O.C. - Born 2 Live

From 1994 Album: "Word...Life".....

O.C.'s Myspace:
http://www.myspace.com/ocdaphenomenon

.....Purchase O.C.'s music from there also

Omar Credle (born in 1972 in Brooklyn, New York), known by his stage name, O.C., is an American rapper who has been involved with several renowned underground hip-hop groups and also released many solo albums.

Credle was born in Brooklyn and raised in the Bushwick section. In 1991, he made his recording debut on Organized Konfusion's "Fudge Pudge" and one year later he made a featuring on the remix of MC Serch's "Back to the Grill" (which also features a very young Nasty Nas). By 1994, he had signed with Wild Pitch Records and recorded the seminal classic Word...Life which featured his most notable single "Time's Up". The album was critically acclaimed and remains beloved in hip-hop circles.

In 1997, O.C. signed to Pay Day Records, where he released his second album Jewelz — another critically acclaimed effort that kept O.C. headed in the right direction and featured collaborations with DJ Premier, Da Beatminerz and Freddie Foxxx. By this time, he was a part of the underground rap act known as Diggin' in The Crates together with legends like Lord Finesse, Showbiz & A.G., Diamond D, Buckwild and Big L. In 2000 the crew released their self-titled debut album through Tommy Boy Records on which O.C. featured on the majority of the songs.

The 2001 release of Bon Appetit was met with very mixed reviews; the negative accused O.C. of selling out with a polished, shining and toned-down sound. This was although Buckwild produced the large bulk of the album with the only help coming from Lord Finesse and Ahmed (pretty much the same formula that made Word...Life'. After the disappointing release O.C. disappeared from the scene until 2005, when he released his fourth album with Grit Records; Starchild which only dropped as a very limited Japanese/European import and was met with great acclaim. Later that year, he signed with Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings and teamed up with Bronx-native producer Mike Loe, and dropped Smoke and Mirrors.

O.C. is also known for his feature on the Clockers soundtrack as part of the Crooklyn Dodgers, which also featured rappers Chubb Rock and Jeru the Damaja on the now classic DJ Premier produced "Return of the Crooklyn Dodgers". This is however the only time the group has ever collaborated.

Right now, O.C. is collaborating with fellow D.I.T.C. member A.G. for an album entitled Oasis which is set to be released on November 23 2009. The bulk of the album is produced by French beatsmith E-Blaze with additional tracks supplied by Lord Finesse, Statik Selektah and Showbiz who also acts as the executive producer of the album.

Updated & Extended Info here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O.C._%28rapper%29

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[NofuccinWay]

tha days of real hip hop

[trevoprovod]

great flow,great lyrics...

[DoctorSess]

@DjKahle life is but a dream, death is waking up.

[imtheFreshest]

@Haristiro

Check out all the other work from O.C.

He is a true man, intelligent hoodlum and lyrically biest.

[Haristiro]

i am from bosnia and i i listen to a song for the first time.

...and u know what?!

i really likeeeeeeeeeee it.this was a real hip hop.

[DaAnalogDogg86]

@NofuccinWay and the day the when the cities were really poppin'.

[jimimans]

dam this video reminds me of marlo playing with his pigeons in 'the Wire'

[TheMadmonkeytv]

@NofuccinWay hell ya

[DjKahle]

@YoungKnoccOut Life is the world we got to live in. Dreaming of heaven will just get your time on earth wasted on something you could never even prove was real.

2 hands working can accomplish more than a million hands clasped in prayer.

[arkim44]

@YoungKnoccOut

yeah but that would make all music irrelevant anyway, don't dwell on that shit man..just live ya life best you can.

peace

[YoungKnoccOut]

This song would be so irrelevant if we knew their was proof of heaven

or at least a god. but sadly....we may never know (even after death too)

[hOuGhZfLeX]

Fuck vevo go vintage hip hop sesttle