Oasis (O.C. and A.G. album)

Oasis is the collaborative studio album by American rappers and Diggin' in the Crates Crew members O.C. and A.G. It was released on November 24, 2009, through D.I.T.C. Records/Nature Sounds, after several pushbacks dating as far back as the spring of 2008. The album was first premiered in its entirety on the duo's Myspace page a week before the official release.

Oasis
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 24, 2009
Recorded2007–09
Studio
GenreHip hop
Length58:02
LabelNature Sounds
NSD134
Producer
O.C. chronology
Smoke and Mirrors
(2005)
Oasis
(2009)
Trophies
(2012)
A.G. chronology
Get Dirty Radio
(2006)
Oasis
(2009)
Everything's Berri
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
HipHopDX4/5[1]
RapReviews8/10[2]

Recording sessions took place at Soul Estates in The Bronx, at Unique Studios in Norfolk, and In Ya Ear Studios in Long Island City. Production was handled by Born Lords (E-Blaze and Showbiz), Lord Finesse, Davel "Bo" McKenzie, KC and Statik Selektah, with D.I.T.C. and Devin Horwitz serving as executive producers. It features contributions from a female singer named Mirror Image, who sings the choruses on songs "Get Away" and "Pain", and DJ Premier's cuts on the song "Two For The Money".

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsProducer(s)Length
1."Oasis"Statik Selektah3:08
2."Keep It Going"
  • Barnes
  • Credle
E-Blaze4:00
3."Give It Back"
  • Barnes
  • Credle
3:26
4."Alpha Males"
  • Barnes
  • Credle
  • Lord Finesse
  • Davel "Bo" McKenzie
3:42
5."Young With Style"
  • Barnes
  • Credle
3:19
6."Every Day Life"CredleE-Blaze3:34
7."Think About It"
  • Barnes
  • Credle
E-Blaze2:36
8."Against The Wall"BarnesE-Blaze3:31
9."Put It In The Box"
  • Barnes
  • Credle
E-Blaze3:34
10."Boom Bap"
  • Barnes
  • Credle
Show3:06
11."Reality Is"BarnesE-Blaze3:02
12."Contagious"CredleE-Blaze3:21
13."Supreme Squad"
  • Barnes
  • Credle
Show3:33
14."God's Gift"BarnesE-Blaze3:36
15."Get Away" (featuring Mirror Image)
  • Barnes
  • Credle
  • Lord Finesse
  • Davel "Bo" McKenzie
5:00
16."Two For The Money"
  • Barnes
  • Credle
Show2:17
17."Pain" (featuring Mirror Image)
  • Barnes
  • Credle
E-Blaze3:10
Sample credits

Personnel

  • Andre "A.G." Barnes – main artist, lyrics (tracks: 1–5, 7–11, 13–17)
  • Omar "O.C." Credle – main artist, lyrics (tracks: 1–7, 9–10, 12–13, 15–17)
  • Mirror Image – featured artist, vocals (tracks: 15, 17)
  • Christopher "DJ Premier" Martin – scratches (track 16)
  • Patrick "Statik Selektah" Baril – producer (track 1)
  • Eric "E-Blaze" Blaze – producer (tracks: 2, 6–9, 11, 12, 14, 17)
  • Davel "Bo" McKenzie – producer (tracks: 3, 4, 15)
  • Robert "Lord Finesse" Hall – producer (tracks: 3, 4, 15)
  • Rodney "Showbiz" LeMay – producer (tracks: 5, 10, 13, 16)
  • KC – producer (track 5)
  • Ramon Zuniga – engineering, mixing
  • Sprague "Doogie" Williams – engineering, recording
  • Vic Anesini – mastering
  • Devin Horwitz – executive producer
  • Azad Gonzalez – artwork

References

  1. Gibson, Luke (November 22, 2009). "O.C. & A.G. - Oasis". HipHopDX. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  2. Juon, Steve 'Flash' (December 1, 2009). "O.C. & A.G. :: Oasis :: D.I.T.C./Nature Sounds". www.rapreviews.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
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