O.C. - Word... Life

[456micman]

Smh rappers dont drop knowledge in the songs no more jus the ABC approach to everything smh...

[bboytrix1]

o.c. would say sound awesome on a collab with large pro. that i would pay alot of money to hear

[Redboy1ism]

It would have been beautiful if him and Nas would have collaborated together.Or better yet if those 2 and A.Z. would have been a trio.Smell me!!!!!! All 3 are very sharp wordsmiths.That's what I call a triple threat.

[SickKnowledge82]

Dude OCeez intellect is unreal and so well spoken. You cant deny how fucking ridiculously real OC is on the rhyme schemes and capacity of his poetic ability.

[TheTeenLyricist]

@SickKnowledge82 Look up canibus

[gangstamind187]

@SickKnowledge82 yea definitely check out Canibus..he still spits too..his album "Lyrical Law" is going to be crazy..and his album with Keith Murray too

[DarkJohny07]

Check HiFi Banda - Warsaw Outdoors with O.C. , A.G. , Boogie Blind

[LyricalMurderer1]

if i see O.C. perform live (Rock the bells??) then my life would be complete

[jadasic]

THIS SHiT CANT BE TOUCHED.

[rakim467]

Smooth flow and lyrics that you can play back time and time again and take something from....How many tracks can do that nowadays? Mind you there weren't that many even back then....I wish major labels would back artists like this to get the music heard and promote real hip hop music and not 'rappers' who make whatever the labels feel sells at the time... & as for Times Up this has to be one for any true hip hop listener to have in their vinyl collection......

[DnnQns]

I MISSED THIS ALBUM BACK IN 1994, BUT I MADE UP FOR IT BY BUYING THE 2004 & 2008 VERSIONS OF THE CLASSIC LP. WORD...LIFE IS FOREVER.

[Peterfisken]

O.C is my favourite rapper of all time. Big respect to you! You have flava ;) Greatest MC of all time..

[Hazmat347]

This was my favorite joint through out the whole album. Classic

[blackoil911]

@Hazmat347

yea feels good hearing ole skool , you should check out people under the stairs''' their the new era of ole skool''

and also hieroglyphics

[warofoakland]

O.C. has the slickest laid back type of flow

[mrgerbiksuncle]

check out my remix for born to live. leave comments

[OriginalSamples]

thers no official instrumental to this....i know why

[maximebuchi]

the remix was much better

[ariahjudah47]

does anyone know were the singing is sampled from that starts at 4:11, is it from an old soul song? any help is very apreciated, buckwild is on point man for real

[LifeOfAnOutlaw]

94 was the best year: Nas - Illmatic (1994) Jeru The Damaja - The Sun Rises In The East (1994) Organized Konfusion - Stress: The Extinction Agenda (1994) The Notorious BIG - Ready To Die (1994) Common Sense - Resurrection (1994) Grave digga - 6 feet deep (1994) Scarface - the diary (1994) O.C. - Word...Life (1994) Gang starr - hard to earn (1994) Methode man - Tical (1994) my favorite is Jeru's album at the moment

[Frag3ile]

Couldn't agree with you any more.

I can't bring any single one ahead of another , ILLmatic would be the best propably , but Jeru's , Konfusion's and O.C.'s albums are all perfection .

[Luis514]

good year no doubt, all dope artist u mentioned...... 93 was a dope year too and 88 was full of classics too...peace

[LampreyTheVillain]

It was a great year for Rock too. Just a great fucking year for music come to think of it. Radiohead came out with the bends, Blur with Parklife, Jawbox with their Atlantic debut, Smashing Pumpkins with Siamese Dream. The list goes on. It was a great year to be an artists.

[LifeOfAnOutlaw]

Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York

dEUS - Worst Case Scenario

Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies

SpearHead - Home

Pete Rock & CL Smooth - Main Ingredient

Yeah it was a hell of a year 94

[LampreyTheVillain]

Oh AND GZA Liquid Swords. Can't believe we forgot that one.

[LifeOfAnOutlaw]

Nope Liquid Swords was released in '95.

[LampreyTheVillain]

Oh my bad. Same with Cuban Linx too. Wow, 95 wasn't bad either come to think of it. Haha.

[sfknns]

some more 94 classics

Redman - Dare iz a darkside

Outkast - Southernplayalistic

Saafir - Boxcar Sessions

M.O.P - To The Death

Bone Thugs - Creepin on a Come up

Casual - Fear Itself

Extra Prolific - Like it should be

Warren G regulate g funk era

[Infamous256]

And a few more for ya-

Big L -- Lifestyles Of Tha Poor and Dangerous

Keith Murray - The Most Beauifullest Thing...

The Alkaholiks - Coast to Coast

Method Man - Tical

Scarface - The Diary

Shyheim - Manchild

Organized Konfusion - The Extinction Agenda

The Nonce - World Ultimate

Yes 94' was one hell of a year and im glad i grew up in such a great era of music.

[sfknns]

I agree also some more

Main Source - Fuck what you think

8ball & MJG - on the outside looking in

De La Soul - Buhloone Mindstate

The Fugees - Blunted on Reality

However, I think that Big L album was 95 not 94!

[SCHMOOVNESS]

pete rock - main ingredient

[calibar38]

Big L and tha Liks came out in 95 son...

[calibar38]

Dru Down - Explicit Game

Nas - illmatic

Biggie - Ready to die

Spice 1 - Amerikkka's nightmare

Gravediggaz - 6 feet deep

Shyheim - aka rugged child

Method Man - Tical

[blackoil911]

@calibar38

hey method man - tical was awesome yo

plz check the song

I just wanna chill by Large Proffesor and also

93 till infinity by hiero let me know what u think

sharing the golden age of hiphhop the great age

[marinoblocker]

@LifeOfAnOutlaw I agree 100%

[pradadon]

@LifeOfAnOutlaw

Do remember The Beatnuts - Street Level

[MrDirtdevil91]

@LifeOfAnOutlaw Either that or 1995, I pick 1995

[Azures7]

@LifeOfAnOutlaw

Spice 1 - Amerkkka's Nightmare (1994) Redman - Dare Iz A Darkside (1994) Pete Rock & CL Smooth - The Main Ingredient (1994)

[LUDAing]

@LifeOfAnOutlaw Redman dare iz tha dark side (1994)

[Usc777]

@LUDAing No... Dare Iz A Dark Side ....

[spideymayne]

@LifeOfAnOutlaw Not to mention Redman and Outkast. Look at that list. We'll never have a year like that ever again.

[joeyspeaz]

@LifeOfAnOutlaw 

[BrannuSunyata]

@LifeOfAnOutlaw --- '94 was dope, but don't sleep on '88. Word .... life.

[checkieb]

@LifeOfAnOutlaw NO DOUBT

dont forget Craig Mack...keith murray

95 Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, Liquid Swords,.... 96 group home...92 epmd the list has no end 90sszzzz

[19MJsPr89]

@LifeOfAnOutlaw

Classic list, add these:

Pete Rock & CL Smooth - The Main Ingredient (1994)

The Beatnuts - Street Level (1994)

M.O.P. - To the Death (1994)

Outkast - Southernplayalistic (1994)

My favourite is 1994 album is probably Resurrection

[snubbs741]

@LifeOfAnOutlaw Artifacts-Between a Rock and a Hard Place, Casual-Fear Itself, Extra Prolific-How It Should Be, Rappin' 4-Tay-Don't Fight the Feelin, Spice1-Amerikkka's Nightmare, UGK-Super Tight

Had to throw in some Bay Area classics!

[KIINGSYZE]

@LifeOfAnOutlaw nas is mainstream so homo my as well colab with bieber

[IllustriousMC]

I WAS GONNA BUY THIS ALBUM!! but i got Killarmy - Silent Weapons for Quite Wars instead.... stupid me

[jdfriden]

Arguably the best producer in hip-hop: Buckwild

Arguably the best rapper in hip-hop: O.C.

This is their best collaboration. Can we say the best song in hip-hop history? I would say so. I've been repeating this one for years (as well as the entire album which I feel is the best album in hip-hop history) and it never becomes old. What defines a classic is it's ability to be timeless.

[askoastm2]

I'd say that O.C. is a top 10 MC , if not top 5.Buckwild is a top 5 producer most definitely.

But the greatest song in hip-hop history in my opinion would be T.R.O.Y.

[fundamental4]

Moment of Truth, Reflection Eternal, Illmatic, Reasonable Doubt are arguably each the greatest hip-hop albulm.. which is it?

DITC is tight. RIP BIG L. RIP 2PAC. RIP BIG. RIP DMC.

[cjeezy16]

90's hip-hop what more 2 say when lyrics was poetry and train thought

[weedsmokinonthebeach]

CLASSIC!!!!!!!!!

[DaanOFF321]

Prince Po's does sound a lot like Pac :-P

[askoastm2]

one of the best albums from the best year in hip-hop .

[constantelevation]

sony walkman,backpak,and timbos muzik...what!!!

[55emiliano]

you here the jewelz he dropping you new mc's pay homage. the old school brought light!

[illmaticQB]

idk why no new cats come out.prob cause there bein brainwashed by all these commercial ass niggas.reAL Hip hOP FOREVERRRR

[jacko39]

thats what i'm sayin!

[MegaBattleCyborg]

as long as the true hip hop heads stay true and listen to the roots hip hop will stay alive. I'm from London but I love Hip Hop.. it's true expression.

[fundamental4]

new youth is stupid and all they care about is bitches and money. That brainwash continues. Those that want to learn the roots are the saviors to hiphop. fuckem fuckem fuckem long live train of thoughts.one

[the1andonlyrmp55]

OC is toooo underrated. I'ma grab this CD from FYE. This beat is to crazy. Buckwild did his thing.

[scousejimmy1]

it just shows you that the minority have the best taste in music.check my page if your a real hip hop head for some real hip hop videos

[sannevisser]

soo hard yet so jazzy , classic track.

[JerzeyPrince23]

Classic for 9-4.

[weirdguy112358]

Look at the youtube video... it says it right there. It shares the same name as this track...

[samuraikills]

what da name a de album

someone answer in my prof pleaz

[groovivi]

Defintely Mind Blowing ! Sick !!! Can't get enough of dis real rap shit !! word life....

[samuraikills]

best song i ever heard...

peace out...

[EdenJudkins]

O.C. is one of the greats, very under rated just like AZ, Cormega and many others

[darkarts79]

50 cent gets 12million hits, oc gets a few hundred. something wrong with the people these days,know what i mean.....peace

[Clownboogie]

You are very right. The industry is one fucked up place. Peace

[ketchuphead420]

Verses serve a purpose like workers,

Get this clowns makin' hip-hop a circus

Me and my architect, mark my sweat

The brain of an engine, better yet a corvette

Thoughts are surgin' like a sub submergin',

Some subjects never been touched like a virgin

Urgent MC's, beware of the wrath,

I'm destroyin all things that go through my path

[Dinjolino]

...you understand:)

[ketchuphead420]

Haha I live for this shit.

[JAHrcore]

Temasoooo!!