Artist/Title: O.C. "Word Life" LP Wild Pitch (US) E1-30928. Mad Rare original pressing.  Mid-90s on Wild Pitch. Track Listing A1 Creative Control (1:44) Producer - Organized Konfusion A2 Word...Life (4:53) A3 O-Zone (4:04) A4 Born To Live (4:46) A5 Time's Up (3:29) A6 Point Of Viewz (4:14) Co-producer - Daven "Prestige" Vanderpool B1 Constables (4:04) Producer - Organized Konfusion B2 Ga Head (4:16) Producer - Lord Finesse B3 No Main Topic (3:42) Producer - DJ Ogee B4 Let It Slide (4:23) B5 Ma Dukes (3:58) B6 Story (3:03) Producer - DJ Ogee B7 Outtro (Sabatoge) (2:51) Album Notes Personnel: O.C., Pharoahe Monch (rap vocals); Roc Rader (scratches, background vocals); Tommy, X-Treme, Kutz, Stone, Kev Geeda (background vocals). Producers: Buckwild, Prestige, Organized Konfusion, D.J. Ogee, Lord Finesse. Recorded at Battery Studios, Unique Recording, Soundtracks and Power Play Studios, New York. All songs written by O.C. Includes samples from "Hey Young World" (as performed by Slick Rick), "Searchin'" (as performed by Roy Ayers), "Fresh Is The Word" (as performed by Mantronix) and "Sound Of The Police" (as performed by KRS-One). Wild Pitch recording artist O.C. was first seen as a guest on Organized Konfusion's "Fudge Pudge," but it wasn't until his own full-length debut, WORD...LIFE, that he proved to be one of rap's finest up-and-coming lyricists. In fact, his initial single, "Time's Up," answered the prayers of hip-hop fans who watched their music dominated by phony rappers who "pose lyrical but really ain't true." WORD...LIFE gathers together some of hip-hop's top underground producers (Buckwild, Lord Finesse, Organized Konfusion), but it's more than just the phat tracks that make it stand out from the pack. With its hypnotizing, laid-back beat and Slick Rick sample, "Time's Up" commends those who practice what they preach ("That's what I consider real in this field of music") and scolds those who do not ("Instead of putting brain cells to work they abuse it/Non-conceptual, non-exceptional/Everybody's either crime-related or sexual"). The album's title track defines the themes O.C. explores throughout--Word signifying truthfulness, Life reflecting the urban environment within which the rapper exists. He clearly reflects his values on tracks like "Born 2 Live" and "Point O Viewz": no guns or violence, no weed-smoking, no vulgarities or over-exaggerated frontin'. And what better way to emphasize the album's positive feel, than by using his own mother's vocals on "Ma Dukes."

This is the ORIGINAL NOT THE REISSUE

Record condition is EX, better than VG+

PAYPAL ONLY.

On Mar-27-14 at 20:31:58 PDT, seller added the following information:

Definite wear and tear for the cover, but the record itself is in EXCELLENT condition.  Never played by me.