Stress: The Extinction Agenda is the second full-length album by Queens hip hop duo Organized Konfusion, released on August 16, 1994, on Hollywood BASIC.
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| Released | August 16, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1993–1994 | |||
| Studio | Battery Studios, Unique Studios and Power Play Studios in New York | |||
| Genre | Hip hop | |||
| Length | 45:34 | |||
| Label | Hollywood BASIC / Elektra Records | |||
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| Organized Konfusion chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Stress: The Extinction Agenda | ||||
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Album information
editThe group went outside its past self-production and got help from future star producers Buckwild and Rockwilder. The album features O.C. and A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip. The album's tone is generally darker than that of its predecessor, with subject matter falling under the album's title. The album is now out of print.
The cover was painted by the late Matt Reid AKA Matt Doo of Dooable Arts, who later committed suicide. Prince Po would later write "Be Easy", a song dedicated to him from his album The Slickness. He also designed the cover for Company Flow's seminal Funcrusher Plus.
Reception
edit| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Chicago Tribune |  [2] |
| RapReviews | 9/10[3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
| The Source | [5] |
Stress: The Extinction Agenda was well received and is considered to be an underground hip hop classic. Spin magazine included it on Spin's list of the "10 Best Albums You Didn't Hear In '95".[6]
The Source gave it 4 stars out of 5 and said that, "The essence of Organized Konfusion is pure lyricism. More so than any other artists out now, Monch and Prince are masters of words and phrases... they become verbal contortionists, creating moving molecules of syllables and sounds."[5] In 1998, the album was included as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.
Rap Pages said, "This is a must-have LP for any aspiring lyricist, as well as for avid fans who are tired of the saturated, unexceptional, untalented, crime-related, or sexual, close-minded MCs."[7] Urban Latino said, "[Organized Konfusion] create a sophisticated hip-hop style that is often as innovative as it is infectious... there's enough head-bobbing and bounce-type material here to keep the attention of even the most jaded listener."[8]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Lawrence Baskerville and Troy Jamerson and produced by Organized Konfusion except where noted
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Intro" | 2:03 | ||
| 2. | "Stress" |
| Buckwild | 4:03 |
| 3. | "The Extinction Agenda" |
| 3:59 | |
| 4. | "Thirteen" | Buckwild | 3:54 | |
| 5. | "Black Sunday" | 3:13 | ||
| 6. | "Drop Bombs" | 1:35 | ||
| 7. | "Bring It On" | 3:16 | ||
| 8. | "Why" |
| 4:10 | |
| 9. | "Let's Organize" (featuring O.C. and Q-Tip) |
| 4:21 | |
| 10. | "3-2-1" | 3:26 | ||
| 11. | "Keep It Koming" |
| 3:58 | |
| 12. | "Stray Bullet" | 3:44 | ||
| 13. | "Maintain" | Rockwilder | 4:19 | |
| Total length: | 45:35 | |||
Charts
edit| Chart (1994) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[9] | 187 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10] | 28 |
Singles
edit| Year | Song | Hot Rap Singles |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | "Stress" | 50 |
References
edit- ^ Swihart, Stanton. "Stress: The Extinction Agenda – Organized Konfusion". AllMusic. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- ^ Preston, Rohan B. (February 16, 1995). "Da Bush Babees: Ambushed (Reprise) / Organized Konfusion: Stress (Hollywood Basic)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- ^ Doggett, Tom (June 21, 2005). "Organized Konfusion :: Stress: The Extinction Agenda :: Hollywood Records". RapReviews. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
- ^ McLeod, Kembrew (2004). "Organized Konfusion". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 607–08. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ a b Oh, Minya "Shortie" (September 1994). "Organized Konfusion: Stress: The Extinction Agenda". The Source. No. 60. p. 91.
- ^ 1/96, p. 64
- ^ 11/94, p. 25
- ^ 10/94, p. 53
- ^ "Organized Konfusion Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
- ^ "Organized Konfusion Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2016.