Stress: The Extinction Agenda
Stress: The Extinction Agenda | ||||
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Studio album by Organized Konfusion | ||||
Released | August 16, 1994 | |||
Recorded | 1993–94 | |||
Genre | Hip hop | |||
Length | 45:34 | |||
Label | Hollywood BASIC / Elektra Records | |||
Producer |
Organized Konfusion Buckwild Rockwilder | |||
Organized Konfusion chronology | ||||
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Singles from Stress: The Extinction Agenda | ||||
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Stress: The Extinction Agenda is the second full-length album by Queens hip hop duo Organized Konfusion, released on August 16, 1994, on Hollywood BASIC.
Album information
The group went outside its past self-production and got help from future star producers Buckwild and Rockwilder. The album features O.C. and A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip. The album's tone is generally darker than that of its predecessor, with subject matter falling under the album's title. The album is now out of print.
The cover was painted by the late Matt Reid AKA Matt Doo of Dooable Arts, who later committed suicide. Prince Po later would later write "Be Easy", a song dedicated to him from his album The Slickness. He also designed the cover for Company Flow's seminal Funcrusher Plus.
Reception
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | link |
The Source | link |
RapReviews.com | link |
Stress: The Extinction Agenda was well received and is considered to be an underground hip hop classic. Spin magazine included it on Spin's list of the "10 Best Albums You Didn't Hear In '95".[1]
The Source gave it 4 stars out of 5 and said that, "The essence of Organized Konfusion is pure lyricism. More so than any other artists out now, Monch and Prince are masters of words and phrases... they become verbal contortionists, creating moving molecules of syllables and sounds."[2] In 1998, the album was included as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.
Rap Pages said, "This is a must-have LP for any aspiring lyricist, as well as for avid fans who are tired of the saturated, unexceptional, untalented, crime-related, or sexual, close-minded MCs."[3] Urban Latino said, "[Organized Konfusion] create a sophisticated hip-hop style that is often as innovative as it is infectious... there's enough head-bobbing and bounce-type material here to keep the attention of even the most jaded listener."[4]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson | Organized Konfusion | 2:03 |
2. | "Stress" | L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson, C. Mingus, A. Best | Buckwild | 4:03 |
3. | "The Extinction Agenda" | L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson, H. Hancock | Organized Konfusion | 3:59 |
4. | "Thirteen" | T. Jamerson, A. Best | Buckwild | 3:54 |
5. | "Black Sunday" | L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson | Organized Konfusion | 3:13 |
6. | "Drop Bombs" | L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson | Organized Konfusion | 1:35 |
7. | "Bring It On" | L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson | Organized Konfusion | 3:16 |
8. | "Why" | L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson, A. Best | Buckwild, Organized Konfusion | 4:10 |
9. | "Let's Organize" (featuring O.C. and Q-Tip) | L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson, P. Rushen, J. Davis, O. Credle | Organized Konfusion | 4:21 |
10. | "3-2-1" | L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson | Organized Konfusion | 3:26 |
11. | "Keep It Koming" | L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson, J. Adderley | Organized Konfusion | 3:58 |
12. | "Stray Bullet" | L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson | Organized Konfusion | 3:44 |
13. | "Maintain" | L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson, D. Stinson | Rockwilder | 4:19 |
Samples
Intro
- "California Dreaming" by George Benson
Stress
- "Last Hope's Gone" by Butterfield Blues Band
- "Mingus Fingus No. 2" by Charles Mingus
- "Long Red" by Mountain
The Extinction Agenda
- "Rain Dance" by Herbie Hancock
- "Moon Germs" by Joe Farrell
Thirteen
- "UFO" by ESG
Black Sunday
- "Jagger the Dagger" by Eugene McDaniels
Why
- "Light My Fire" by Brian Auger's Oblivion Express
- "The Rill Thing" by Little Richard
- "Soft Shell" by Motherlode
Let's Organize
- "Kickin' Back" by Patrice Rushen
3-2-1
- "Melody 4 Thelma" by Blue Mitchell
Keep It Koming
- "Opus V" by The Ramsey Lewis Trio
Stray Bullet
- "Wind Parade" by Donald Byrd
- "Nautilus" by Bob James
Maintain
- "Get Up, Get Into It, Get Involved" by James Brown
- "Don't Change Your Love" by Five Stairsteps
Charts
Chart (1994) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[5] | 187 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[6] | 28 |
Singles
Year | Song | Hot Rap Singles |
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1994 | "Stress" | 50 |
References
- ↑ 1/96, p. 64
- ↑ 9/94, p. 91
- ↑ 11/94, p. 25
- ↑ 10/94, p. 53
- ↑ "Organized Konfusion – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Organized Konfusion. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ↑ "Organized Konfusion – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Organized Konfusion. Retrieved November 8, 2016.