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O.G. Original Gangster (song)

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Wikipedia article




"'O.G. Original Gangster'" is a song written and performed by American recording artist Ice-T. It was released as a single from the rapper's fourth studio album of the same name. The song was produced by Tracy "Ice-T" Marrow, Shafiq "SLJ" Husayn and Alphonso "DJ Aladdin" Henderson, and released in 1991 via Sire Records. Reaching a peak position of number 7 on the US 'Billboard' Hot Rap Songs, the single remained on the chart for a total of 11 weeks. The track is also appeared on the retrospective 'Greatest Hits: The Evidence' and in the 2004 Xbox video game 'Def Jam: Fight for NY' with Ice-T featuring in the game as himself as a playable character and in the storyline.

Background



In the song, Ice-T raps about his life before he started rapping.

"O.G. Original Gangster" uses samples from Melvin Bliss' "Synthetic Substitution", Thin Lizzy's "Johnny the Fox Meets Jimmy the Weed", James Brown's "Funky Drummer", Dexter Wansel's "Theme From the Planets", Curtis Mayfield's "Right on for the Darkness" and Ice-T's "6 in the Mornin'".

Track listing



Personnel



* Tracy Lauren Marrow vocals, lyrics, producer, arranger, executive producer

* Alphonso Henderson producer

* Charles Andre Glenn producer

* Shafiq "SLJ" Husayn producer

* Bilal Bashir producer

* Eric Garcia scratches

* Vachik Aghaniantz mixing

* Dennis "Def-Pea" Parker recording

* Tim Stedman design

* Glen E. Friedman photography

* Jorge Hinojosa management

Charts



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| Australia (ARIA Charts)

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References




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