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Organized Konfusion (album)

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Released
  
October 29, 1991

Genre
  
Hip hop

Recorded
  
1990-1991

Length
  
56:40

Label
  
Hollywood BASIC / Elektra Records

Producer
  
Organized Konfusion Snap & The Foolish Mortals Kid Nyce & So Unique

Organized Konfusion is the eponymous debut album by Queens Hip Hop duo Organized Konfusion. The album was released on October 29, 1991 under Hollywood BASIC. The album and the group have received a large cult following throughout the years. The record was originally given a rating of 4 out of 5 in The Source in January 1992. The effort has received perfect ratings from many sources, including Allmusic and RapReviews. Group members Pharoahe Monch and Prince Po were praised for their highly skilled lyrical ability, making use of intelligent vocabulary and metaphors. The content on the album ranges from light-hearted tales ("Who Stole My Last Piece of Chicken?" "Audience Pleaser"), to extreme, politically influenced songs ("Releasing Hypnotical Gases," "Prisoners of War"), to religious influence ("Open Your Eyes"). AMG writer Stanton Swihart wrote in All Music's album review:

Contents

Track listing

  • All tracks produced by Organized Konfusion

    • Samples

    Fudge Funk

  • "Trespassin'" by Skull Snaps
  • "La Di Da La Di Day" and "More Peas" by The J.B.'s

    • Fudge Pudge

  • "I'm Gonna Love You Just a Little More Baby" by Barry White
  • "Sport" by Lightnin' Rod
  • "More Peas" by The J.B.'s

    • Walk Into the Sun

  • "Action" by Orange Krush
  • "Runnin'" by Earth, Wind & Fire
  • "Green Earrings" by Steely Dan

    • Releasing Hypnotical Gases

  • "Soul" and "Burning Spear" by S.O.U.L.
  • "Chocolate Buttermilk" by Kool & the Gang
  • "Non-Stop Home" by Weather Report

    • Audience Pleasers

  • "Lowdown Popcorn" by James Brown

    • Jiminez Criqueta

  • "The Baby" by The Blackbyrds
  • "Don't Mess With People" by Mandrill

    • Prisoners of War

  • "I Wouldn't Change a Thing" by Coke Escovedo
  • "The Mexican" by Babe Ruth
  • "Power" by Earth, Wind & Fire

    • The Rough Side of Town

  • "North Carolina" by Les McCann
  • "Black Frost" by Grover Washington, Jr.

    • Organized Konfusion

  • "Let a Woman Be a Woman - Let a Man Be a Man" by Dyke & the Blazers

    • P.S. 48

  • "Hydra" by Grover Washington, Jr.

    • Roosevelt Franklin

  • "125th Street Congress" by Weather Report
  • "People Get Ready" by The Brand New Heavies

    • Open Your Eyes

  • "Chameleon" by Herbie Hancock

    • Intro

  • "Give It Up" by Kool & the Gang

    • Who Stole My Last Piece of Chicken?

  • "Rice 'N' Ribs" by Fred & the New J.B.'s
  • "It's a New Day" by Skull Snaps

    • As sampled by other musicians

    A lyric from "Releasing Hypnotical Gases" ("Insight, foresight, more sight, the clock on the wall reads a quarter past midnight") was sampled by DJ Shadow as the introduction to the track "Midnight in a Perfect World" on his 1996 album Endtroducing......

    References

    Organized Konfusion (album) Wikipedia
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