Word...Life

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Word...Life
Studio album by O.C.
Released October 18, 1994
Recorded 1993-94
Genre Hip hop
Length 53:36
Label Wild Pitch Records
Producer Organized Konfusion
Buckwild
Lord Finesse
DJ Ogee
O.C. chronology
Word...Life
(1994)		 Jewelz
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
RapReviews(9.5/10)[2]

Word...Life is the debut album from underground hip hop artist O.C., who came to prominence in hip hop because of the album. It was released on October 18, 1994 by Wild Pitch Records. It also helped establish his membership in the legendary hip hop crew D.I.T.C., which includes Lord Finesse, Showbiz & A.G., Diamond D, Fat Joe, Big L and Buckwild, who produced the majority of this album. The album is now out of print.

The album is most remembered because of the single "Time's Up". The instrumental to the track was used in the movie 8 Mile, starring rapper Eminem, in a rap battle scene.[3] The song was a scathing accusation, pointed at thug-posturers who were flooding the hip hop scene at the time. Vocal clips from the song have been sampled in numerous hip hop tracks throughout the years; including Mos Def's song "Hip Hop" off of his 1999 album Black on Both Sides and Big L's song "The Enemy", which appears on his posthumous album The Big Picture.

Track listing

# Title Songwriters Producer(s) Performer (s) Length
1 "Creative Control" O. Credle, L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson Organized Konfusion O.C. 1:44
2 "Word...Life" O. Credle, A. Best Buckwild O.C. 4:53
3 "O-Zone" O. Credle, A. Best Buckwild O.C. 4:04
4 "Born 2 Live" O. Credle, A. Best Buckwild O.C. 4:46
5 "Time's Up" O. Credle, A. Best Buckwild O.C. 3:29
6 "Point O' Viewz" O. Credle, D. Vanderpool, A. Best Buckwild, Prestige O.C. 4:14
7 "Constables" O. Credle, L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson Organized Konfusion O.C. 4:04
8 "Ga Head" O. Credle, R. Hall Lord Finesse O.C. 3:55
9 "No Main Topic" O. Credle, G. Scott DJ Ogee O.C. 3:42
10 "Let It Slide" O. Credle, A. Best Buckwild O.C. 4:23
11 "Ma Dukes" O. Credle, A. Best Buckwild O.C. 3:58
12 "Story" O. Credle, G. Scott DJ Ogee O.C. 3:03
13 "Outtro (Sabotage)" O. Credle, A. Best Buckwild O.C. 2:51
14 "Born 2 Live (Remix)" O. Credle, A. Best Organized Konfusion O.C. 3:45

Samples

Creative Control

Word...Life

O-Zone

Born 2 Live

Time's Up

Point O Viewz

Constables

Ga Head

No Main Topic

Let It Slide

Ma Dukes

Outtro (Sabotage)

2004 re-issue

Word...Life was re-issued in 2004, its tenth anniversary, with five bonus tracks. They are:

  1. "Challenge Y'all"
  2. "U Made Me"
  3. "U-N-I"
  4. "Half Good Half Sinner"
  5. "Wordplay"

Album singles

Single information
"Born 2 Live"
  • Released: 1994
  • B-Side: "Let It Slide"
"Time's Up"
  • Released: 1994
  • B-Side: "Time's Up (Buckwild Remix)", "Time's Up (DJ Eclipse Remix)"

Chart positions

Album

Chart (1994) Peak
position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[4] 34

Singles

Year Song Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales
1994 "Time's Up" 34
1994 "Born 2 Live" 41

References

  1. ↑ Word...Life at AllMusic
  2. ↑ RapReviews review
  3. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHMF-bVxlkc
  4. ↑ "O.C. – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for O.C.. Retrieved April 28, 2016.

Sources

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