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An early friend and collaborator with the boys from Organized Konfusion, O.C. appeared on the video for the duo's 1991 single "Fudge Pudge" and gained a record deal for his smooth, intelligent raps. Born in Brooklyn in 1973, Omar Credle moved to Queens when he was 11, moving into a house across the street from Pharoahe Monch. When Monch formed Organized Konfusion with Prince Poetry, O.C. kept in contact with the group and contributed a rap to "Fudge Pudge" from their self-titled debut. By 1994, O.C. had a deal of his own, though Wild Pitch Records had little money to promote his album debut, Word...Life. He refused to record again for the label and was dropped. He appeared on Organized Konfusion's second LP, Stress: The Extinction Agenda, and the Crooklyn soundtrack, but it was almost two years before O.C. was signed again, this time by the much more viable Payday Records (a subsidiary of PolyGram/EMI). O.C.'s second album, Jewelz, was released in August 1997. Bon Appetit appeared four years later. In 2005, O.C. made his fourth album with Grit Records, Starchild which dropped as an import. Later that year, he signed with Hieroglyphics Imperium Recordings and made his fifth LP, Smoke and Mirrors, which was critically acclaimed. O.C was also featured on the Clockers soundtrack as part of the Crooklyn Dodgers, which featured rappers Chubb Rock and Jeru the Damaja. Then in 2007, a rarities collection titled Hidden Gems was released. Sound Files (MP3) Time's Up - from the album Word...Life |
 Word...Life Released: 1994 Label: Wild Pitch |
 Jewelz Released: 1997 Label: Pay Day |
 Bon Appetit Released: 2001 Label: JCOR |
 Starchild Released: 2005 Label: Grit |
 Smoke and Mirrors Released: 2005 Label: Hieroglyphics Imperium |
 Hidden Gems Released: 2007 Label: Next Mill |
