Word...Life

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Word...Life
Studio album by
O.C.
ReleasedOctober 18, 1994 (1994-10-18)
Recorded1993–1994
GenreHip-hop
Length53:36
LabelWild Pitch Records
Producer
O.C. chronology
Word...Life
(1994) 		Jewelz
(1997)
Singles from Word…Life
  1. "Time's Up"
    Released: July 19, 1994
  2. "Born 2 Live"
    Released: November 22, 1994

Word...Life is the debut album from hip-hop artist O.C. 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 and A.G., Diamond D, Fat Joe, Big L and Buckwild, who produced the majority of this album. Two singles from the album were released: "Time's Up" and "Born 2 Live".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[1]
RapReviews9.5/10[2]
The SourceStarStarStarHalf star[3]

AllMusic editor M.F. DiBella said that Word...Life signaled "the arrival of one of modern rap's more gifted storytelling lyricists", noting how O.C. delivers the "East Coast B-boyism" found in "Time's Up" but excels on "Born to Live" and the more "existential subject matter" on the record thanks to Organized Konfusion providing "thought-provoking intellectual diversity" throughout the record.[1] In a retrospective review, Matt Jost of RapReviews praised O.C. for exercising his "creative control" on "straightforward, eloquent" tracks like "Ga Head" and "Let It Slide" and showcasing "a more intricate, abstract side" on songs like "No Main Topic" and "O-Zone", concluding that: "While not always believable as a battle rapper, in terms of the rap game O.C. really had said all that needed to be said in "Time's Up." But it was on the album where he had to live up to his own words. Which he did, with some success. He helped introduce a new breed of MC's that left behind the playfulness of the Native Tongues, the anger management of Public Enemy, the controversial 'attitude' of N.W.A, the pop sensibility of Heavy D."[2]

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., Pharoahe Monch 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

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. ^ a b DiBella, M.F. "Word...Life - O.C." AllMusic. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  2. ^ a b Jost, Matt (June 7, 2005). "O.C. :: Word...Life :: Wild Pitch Records". RapReviews. Archived from the original on January 14, 2019. Retrieved January 7, 2012.
  3. ^ Mao, Jeff "Chairman" (November 1994). "O.C. – Word...Life". The Source. No. 62.
  4. ^ "O.C. Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 28, 2016.

Sources


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