Da Storm is the first studio album by American hip hop trio Originoo Gunn Clappaz.[5] It was released on October 29, 1996, through Duck Down/Priority Records. Recording sessions took place at Chung King Studios, at D&D Studios, at Platinum Island Studios and at Unique Studios in New York, and at WPGC FM in Washington. Production was handled by Da Beatminerz, DJ Ogee, E-Swift, Shaleek and Steele. It features guest appearances from Bad Vybes, M.S., Sadat X, Sean Black and the Representativz. The album peaked at number 47 on the Billboard 200 and number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Two singles were released from the album: "No Fear" and "Hurricane Starang".
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| Released | October 29, 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 1995–1996 | |||
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| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 50:37 | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Muzik |  [2] |
| RapReviews | 10/10[3] |
| The Source | 3.5/5[4] |
O.G.C. members Starang Wondah, Top Dog and Louieville Sluggah gained fame as members of the hip hop collective Boot Camp Clik, first appearing with Heltah Skeltah as 'The Fab 5' in 1995. The two groups split up to release separate albums in 1996, with Da Storm being the last Boot Camp Clik release after Black Moon's Enta da Stage, Smif-N-Wessun's Dah Shinin' and Heltah Skeltah's Nocturnal. Of these four Boot Camp albums, Da Storm sold the least, reaching just over 200,000 copies in the United States.
Singles edit
"No Fear" b/w "Da Storm" was released as the lead single from the album. It peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100, number 63 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 13 on the Hot Rap Songs. The music video for "No Fear" caused a small dispute between Starang Wondah and The Notorious B.I.G. as it contained a Biggie look-alike when Starang said the lines, "I scare, petty MCs who claim they got gats/frontin wit hoes in videos with pimp hats/but the fact, still remains/that you're just a stain on the bottom of my boots while I'm still Starang". Starang was attacked by Biggie's henchmen at D&D Studios, and later mentions the attack on Heltah Skeltah's 1998 track "I Ain't Havin' That". "No Fear" was also used by Beyoncé Knowles on her 2003 hit "Baby Boy".
"Hurricane Starang" b/w "Gunn Clapp" and "Danjer", released as the album's second single, has a split video made up for "Hurricane Starang" and "Danjer", titled "Hurricane Danjer".
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | 0:20 | ||
| 2. | "Calm Before da Storm" |
| Shaleek | 3:26 |
| 3. | "No Fear" |
| Mr. Walt | 4:08 |
| 4. | "Boom...Boom... Fucking Prick" | 0:27 | ||
| 5. | "Gunn Clapp" |
| Mr. Walt | 4:50 |
| 6. | "Emergency Broadcast System" | Big Tigger and his hip hop critics | 0:27 | |
| 7. | "Hurricane Starang" |
| Mr. Walt | 4:04 |
| 8. | "Danjer" |
| Baby Paul | 3:17 |
| 9. | "Elements of da Storm" |
| 2:06 | |
| 10. | "Da Storm" |
| DJ Evil Dee | 4:09 |
| 11. | "Wild Cowboys in Bucktown" (featuring Sadat X and Sean Black) |
| DJ Ogee | 4:35 |
| 12. | "God Don't Like Ugly" |
| 4:46 | |
| 13. | "X-Unknown" |
| DJ Evil Dee | 4:35 |
| 14. | "Elite Fleet" (featuring MS, the Representativz and Bad Vybes) |
| Baby Paul | 5:23 |
| 15. | "Flappin'" |
| 4:04 | |
| Total length: | 50:37 | |||
- Notes
- Sample credits
- Track 7 contains a sample from "Country Roads" as recorded by the Gary Burton Quartet
- Track 8 contains a sample from "New Spaces" as recorded by the John Payne Band
- Track 14 contains a sample from "Past Days" as recorded by the John Payne Band and "Flava in Ya Ear" as recorded by Craig Mack
- Track 15 contains a sample from "Past Days" as recorded by the John Payne Band
Personnel edit
- Jack "Starang Wondah" McNair – rap vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10-15), co-producer (track 1), mixing (tracks: 10, 13)
- Dashawn "Top Dog" Yates – rap vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 8-15), arranging (track 9)
- Barret "Louieville Sluggah" Powell – rap vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 8, 10-15)
Guest musicians
- Derek "Sadat X" Murphy – rap vocals (track 11)
- Sean Black – rap vocals (track 11)
- Demetrio "Supreme" Muniz – rap vocals (track 14), co-producer (track 9)
- Louis "Lidu Rock" Johnson – rap vocals (track 14)
- Bad Vybes – rap vocals (track 14)
- M.S. – rap vocals (track 14)
- Da Rockness Monstas – additional rap vocals (track 7)
- Paul "Baby Paul Hendricks – producer (tracks: 1, 8, 14)
- Darryl "Shaleek" Pearson – producer (track 2)
- Walter "Mr. Walt" Dewgarde – producer (tracks: 3, 4, 7)
- Darian "Big Tigger" Morgan – producer (track 6)
- Darrell "Steele" Yates, Jr. – producer (track 9)
- Ewart "DJ Evil Dee" Dewgarde – producer (tracks: 10, 13)
- Eric "E-Swift" Brooks – producer (track 15)
- Yuwee "The Ambasitor" Barsi – co-producer (track 9)
- Kenyatta "Buckshot" Blake – co-producer (track 12), mixing (tracks: 3, 7, 10)
- Lorenzo "Lord Jamar Dechalus – co-producer (track 12)
- Otis "Madlib" Jackson, Jr. – co-producer (track 15)
- Drew "Dru-Ha" Friedman – mixing (tracks: 3, 7, 10, 13)
- Kieran Walsh – engineering (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14)
- John Wydrycs – engineering (tracks: 7, 8, 12-15)
- Dexter Thibou – assistant engineering (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 13, 14)
- Alex Olsson – assistant engineering (track 7)
- Jay Nicholas – assistant engineering (tracks: 8, 12-15)
- Tramp and Huy – design
- Mo-B – photography
Charts edit
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[6] | 47 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] | 10 |
References edit
- ^ Stanley, Leo. "Da Storm - O.G.C., Originoo Gunn Clappaz | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2013-07-31. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- ^ Ashon, Will (January 1997). "Originoo Gunn Clappaz: Da Storm" (PDF). Muzik. p. 125. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2022.
- ^ Malko, Terry (December 1996). "Originoo Gunn Clapazz :: Da Storm :: Priority". www.rapreviews.com. Archived from the original on 2001-01-11. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- ^ Coolidge, Warren (November 1996). "Album Review : OGC - Da Storm - 1996". The Source. Archived from the original on 2018-01-12. Retrieved October 15, 2020 – via hiphop-thegoldenera.blogspot.com.
- ^ Bry, David (January 8, 1997). "Revolutions". Vibe. Vibe Media Group – via Google Books.
- ^ "Originoo Gunn Clappaz Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
- ^ "Originoo Gunn Clappaz Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2020.
External links edit
- O.G.C. (Originoo Gunn Clappaz) – Da Storm at Discogs (list of releases)