I was not into it (not for any particular reason), but now I appreciate more of what he was trying to do. I thought it was weird that it was on a rap record, but hey it's record. 72 minutes is a bit much, though. The interludes at least weren't skits, which always bother me on rap records. So overall, I lied the album, but it was really too long. Favorite tracks: "O.G.," "MVP," "Body Count" I'm in between a 3 and a 4 for this. But the length brings it down for me. It's just way too padded.
I be like Ice-T, but I like 1992’s Body Count (I e-T’s hardcore band) album better than this one.
solid time capsule of the scene at the time. strong vocals from T, i thought the spoken interludes were fun and provided a rough through line for the record
Better than most rap, but still rap. There are some rap albums I would give 5 stars to, but very few. If I were judging this vs. other rap albums, it would get 4 stars. But against all music genres, 3.5 stars, rounding down to 3.
I like this style of Rap and the era (late 80's- early 90s) is the best. I like the beat and the attitude.
Body Count is what Limp Bizkit tried to be. I'd listen to a full album of songs like that from Ice T
Los Angeles was fast on its way to becoming the bedrock of hip-hop and Ice-T was one of the central faces. O.G. Original Gangster is his most expansive and uncompromising album by that point, using its hour plus long format to espouse thoughts on the varying situations around him from hustlers to rapper foes to the ills that continue to plague America (racism, inequality, the prison system, police brutality). Although it is a tad too long for its own good, perhaps this level of attention is best suited for what Ice-T wanted to express as he sets his sights on bigger targets and greener pastures. Generated on 11/24/2024, reviewed on 8/27/2024 Favorites: Home of the Bodybag, Ziplock, Mic Contract, Mind Over Matter, New Jack Hustler, Bitches 2, Straight Up Nigga, O.G. Original Gangster, Midnight, Body Count, Escape From the Killing Fields, The Tower.
Better then the other rap albums I had here.
Better than some of the other rap albums, but again too long. Typical problem of the 90s rap albums on this. Some of the skits are annoying but some of the messages have aged nicely and still relevant today.
Really not my cup of tea
Det vat svært ikke at tænke på Rick and morty når man hører hans stemme . Men et godt album alligevel
Has the famous "Body count" track I've heard in the past. Was OK, some decent tracks but a lot of filler in my opinion.
Truly the OG of gangster rap. Monster album. Too long
I made it through the album. It’s not totally my style, but I liked a few songs.
This encompasses pretty much everything you could expect from a rap album: - Excessively long runtime punctuated with skits/interludes galore, and guest spots (of which I recognise none) - Laidback jazzy samples alongside dark, murky beats and rock music crossovers - Loads of gangster braggadocio and boasts of violence, but also serious political and social statements, shout-outs and plenty of throwaway humour All the good and the bad of 90s hip-hop in one album then. How to rate? I dunno… It largely kept my interest, despite its length, and the fact I actually listened to most of the lyrics probably reflects well on Ice T’s charisma levels.
Entertaining
While this was a good album, I felt it dragged out for a little too long. The album had a good amount of songs I really enjoyed, but there are some I would skip. It greats a medium to high 3.
The tough guy gangster shtick just doesn't hold up after 30 years, and that's legit the only thing he raps about for 75 minutes. Could've been shorter, less skits. He gets into a good flow a solid amount of times. The rock song was an interesting surprise. The album was good, but didn't leave me wanting more.
Dated
I like the flow, but certainly not the lyrics.
A bit simple but it also has a oldschool vibe that flows quite well
There's some good stuff on here but a lot of it really feels dated too. Plus he gets really preachy, and let's face it, he's not the best rapper on earth. Body count was revolutionary at the time though.
Very old school sound, not in the top tier but still good and worth a listen.
(3.5) I was pleasantly surprised by this one.
2.5
Smooooooooth.
Iv not listened to much Ice T apart from his big hits. Enjoyed this more than I was expecting but my bar was pretty low, some of the beats are a bit date vs modern hip hop. Somewhere between a 2 and 3,
I can't decide if I like older rap better because I'm old or if newer rap just isn't my thing. I've never been a fan of rap and don't own a single album. However, since listening to many albums on this site I find that the 80s-90s stuff is much more palatable to me. Is it my age? Or was it just better back then? I wonder...
Rating: 6/10
Musically, I never really thought Ice T was a great rapper - although I do appreciate his lyrics. I don't know why but he does seem more thoughtful and poetic (at times) than a lot of other rappers.
Some funky stuff here but with time other parts sound borderline comedic. Last spoken word piece was powerful though.
*didn’t fully listen* Heard it before?: No Enjoy it?: not my usual thing but this is easy listening and enjoyable to a degree Favourite song: (so far) Track 8 - Bitches 2
Helt fel person att recensera hippetihopp. Som att recensera en broccoligratäng när jag inte gillar broccoli. Men jämförelsevis ok.
Big beats, occasional rock, poorly aged skits.
O.G. indeed
Entirely too long. Contender for world's worst album cover? It's easy to make fun of T, but my friend has some good flow and he managed to do something no rapper has ever heretofore made me do: laugh at one of his skits.
I don’t know why, maybe hindsight but I don’t really believe anything T is saying here and it hurts the overall record. He doesn’t feel gangster because I’ve seen the rest of the story. It’s well produced…but that’s about it.
Better than Ice Cube
Some great tracks on this. Some less so.
A pretty fun rap record- nothing that really grabbed me too much though.
In the criminal justice system, sexually based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories. DUN DUN - Pretty good classic rap with great production and beats - Ice T has pretty slick flow - 3.5, maybe a 4 if it was shorter
Not bad
Not a huge fan of the lyrics but enjoyed the variety of music behind the rapping.
65 of 1001 Ice-T - OG Original Gangster Favorite Track : Body Count Rating : 3/ 5 I listened. Going for a 6 am walk with this in my head was a new way to start the day. This was likely a powerful release, at the time. Listening now, it checks all the boxes of why this isn't really my thing. Lets be real, it wasn't created with me in mind. He is a compelling storyteller. He is touching on some hard subjects. He has a message to share and he does that well. Liked the little bits that separated many of the tracks. Without getting into a philosophical/societal discussion, that is pretty much all I have.
Echt een OG
Oh dit is pure nostalgie. Love it
Very solid, but too long.
Too long and really does not provide anything new to consider within the genre from that time.
Just another interchangable rap album from the early nineties
Dope. Very rock based vibe. Hard af.
Better than expected
This album dropped as a shock to worried parents and was rapidly embraced in my circle as a great album. Ice-T brought the hardcore sound of West Coast rap nationwide and it was a wild thing to see this opposing style from say, Public Enemy. There are a lot of songs on here that I absolutely still vibe with, especially Midnight and Body Count, the former being sampled gorgeously by Dj Shadow. Ya Shoulda Killed me Last Year is amazing and I can remember we just dropped our jaws to hear him tell everybody to f**k off.
Another 3-in-1 hip hop review, this time tracing the thread from N.W.A.’s “Straight Outta Compton” through Ice T’s “OG Original Gangster” to Dr. Dre’s “The Chronic.” There are a lot of albums that “changed” hip hop, and “Straight Outta Compton” may be peak among them. Peak for impact, not peak for quality. They may not have created gangsta rap, but N.W.A. took it mainstream with their platinum hit album, forcing America to come to terms with life in inner city minority neighborhoods like Compton and popularizing the use of the n-word in hip hop. Incredibly impactful, but musically it’s stuck in 80s hip hop without signs of evolving. That evolution wasn’t necessarily needed though - by far the best part of the album is when Dr. Dre emerges with “Express Yourself.” It’s old school, it’s not violent or profane, and it shows that style can work in a timeless way. As for the rest, Ice Cube’s rapping is pretty solid, whereas MC Ren makes no real impact and Easy E’s nasally rapping is the worst part of the album. On the other hand, Ice T is a better rapper than anyone in N.W.A. (except maybe Dr. Dre, who was mostly limited to small features outside of “Express Yourself”). Ice T is such an OG, he had to tell the rest of America what OG means. He didn’t create the term, any more than he created gangsta rap, but helped bring it to the masses. “OG Original Gangster” is at once a coda for the early days of hip hop and a declaration that gangsta rap would dominate the next decade. The production and musicality is much better than “Straight Outta Compton” (though in a style that was firmly on its way out), and T’s rapping also stood above other MCs. Ice T may be the OG, but as an OG, he’s older and wiser and better able to reflect on where they’ve been and where they’re going. While those who followed in his footsteps often succumbed to the gangsta life, Ice T emerged on the other side with a career in film and TV, and is today probably more known for his role on Law & Order SVU than for his rap music. After Ice T and N.W.A. opened the door, Dr. Dre left N.W.A. and began a solo and rapping career that would fully establish West Coast gangsta rap as -the- rap genre of the 90s. “The Chronic” presented a serious evolution in sound from “Straight Outta Compton” or “OG Original Gangsta.” The themes remained the same, but the edge got even harder and the early trappings and influences of hip hop faded away. My group member pretentious-ass wrote (4 years ago, when I was supposed to review this) that “The Chronic killed hip-hop.” And I think in a lot of ways he’s right. Something different emerged from it, but it was something far removed from Ice T, N.W.A., and everything before it. West Coast gangsta rap after “The Chronic” did seem to become all-consuming, sucking the oxygen away from alternative hip hop and any other style.
Half of this feels like a pathetic attempt to appear street life authentic. A review of Ice-T’s personal life makes it seem like much of it is authentic.
It’s fine, a good rap album! There are a lot of rap albums I would put above this one, though.
I admire anyone who can get away with saying shit that would immediately get me cancelled and fired. And possibly murdered, ending up looking out a ziplock.
Was prepared to write this LP by everyone’s favorite SVU star well off before it started, but found myself pleasantly shocked at how it managed to hold my attention for well over an hour. The cheese factor is definitely on okay, but there’s some alarmingly prescient and outspoken social consciousness as well which was unexpected. Musically it’s a bit middle of the road, but T keeps it varied enough between skits, interludes, spoken word tracks, and fully-fleshed beats to where things aren’t too grating over the course of 70 minutes. Overall, this one came out of left field for me, and I’ll have to give a few tracks here some replays given how well they landed the first time around.
😎
Look, it’s dated. It hasn’t weathered the last 30 years all that well. The fact that the track I enjoyed most was Body Count - the name of his band & not as good as Cop Killer - speaks mouthfuls really. Still, there are tracks here where the message gets through - Home Of The Bodybag, Escape From The Killing Fields & Straight Up Nigga all have important things to say. There are also some really funny moments - First Impression & Ya Shoulda Killed Me Last Year (touching & funny). A lot of the rest I find a tad boring, but I only gave it one listen & that was the first time I’d heard it.
I like this more than I thought I would. It was really solid
What is with rap albums and feeling they need to make their albums so long? Even the ones I like can usually shave a solid twenty minutes off the run time. Otherwise this album is alright. I like the lyrical content, and it is indeed pretty funny like many here say, but there's something here keeping it down, probably the length, honestly. Pretty average otherwise.
4 3 really good rap
i dig the beats and the production and but the gangsta shit is just too juvenile i can’t get into it anymore
This was a fun, albeit bloated album. I'd say the album is 50% murder rap, 25% comedy, and 25% soapbox, lol. While the first half of the album had some hits, he gets a little carried away with the second half. Personally, I do find him likeable enough that it doesn't bother me as much as others might. While I enjoy his style of rapping, the beats are really what I enjoyed from this one. Ended up adding the two songs I knew well from this. Overall: a fun, playful, yet murder-centric listen. 6.5/10
Pretty dated. But still had some quality bits. Body Count was a good track. It was an album full of busy but in the best kind of way.
Just a bit too gangster for me. I'm not the OG, I'm more PG.
Lyrically clever and masterful and the tone at times funny and others serious/highlighting important social issues/Black culture. The album also had great flow. I'm surprised by how much I ended up enjoying this - the length is the one this that stopped it from being rounded up to 4 stars
Love the flow and lyrics of Ice T. From top to bottom it was a great Hip-Hop album pointing out problems in society. It's upsetting hearing how much of that is still true today. Overall I did enjoy this album.
I like Ice T’s vocal through this, I’ve always liked his distinctive sound. Great beats, solid early rap/hip hop album. I don’t know that I would listen to it much again but it was good
started decent and went on for way too long i have a crush on the girl in the "First Impression" track
Funny how everything related to rap music went so *fast* between 1988 and 1993. When this record came out in 1991, there was something in Ice-T's brand of west coast gangta rap that still sounded fresh and somewhat exciting. Now, decades after the release of *O.G. Original Gangster*, it seems the latter aged a lot less well than other hip hop releases from that specific period. And this compared to either west coast or east coast rap--two sides of that late eighties/early nineties hip hop coin that actually equally inspired the producers of this record if you're paying close attention to it. Admittedly, and even at the time, everyone with half a brain could already smirk at some of the clichés sprinkled on many tracks here. Yet, to be perfectly fair, there were also enough drive, energy and highlights in this album to make it worthwhile to listen to. Those highlights--the title track, "Mind Over Matter", "New Jack Hustler", along with the confessional-yet-acerbic "Lifestyles Of The Rich And Infamous", or closer "The Tower", with its striking depictions of prison life and its *Halloween* theme sample...--still hold their own today, either musically or lyrically. So in a sense, it's still nice to see that Dimery's team didn't forget Ice-T and his contributions to the rap world. And it's nice to see they still had room left for him. Unfortunately, everything else in *O.G. Original Gangster* is at least a notch or two under the level of those five highlights. So, even for ears attuned to old school hip hop sounds, the discrepancy between the hits and the misses--between highlights and obvious fillers--might be a little too large here. Ice-T is sure an interesting figure that deserves respect--someone whose persona and lyrical craft could do wonders at time, and someone who could open doors that needed to be opened. See his whole rap-metal crossover side-project *Body Count*, whose origins can be pinpointed in *this* record, in the track bearing that same name--unfortunately a quite awkward cut, especially compared to the more fully-realized songs this project would soon release in their debut LP. And see also his knack for straightforward storytelling--one that could paint quite vivid pictures about gangland life--either real or imaginary. The thing is, was Ice-T as "essential" for rap as Public Enemy, NWA, A Tribe Called Quest, Dr. Dré, Snoop Dogg, Wu Tang Clan or Outkast were? Was his impact as important? Were his skills as impressive? The jury's still out on this one. Of course, Ice-T would probably retort that said jury can suck his d... all the same, no matter what they decide on his case. You can't change a leopard his spots. And when you're Ice-T, you don't need podiums anyway. Anyone who says "f*ck the Grammys" knows what he's *really* here for anyway. And maybe that is all that matters if you decide to be that sort of artist... Number of albums left to review: 663 Number of albums from the list I find relevant enough to be mandatory listens: 164 Albums from the list I *might* include in mine later on: 79 (including this one) Albums from the list I will certainly *not* include in mine (many others are more essential to me): 93
Bit too long but this was good! It was funny
Ez E: know what I'm saying? Me a white man from Cornwall: no
Primordial gangsta ooze. Simply raw.
écoutable en fond je dirais
3.5
I mean, it's Ice-T. Clever guy doing stupid stuff. It's fun.
Eh it’s ok just looooooong
It is too easy to forget how Ice T got his start and rather focus on his turn as an actor and spokesperson, but this album stands with its contemporaries of early 90's Rap. There are several tracks that seem to go on a bit too long, but those are often offset by quality intro skits and creative beats on the next track.
o.g. original gangster is one of the better gangsta rap albums that i've heard as part of this project. that being said, it could definitely have been tightened up. 76 minutes seemed all too long, even though ice t commented on important subjects. that, to me, is this album's biggest weak point. well, the misogyny isn't great either, but that has been part of all of the gangster rap of the late eighties and early nineties thus far. i enjoyed the various methods ice t used to get a point across: a public service announcement, an interview, a news bulletin. it allowed him to directly speak to the listener. the best part was the opening of "body count," where ice t all but chastises listeners if they limit themselves in music--and then he proceeds to bang out a great rock and punk song. that was the standout of the album, and allowed ice t to flex his music muscles.
Ice-T is the O.G. of overlong albums. When you have to listen to it for that long, the tracks start to blend together. Best track: New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)
Probably among the last 80s style hip hop. Can't say I'm not a crazy big fan of this if I'm honest. It's good but I wouldn't say it's great. 7/10.
Decent music and lyrics even now, but back then it was something else, nostalgia bumps it up one point
My overall impression of this album was that it felt new but nascent. By this I mean that it has some groundbreaking stuff there - "New Jack Hustler" is an all-timer for the genre, and it introduced "Body Count", a pretty unexpected crossover of punk and gangsta rap. But at the same time the rhymes are comparatively basic to where the genre would go in a few years, and efforts like Body Count similarly felt like a version 0. Still, you gotta respect Ice T for all his inventiveness and willingness to take things in new directions.
For the longest time, I only knew ice t from svu and thought he was pretty cool on that until I found out he used to be a famous rapper. I was interested to hear this album since I’d never heard any of his music until now and it was pretty much what I expected. Early 90s hip hop that isn’t really my thing but I can appreciate objectively. The lyrics/storytelling on here are good but still didn’t fully do it for me except for body count which shows how white I am I guess. The final skit was good but is cancelled out by the cringe first skit
Like the message. Body Count and The Tower were great, wish the rest of the album was as good.
I remember some of these tracks from when the album was popular and getting a lot of attention. Very catchy and well crafted.
Hard tracks hit hard but lots of filler
6/17, 35%
Ég veit ekki alveg af hverju, en ég hef alltaf haft soft spot fyrir Ice-T. Hann er eitthvað svo krúttlegur að reyna að vera rosa harður gaur og blóta voða mikið og vera anti-establishment og sjitt. Love it!
Has a few moments of substance that go beyond gangster fantasy, especially in the second half. I don’t think a lot of rappers then or now were urging listeners to do something about child abuse. Or being so straightforward when it comes to the impacts of systemic racism. He’s saying some important things in 1991 that Americans are just starting to acknowledge in the third decade of the 21st century. Lifestyles of the rich and infamous is a highlight, also escape from the killing fields. I got more out of it than I expected but it’s not something I’m going to be listening to too often. The production let him down somewhat I think—I know this is classic west coast style (heavy on the James brown samples) but a lot of these beats are just kind of flat. If it were a little more focused (like 45 minutes instead of 75) and the beats were a little stronger, this would have gone to the next level for me.
I am giving it three stars. I am not evaluating the history or the culture behind this album because I do not know it well, and that is likely why this album does not resonate with me that well.
One of the most sonically diverse gangster rap albums ever. A great mix of thoughtful and political spoken word, heavy beats, and even a hard rock song. It's just way too long man - there is some great stuff here but also a lot of filler, and a more refined tracklist could have given this album so much more of an impact
This album is way too long for what it is, but I liked some parts of it. It gets old pretty fast, although the production is nice and it stays pretty consistent.
Pretty alright but so long that I didn't finish it
It's fascinating how "O.G. Original Gangster" is described as the pioneer of gangsta rap. It's as if Ice-T described himself as the "original gangsta" before gansta rap or gangsta aesthetic in general blew up. Or maybe the culture is already on fire in 1991. Still, I can definitely see how raw and sincere it is. It really felt like the beginning of something, a new genre. It has the vibes and energy of Public Enemy. And of course, this isn't as revolutionary as the mentioned group. But I still get it. Apparently, Ice-T realized that writing "party-rap" like everybody else is worthless, so he started writing about the realities in his rough life in Los Angeles (?). But perhaps the only thing that truly interested me here is how he used rock/hardcore music. And he was true about rock (or rock-'n'-roll as they refer to it) originally coming from black people. I guess that little rap vs rock thing has a race dimension. Although I wouldn't say that the rock elements are very great, they're still fascinating as a listen. In "Body Count", he introduced his band of the same name. The metal-ish track caught me off guard. It might be out of place but it broke the monotony of the album. The band will eventually release the controversial "Cop Killer", which would inspire N.W.A.'s "Fuck tha Police". Also, RATM would release their debut in the same year. Influential, I guess. Although Bestie Boys did a hard rocking rap rock album half a decade ago. Btw, "When the Levee Breaks" is better with "Sweet Leaf" than it is with "Black Sabbath". Still, "Midnights" is also a fascinating, monotony-breaking, rap rock track. Overall, quite decent. Just too long and too monotonous. But that's just gangsta rap, of course.
Not as trite as I feared. Suffers from the same failing as many 'rap' albums of the period – lacking true variety. It's only now, at an advanced age, that I do understand the objection that some people had to pop music. In borrowing from both rap and metal tropes, this album (inadvertently) underlines the distinction without a difference that makes much (not all) pop disposable.
Is he Fin Tutuola? Is he a cop killa? Nah, he's the OG. This is definitely a snapshot of a different cultural time. "You need this kind of song... now this kind of song..." Yet there are still some commentaries on the objectification of women and glorification of violence--which was all prevalent in the gangster rap of the time. The samples and beats are fun. Can you hear Led Zeppelin in there?
After the first listen I was so sure but on the second playthrough I started to warm up so maybe it just needs a few more listens. For now though faves are Midnight and Body Count.
He's a hustler
3.6 - Towards the end of her life, my grandmother’s impeccable cooking skills started to deteriorate. She still prepared huge feasts and she’d lovingly encourage, ply, shame and guilt trip us into stuffing ourselves well past satiation. Listening to the 73 minutes of this album feels like eating at my late grandma’s. Sure, everything served up is okay, even good, and I appreciate the effort to put it all together. But I end up feeling bad for wanting much, much less of it. Standouts: “New Jack Hustler”, “Bitches 2.”
Good hip-hop album, some nice songs in there. Too bad it's way too long for what it has to offer.
1h15 vraiment... Pas un flow vraiment intéressant... les beats sont intéressant et les sample son très funky, ce que j'adore, mais j'ai jamais été vraiment fan de ICe-T. J ene veux pas mettre deux pour les samples et DJ, 3.
Wow, this is intense. His anger comes through in so many ways -- obviously in the lyrics but also is the pacing, phrasing and the guitar riffs. Hard to say I liked it because of the violent and misogynistic images, but there's an important message embedded here. I think Body Count is the best song on the album. Great early mix of rap and metal.
Picking up where NWA left off with Straight Outta Compton but reminding everyone that he did it first. Ice T did a good job here showing people what gangsta rap is and has some fun beats too. Unfortunately I think this album is about 30 mins too long. Remove the skits and some of the worse songs and this would have been a better album. Would have gotten a 3.5 if possible.
Not quite as good or as articulate as it should have been. Body count did better
Very neat rhyming, excellent beats for jogging. Obviously very violent, but the intelligence, wit and irony are clear. Great voice. Not as awful as I would have expected for gangsta rap.
"It's just so LONG" has been my main complaint about some of our albums in the last couple weeks. You know what they say...if the album's too long, you're too damn old, Gramma. I like Ice-T's sound and enjoy the riffs and samples here. But this just went on and on and on. I think I would have enjoyed the 16-track vinyl album more.
Genre: Gangsta Rap 3/5 Ice-T is one of those dudes who has certainly grown out of what some call "the hood mentality". A legitimate actor and family man, Ice-T has since rebuilt his life, leaving behind any of the real-world cultural trappings that men in his situation generally aren't able to leave behind. Before he took a full nose dive out of the culture, he dropped O.G. Original Gangster, a gangsta rap opus that spans almost 80 minutes. It's bloated, and at the same time is both repetitive and constant in its themes and musical backdrops, while also being a bit of an overall mess. While O.G. didn't have too many big singles (the title track was successful in the rap charts at the time), it features plenty of lush, g-funk style production that provides each track with some great beats to enjoy throughout the project (Home of the Bodybag, Straight Up N***a, Lifestyles). There are some stylistic choices that make this stink of the early 90s. There are lots of skits and interludes, rap album staples of the time, but the weirdest thing here is the rap-metal crossover, Body Count. A song that isn't too weird of an experiment in its own right, but sounds totally out of place musically. Thematically, however, it's right on pitch. Not a bad album by any means, but a little too long, and a little too heavy and vulgar for your average music listener.
Great sense of humor. Decent variety. Good flow. But also wasn't blown away by it and it's too long.
Yeah alright
ganska kul och bra men way to långt va
Really good when it's good but just as bad when it's bad. Horrible album cover!
Good grief but 72 minutes of this was WAY too much, though when it really hits it's good. Sampling Zeppelin and Sabbath on "Midnight" was particularly amusing.
Primeros discos de inicio del rap. Sintetizadores y sin mucha variedad. Para los muy clasistas del rap. Se deja escuchar, pero no tiene nada de virtusismo.
I don't listen to rap but it is better than the previous new wave albums I had to listen to...
The usual early 90’s west coast sound.
Der O.G. gibt Gas und macht vor allem auf der Sample-Ebene mächtig Spaß. Das ist zwar so oldschool, aber einfach packend gesetzt und zusammengebaut. 3.4
For the most part, I found this to be a fun listen. A little too long, but still enjoyable. Favorites: "O.G. Original Gangster", "Midnight", "Body Count" (even though it sounds nothing like the rest of the album)
Pretty cool album. It's a huge jump from today's hip-hop, or even anything in the 2000s but its still a good listen. Great lyricism and swag from Ice-T. 6/10
Body count was a nice surprise, sonically.
I like the direction it took! Not totally my sound though.
fantastic lyricism and rap/rock instrumentals; drags on too long; very fun highlights but some unremarkable tracks
Beste nummers: New jack hustler Bitches 2 OG original gangster
Meat and potatoes gangsta rap. Solid production choices throughout; Body Count stands out but very much as an example of its time. Ice-T's lyricism is consistent, hits all the beats, and is slightly repetitive. The storytelling on Midnight is especially good. The skits fit. The 72 minutes feel earned.
Mkay
5/10. Kinda better than I expected. Quite long, but very animated throughout, and sorta fun to listen to. Another 90's rap album where it's interesting to hear the artist give their take on reclaiming the n-word
Some of this has aged great, some has aged poorly. Minus a rating for being so long too. 6/10
New to me. Some of the production now sounds dated, and it is definitely too long. But the first half still sounds pretty great.
Ice T has no chill
it occurred to me that ice-t's rhymes sound more or less exactly like flynt flossy except without irony. i want to give this a 2 but it pulls a kind of nostalgia out of me that i appreciate
Pretty cool and diverse album, covers a good amount of ground, don’t feel the need to listen many more times though
hey, an album I could listen to! finally!
Bc bc bc
Classic Golden Era, Gansta Rap. I'll give you that.
mucha calle a veces demasiada
Bitches 2
Standouts "Body Count" It.. rocks.
Fun album. I don't think I've ever actually heard any music by ice t before today.
Probably revolutionary for it's time, but pretty dated
A classic for sure although pretty long!
probably interesting at the time but i doubt i would listen again
It's listenable. A little dated and samey across the album.
Comme vous le savez tous, je voulais sanctionner cet album d'un cinglant 2/5 pour sa longueur et sa monotonie, mais il faut reconnaitre que Ice-T a su créer une atmosphère qui lui permet de s'en tirer avec un 3. Je ne relancerai pourtant jamais cet album, jamais Robert tu m'entends? Tes albums de merde commencent a me courrir sur le haricot.
80s rap GOD
LMAO this album. I've never heard it before, but this guy is cool. This music clearly uses humor to cope with some pretty hard realities. I love how it fluctuates between getting real talking about the native america's land being stole and then calling it a nigger move to do that. The interludes are hilarious and entertaining and the rock mix was grand. Love how political it got too. At the same time, this album is more like a manifesto than it is an album. I love it, but it's not high art. More like commentary. I am not impressed with the production or instrumentals, but the rhymes have some zingers. 3.5.
It’s not bad and Ice T is a classic. But I’ve enjoyed some of the other hip hop/rap I’ve gotten more
got.damn! You got me sinkin' in quicksand!
Toen rap nog gangsta was
Like it better now than when I was 16. A fair number of great songs, but difficult going through the 1h12m in one go.
Not my genre but good album
Yeah Ice can rap, he can write punk, he can play a mean cop.
fantastic old school hip-hop
Tiukkaa tykitystä länsirannikolta. Tää on varmaan nyt sitä gangsta räppiä. Ihan viihdyttävää kamaa, vaikka alkaakin toistaan itseään nopeasti.
Proper hip hop. Enjoyed that.
"I'll never go broke, I got property Got a dope pitbull named Felony" (Ziplock) "I got nothin to lose, much to gain, In my brain, I got a capitalist migraine." (New Jack Hustler) Ice T es un señor con mucho talento y muy bueno en lo suyo, pero también es el detective Odafin "Fin" Tutuola en Ley y Orden y no puedo pensar en otra cosa.
Easy to see that many were inspired by this. Its decent but sadly seems clichéd now
5
It's very interesting to listen to this album because it sounds like classical gangsta rap most of the time, but it's because it's is one of the classic albums of this style and inaugurated all of these classical characteristics. A great experience!
1991, gangsta rap, ich hab nix anderes erwartet, bissi zu lang, kann man sich anhören, stabil
I went into this thinking 2 stars, but I actually liked this quite a bit. 3 stars.
Glad I checked it out
Its ok
The kind of music that makes you feel 1,000 feet tall. Wise, funny, self-referential and heavy.
Not a bad album, classic rap humor
Og
Classic 90's rap, can't listen too right now since the house is full of kids
Mostly good. Some of the lyrics are ... Choice.
Best Ice-T project I’ve listened to, always thought of him as a lesser Eazy E (even tho he came first). I dig the body count stuff too
Ei lempparein miehen levyistä, mut nostalgiat heräsi. Bodycount saa aina adrenaliinin virtaamaan ja tsempin päälle. Hauska oli kuunnella pitkästä aikaa
some bangers, his flow is dated by modern standards but still brings some great bars
2/5
A pretty good album, I liked New Jack Hustler the most.
At some point, it really is too much of it.
If you like this album "I got news for you; that's means you're gay" IYKYK
As a performer, he's solid! But the lyrics don't really stand out, and the production is unspectacular. Basically, it's an hour and fifteen minutes long without anything that sounds like a hit. Sorry, but that's not going to cut it!
This seemed overly rehearsed and like he was trying too hard
This wasn't as bad as I thought it was going to be. I found myself enjoying it in parts, particularly Mic Contact with it's horns. It does go on for far too long though and has the usual skits that spoil so many hip hop albums. There's also a bizarre foray into crap rock music, that apparently Ice T has done quite a lot of over the years.
Glad that Ice T finally found his true calling acting on Law and Order. It’s not the worst rap I’ve ever heard. But in the pantheon of 90s rap records, it’s not even close to the top. And why is the album so long? Every song is the same flow, tempo, and content. Could have been 40 minutes and I probably would have enjoyed a little more.
Listened to half the album. It was alright
I'm excited for when I finish this challenge and never have to listen to gangster rap again
Another never-ending 70 minutes of hip-hop. Because of some decent ones to the end I give it the weak two stars. favourite: "Body Count", "Escape from the Killing Fields", "Pulse of the Rhyme" 1,5
muy buenos beats
ура реп! но однообразный альбом какой-то он не сильно выделяется среди остальной хип-хоп музыки 90х
Hip-hop simply isn't my vibe.
Some half decent backing tracks but I really don’t connect with this genre
Highlights: Mind Over Matter and Ya Shoulda Killed Me Last Year. A lot of this didn’t quite do it for me. Old school hip hop is hit or miss and this is no run dmc
Way too long and seemed very dated. I could care less about all the mentions in M.V.P. The only thing that was interesting was Body Count - mainly for the guitar and drum work on it - now an album like that would be much better than this one. I think you could lose every guest artist song on this album(less Body Count) and the and have a better album. And just how many times does anyone need to hear "O.G. Orginal Gangster" in a row? 40 is way too many - I think he could have gotten by with 9!
Bro. Why are rap albums so long. Ts is sooo repetitive omg every time i think the song is gonna end it just continues Body count was so unexpected lol
I really don’t like gangster rap
There’s so many better rap classics, this one seems very uninteresting.
man...
Not my thing.
On the surface level I dislike this album, the music feels very samey because I struggle to appreciate it and as of many rap albums, it's just jammed with expletives and derogation that for me, detract from some of the important messages this form of music conveys. I well understand that these things I dislike are pretty much a convention of rap - its just not quite to my taste. There were however parts of the album that I could appreciate, especially the way in which his individual personality came through - his evident sense of humour, refreshingly truthful perspective on poverty's link to criminalisation and reclaiming of his own story (maybe slightly over confidently). However, respect can't force me to enjoy something, the listening process felt strenuous at times, but, I did really like the woman, whoever she may be, she brought some well needed breaks. Oh, and Ice T's real name is Tracy, that's unreasonably funny to me.
Really nice album cover, I love the fonts / type and overall composition. The parental advisory card could use a little bit of margin space to the left of it but that's ok! Good voice, flow, beats, & production, but not my favorite lyricist. Sometimes I feel like he just writes down a bunch of tough guy gangsta words and phrases and then random places them on paper and that's a song. While listening, often I'll get to the end of a song and not really get much of what it was about besides "he's tough" and "he's a gangsta". Not that that is incredibly unique to him as it's definitely super prevalent in rap from this era, but I don't know, maybe it just doesn't come across as authentic when it's him singing. "Mind Over Matter" is a great example of this and ironically it's lyrics are about writing lyrics.. and it's just kind of bad and corny. It sounds really amateurish. "O.G. Original Gangster" is the big track on this album and sheesh does this one feel inauthentic too. I also think his flow really breaks down in this track as there's often so many times where he does a rhythm or cadence and repeats the same exact rhythm throughout the track (and rest of his songs really) so you almost can mimic his inflection because it's so repetitive. And then there's several times on this track where he rushes his flow to squeeze in some lyrics in a phrase and it comes across as really sloppy. "Evil-E What About Sex" kind of sucks too. "Me and the boys want to hear you rap about sex, Ice, please? Come on bro please?" Is this a real conversation that happens in studios between rappers? "Fly By" on the other hand sounds great, with fast in-your-face rapid fire vocal sections that are exciting and super tight. Unfortunately, it features two other rappers and they are the ones that elevate the rapping. Cool Black Sabbath sample on "Midnight". 2/5 for me. Ice-T is obviously one of the more famous rappers from this era and I'm sure he deserves an album on this list, but I'm just not really sold.
I didn’t like most of this.
Fav- midnight 2/5
I honestly thought this was going to be vanilla ice, so I was slightly disappointed going into this. This was okay. I do just find these sorts of albums repetitive. It was quite funny at points, and bitches 2 may be a feminist anthem. I don’t know whether this is just one of the first but there are so many LA crime stereotypes that now just feel overdone to be rapping about. I think this sounds of it’s time and that’s good.
3/10 Another horrible rap album. It was going to be a difficult day for anyone, following the Greatest album I've heard so far (Blood on the Tracks), but this is in a different universe. One of violence, bad language, ignorance, vile attitudes and sex. It's offensive to the ear, to the brain and to the heart.
I like west coast rap a lot, but this Ice T album doesn't really do much for me. His voice blends into the beat a lot, which makes his already relatively bland voice stand out even less. Did Bitches 2 really need to be here? The House was a good track, but the What About Sex interlude afterwards gave me whiplash.
mja
Ice-T has something to say that has some value about the sociocultural conditions of being a G. Unfortunately, he says it for way too long and a bit too one-note. I like some of the songs, but wouldn’t really put on the album to listen in whole. The beats aren’t particularly strong (though are a bit hard) and it all starts to sound a bit dated.
Favorite songs: New Jack Hustler (Nino’s Theme), O.G. Original Gangster
Maybe its good rap? IDK
Not really up my alley, but it eo got something
Rough. On the one hand it's got some nonsense that clearly he doesn't believe in. On the other it's got some stuff he truly does believe in.
This Ice T has a bad aftertaste—the tea is watered down, with way too much artificial sweetener, used to conceal the lack of taste.
some of the instrumentals were fun but just not a fan overall
01) Home of the Bodybag - 7,0 02) First Impression - / 03) Ziplock - 7,0 04) Mic Contract - 6,0 05) Mind Over Matter - 6,5 06) New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme) - 6,5 07) Ed - 6,0 08) Bitches 2 - 6,0 09) Straight Up Nigga - 5,5 10) O.G. Original Gangster - 7,0 11) The House - / 12) Evil E - What About Sex? - / 13) Fly By - 5,5 14) Midnight - 5,0 15) Fried Chicken - 5,0 16) M.V.P.s - 5,5 17) Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous - 5,5 18) Body Count - 5,0 19) Prepared to Die - / 20) Escape from the Killing Fields - 5,5 21) Street Killer - / 22) Pulse of the Rhyme - 5,5 23) The Tower - 6,0 24) Ya Shoulda Killed Me Last Year - 1,0 TOTAL: 5,63 (56/100) Current ranking: 731/860
Hasn't aged well. I did enjoy a few of the samples along the way.
There’s so many better gangsta rap albums from the 90’s….stick to Law and Order. It’s not all bad, but way too long, and sounds dated and corny. Likes: Mic Contract, New Jack Hustler, Body Count
Ice T was in a film in the 90s with Rutger Hauer and Gary Busey called Surviving the Game, where he played a homeless man that was being hunted as game by some rich white guys. I haven’t seen the film since the 90s, but it wasn’t a particularly good film back then. I listened to Ice T’s music in the 90’s too. I thought it was ok then, but on reflection and listening now, it isn’t. Funny that.
Började riktigt skakigt. De senare låtarna var bättre. Men överlag en besvikelse
To be fair, there were a few good bars in this album. But I just don’t know how this list can justify not having some of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time, like Graduation by Kanye West, and instead include albums like this. The beats were almost all really annoying, and the album was way too long. I like hip-hop, but I didn’t enjoy this.
Never was a big Ice T fan. And this is just very, very dated …
crip walkin through life
Rappare tröttnar inte på sina egna röster alltså.
Andra halvan var bättre, men till skillnad från annan hiphop på den här listan kändes det här rätt oinspirerat tyvärr.
0/24 bekannt 4/10 Beste Songs: bitches 2, Body count, the tower
Boring
Wie viele Alben aus der Zeit (s. Snoop Dogg und Eminem zuletzt hier in der Liste) für mich sehr schlecht gealtert. Textlich hier teilweise bessere Ansätze, allerdings die Beats hart langweilig.
While I know of him I haven't listened to Ice-T at all so this was a fun listen through because of that. The songs themselves weren't bad but they didn't catch me or drag me in wanting more. ITs kind of what I expected from this time. Perhaps something that was way better if you heard it when it came out.
I got bored half way through, a few interesting songs but a lot of filler.
Not my favorite artist
Not for me.
didn't finish
Candidly Ice-T. Good album.
Toooo many skits
Not a fan
did not really like it, not my style; but still well done
Not for me.
Not sure what I was expecting, but it wasn’t this. I can feel the ‘90s from the lyrics and beats, but this is a miss to me.
Not my kind of thing but he chooses samples well. Props to the Halloween film theme.
I listened to this twice and have no recollection of anything I heard except he said Ice T a lot, especially at the start of the album.
not for me.
Painfully aware that I am *not* the target audience for this music
Don't mess wit ice
Some undoubted high points, but over an hour of west coast gangster rap is a little bit too much for my sensitive European soul
A pretty standard 90s rap album from everyone's favorite NYPD detective. Really the kind of album that makes you want to have relationships with women and sex with men.
Not necessarily my thing, but he was good.
body goals i should stop eating mini cheddars
Hm. Not for me, but probably my third favourite Ice after Cube and Vanilla, so, bronze medal I guess.
he needs an editor
women are bitches amirite
rap...
Not my jam. Production is SO 90S. His vocals are too monotonous for me, too deadpan. Good flow, definitely, but not for me.
Body Count!
The only thing really noteworthy here is that the production is reasonably evocative of Peak Gangsta. Otherwise, the rhymes are fine, the subject matter is cliche (he's *not* being misogynistic, see, he calls men "bitches" too), the album is *so fucking long* (Nineties Overlong Album Disease is officially epidemic by '91), and the whole experience is consistently unpleasant in a way that I assume may have signified at the time but that I have no desire to experience again. Ice is understandably preoccupied with the violence around him but if you're going to be obsessed with something then you need to have something meaningful to say about it, and he doesn't really. Transitioning into acting was a good move.
uhh i appreciate hip hop but idc for this LMAO
Starting to think I need an acronym for "yeah its ok, but I wouldn't listen to it/not my genre." Perhaps "glad to have heard it once, but ready for the next"
Good beats, but the lyrics aren't for me.
2,5
One of the stronger rap albums I've come across in the 1001 Albums list. Ice-T’s lyrical delivery is sharp, and the production holds up well, blending classic hip-hop beats with a touch of rock influence—which I appreciated. His crossover appeal is evident, and it adds a bit of edge to the album. That said, the skits (as with many rap albums) felt unnecessary and broke the flow more than they added to it. Overall, it’s a solid listen, but not one I’d find myself returning to.
I could appreciate it but in general 90’s hip hop just isn’t my thing.
Ice T is real?!
Love hip-hop but I did not vibe with this at all. Album is infinitely too long and outdated.
Never really dug rap but let’s see how this goes * Body bag: Damn, that’s a lot of gunshots * Impression: lol * Ziplock: like the flow of this one * Next few: meh * Ed: liked the horns * Bitches 2: not bad * Straight up: respect the message * OG: more guns…still like the flow of verses * Evil E: lol * Flyby: eh * Midnight: sounds like this influenced beastie boys. 91? That timeline works right. Never liked boys either * Midnight: meh * Chicken: lol, interesting to hear about album use * MVP: zzzz * Lifestyles: wh * Body count: guitar??? I was unaware of this development * Prepared, escape: meh * Killer: dig the beats and samples, too short * Pulse: good flow * Tower: meh * Shoulda: interesting finish Just not a rap fan. Seems likes this is his fourth album, which surprises me for a 1991 release. Curious to see what some of his earlier albums are like. Doubt those will have a guitar tune.
Lots of bluster about being the OG, the gangster, the hustler, etc. I found it a bit boring. This is not something I’ve ever listened to. But I also found it kind of funny. Was that the intention? IDK - the funniest part is the chick that says: “ To be honest I'm totally and irrevocably on his dick” I wonder if she still is?
This album is feeling very long.
It's not really "for" me, and I wasn't really that into it, although I do support the messages behind it.