Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Robert Christgau | (A) |
| Entertainment Weekly | (A) |
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| Rolling Stone | |
O.G. Original Gangster peaked at #9 on Billboard magazine's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at #15 on the Billboard 200. The album was ranked at #25 in Melody Maker's list of the top 30 albums of 1991, and was featured in The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums and the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
Allmusic - 5 stars - "A sprawling masterpiece that stands far and away as Ice-T's finest hour." Rolling Stone (6/13/91) - 4 stars - Excellent - "Ice-T has forged a flexible, hyperliterate style that sacrifices none of hip-hop's rhythmic momentum... his slice-of-street-life stories and badass parables offer a fascinating glimpse into a half-hidden world." Melody Maker (12/91) - "Tight, intelligent and matchless musically."
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