TRACKLIST
A1 Creative Control
A2 Word...Life
A3 O-Zone
A4 Born 2 Live
B1 Time's Up
B2 Point O Viewz
B3 Constables
C1 Ga Head
C2 No Main Topic
C3 Let It Slide
D1 Ma Dukes
D2 Story
D3 Outtro (Sabotage)
D4 Born 2 Live (Live Remix)
DESCRIPTION
The man born Omar Credle is an ornate wordsmith; his tone is rough and rococo — every verse is like a boosted spool of handmade silk. There’s a meticulous rasp to every O.C. utterance, wherein his lavish darts seem composed by a Crooklyn corner-stander tickled by his technical brilliance.
O.C., on Word...Life, had to compete in this impossible climate (in which Nas was rap’s messiah, and B.I.G. squared mad circles the instant he uttered, “It was all a dream”). Against all odds, O.C.’s first LP captivated in its quiet way.