Da Storm
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| Studio album by O.G.C. | ||||||||||
| Released | October 29, 1996 | |||||||||
| Recorded | November 1995-August 1996 | |||||||||
| Genre | East Coast hip hop, underground hip hop | |||||||||
| Length | 50:47 | |||||||||
| Label |
Duck Down/Priority/EMI Records 0499 2 50577 2 0 P2-50577 | |||||||||
| Producer |
Baby Paul Shaleek Mr. Walt Steele Supreme DJ Evil Dee O. Gee/DJ Ogee Buckshot Lord Jamar E-Swift Madlib | |||||||||
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Da Storm is the first album by the hip hop trio O.G.C. (Originoo Gunn Clappaz), released in October 1996 through Duck Down Records. O.G.C. members Starang Wondah, Louieville Sluggah and Top Dog 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.
Two singles were released from the album, "No Fear" with "Da Storm" as a B-side, followed by "Hurricane Starang" with "Gunn Clapp" and "Danjer" as B-sides. "No Fear" peaked at #13 on Billboard magazine's Hot Rap Singles chart. A video was shot "No Fear". A split video was made for "Hurricane Starang" and "Danjer", titled "Hurricane Danjer". The "No Fear" video 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 hit "I Ain't Havin That". "No Fear" was also used by Beyoncé Knowles on her 2003 hit "Baby Boy".
Track listing
| # | Title | Songwriter(s) | Producer(s) | Performer(s) |
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| 1 | "Intro" | Paul Hendricks, J. McNair | Baby Paul of Da Beatminerz & Starang Wondah | *Interlude* |
| 2 | "Calm Before Da Storm" | D. Pearson, D. Yates, B. Powell, J. McNair | Shaleek | Top Dog, Louieville Sluggah, Starang Wondah |
| 3 | "No Fear" | Walt Dewgarde, J. McNair, B. Powell, D. Yates | Mr. Walt of Da Beatminerz | Starang Wondah, Louieville Sluggah, Top Dog |
| 4 | "Boom...Boom...Fucking Prick" | *Interlude* | ||
| 5 | "Gunn Clapp" | Walt Dewgarde, D. Yates, B. Powell, J. McNair | Mr. Walt of Da Beatminerz | Top Dog, Louieville Sluggah, Starang Wondah |
| 6 | "Emergency Broadcast System" | Big Tigger & His Hip Hop Critics | *Interlude* | |
| 7 | "Hurricane Starang" | Walt Dewgarde, J. McNair, J. Bush, G. Burton, S. Swallow | Mr. Walt of Da Beatminerz | Starang Wondah, Rock |
| 8 | "Danjer" | Paul Hendricks, B. Powell, D. Yates, J. McNair, L. Landon | Baby Paul of Da Beatminerz | Louieville Sluggah, Top Dog, Starang Wondah |
| 9 | "Elements Of Da Storm" | D. Yates Jr., D. Yates, Y. Barsi | Steele, co-produced by Supreme | *Interlude* |
| 10 | "Da Storm" | Ewart Dewgarde, D. Yates, B. Powell, J. McNair | DJ Evil Dee of Da Beatminerz | Starang Wondah, Louieville Sluggah, Top Dog |
| 11 | "Wild Cowboys In Bucktown" | G. Scott, J. McNair, D. Yates, Derek Murphy, B. Powell, Sean Black | O. Gee/DJ O. Gee | Starang Wondah, Sadat X, Sean Black, Top Dog, Louieville Sluggah |
| 12 | "God Don't Like Ugly" | Paul Hendricks, B. Powell, D. Yates, J. McNair | Buckshot & Lord Jamar | Starang Wondah, Louieville Sluggah, Top Dog |
| 13 | "X-Unknown" | Ewart Dewgarde, B. Powell, D. Yates, J. McNair | DJ Evil Dee of Da Beatminerz | Louieville Sluggah, Top Dog, Starang Wondah |
| 14 | "Elite Fleet" | P. Hendricks, D. Yates, B. Powell, J. McNair, L. Johnson, D. Muniz, Bad Vybes, M.S., L. Landon, O. Harvey, Craig Mack | Baby Paul of Da Beatminerz | M.S., Top Dog, Lidu Rock, Supreme, Starang Wondah, Bad Vybes, Louieville Sluggah |
| 15 | "Flappin'" | E. Brooks, D. Yates, J. McNair, B. Powell, L. Creative | E-Swift, co-produced by Madlib | Starang Wondah, Top Dog, Louieville Sluggah |
Samples
- "No Fear"
- "E.V.A." by Jean-Jacques Perrey
- "I Want to Thank You" by Dr. Lonnie Smith
- "Gunn Clapp"
- "Power" by Earth, Wind & Fire
- "Danjer"
- "Sounds From the Sea's Edge" by The John Payne Band
- "Da Storm"
- "Lonely Jelly" by Moody
- "Gettin' Money (The Get Money Remix) by Junior M.A.F.I.A.
- "Wild Cowboys In Bucktown"
- "The Hot Rock - Main Title" by Quincy Jones
- "Elite Fleet"
- "Past Days" by The John Payne Band
- "Flava In Ya Ear" by Craig Mack
- "Flex" by Mad Cobra
- "Flappin'"
- "All I Have to Do Is Dream" by The Everly Brothers
- "God Don't Like Ugly"
- "Strictly Business" by EPMD
- "Hurricane Starang"
- "Sounds From the Sea's Edge" by The John Payne Band
- "Leflah Leflaur Eshkoshka" by Heltah Skeltah
- "Sound Bwoy Bureill" by Smif-n-Wessun
Chart performance
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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| U.S.Billboard 200 | 47 |
| U.S. Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums | 10 |
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