Ice-T

𝙍𝙖𝙬 𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙮𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙨𝙚 𝙛𝙪𝙣𝙠 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙪𝙣𝙛𝙞𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙡𝙮𝙧𝙞𝙘𝙨—𝙊.𝙂. 𝙊𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙖𝙡 𝙂𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚𝙨 𝙄𝙘𝙚-𝙏 𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙞𝙨 1991 𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠, 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙙𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙒𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝘾𝙤𝙖𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙖𝙥 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥.

Released just before the rise of gangsta rap as a dominant commercial force, *O.G.* stands as a blueprint. Ice-T lays out a full worldview, balancing harsh reality checks with critiques of the system, delivered with wit and swagger over beats built from deep funk samples and early 90s drum programming.

From the hard-hitting title track to “Lifestyles of the Rich and Infamous” and “Escape from the Killing Fields,” the LP balances street reportage with sharp commentary, while tracks like “New Jack Hustler” expanded his reach beyond hip-hop, soundtracking the *New Jack City* film.

Backed by the Rhyme Syndicate and featuring Ice’s earliest forays into metal crossover with Body Count, *O.G.* is a pivotal West Coast release—politically aware, musically ambitious, and foundational to the decade that followed.