Starchild (O.C. album)


Starchild is an album released by D.I.T.C. member O.C. in early 2005 through Japanese based imprint Grit Records. First released in Japan, the album was planned for a US release but was shelved because of problems with sample clearances for several of the LP's songs. The limited copies that were pressed up are since long out-of-stock though the album can be bought as downloadable MP3 files on sites such as Amazon.
Unlike O.C.'s previous two LPs, Starchild does not feature any guestspots at all and was also his first album to not feature any production or help from his crewmembers in D.I.T.C.. Instead O.C. tried to go for a new sound with talented but more-or-less unknown producers, with Vanguard, Floyd the Locsmif and Swedish Soul Supreme each offering a string of soulful boom-bap tracks. Starchild also features much scratching and cuts in true hip-hop fashion, these are performed by DJ Revolution and DJ Statik Selektah.
After Starchild, one of the most bootlegged albums of the year was revealed to be shelved and never released in the United States, a modified version started circulating. This version would feature a few of the original songs, while others would be remixed by the likes of Pete Rock and Diamond D. The album has yet to materialize.

Track listing

#TitleProducerPerformer
1"Intro"Statik SelektahO.C.
2"Evaridae"Floyd the LocsmifO.C., Pharoahe Monch
3"Who Run It?"Floyd the LocsmifO.C.
4"The Professional"VanguardO.C.
5"1nce Again"Soul SupremeO.C.
6"Ya Don't Stop"Soul SupremeO.C.
7"Story To Tell"VanguardO.C.
8"What Am I Supposed To Do?"Soul SupremeO.C.
9"Getaway"VanguardO.C.
10"Memory Lane"Soul SupremeO.C.
11"Special"Soul SupremeO.C.
12"Who Run It? "Floyd the LocsmifO.C.
13"Outro"Statik SelektahO.C.

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