In 1991, Ice-T reaches his fourth album. Until now he has released exclusively classics and "OG" is no different, it's his fourth and last good album.
The funky production is more varied and complex than his previous efforts, and is provided by DJ Aladdin (Low Profile), Afrika Islam and Evil E: this trio provides a musically solid and agile carpet for the aggressive bars of the rapper, here angry and unstoppable. Ice-T releases political, socio-conscious and street lyrics, mainly gangsta, tackles many topics including crime, ghetto, prison life, women, cars, censorship, braggadocio and friends, combining a bit of humor with violent and sexists' traits, his lyricism is raw, cold and hard as the rhythms.
This effort ends up being an album full of violent and honestly direct, classic cuts (including "New Jack Hustler", which tells the life of Nino Brown, the protagonist of the homonymous movie pursued by Ice-T, who plays a policeman in the movie) even in his crossovers ("Body Count" has clear vibes metal, played by the group of the same name that the rapper belongs to), on these rough rhythms the MC sounds safe and determined, effortlessly, effective thanks to his smooth and hardcore flow, creating what is often considered his best work, a solid, coherent and powerful album despite the excessive length (over 70 minutes) and that has definitively consolidated him as one of the godfathers of the gangsta and one of the best artists of the subgenre.
Highlights: "Mind Over Matter", "New Jack Hustler", "O.G. Original Gangster", "Midnight", "Lyfestyles of the Rich and Infamous", "Body Count", "The Tower".
Rating: 8/10.
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