Bon Appetit (album)
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Bon Appetit | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | April 24, 2002 | |||
Recorded | 2000–2001 | |||
Studio | In Ya Ear Studio (Queens, NY) | |||
Genre | East Coast hip-hop | |||
Length | 50:00 | |||
Label | JCOR Entertainment | |||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
HipHopDX | 4/5[2] |
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RapReviews | 6/10[4] |
Bon Appetit is the third solo studio album by American rapper O.C.. It was released on April 24, 2001 via JCOR Entertainment. Recording sessions took place at In Ya Ear Studios in Queens. Production was handled by Buckwild, Ahmed and Lord Finesse. It features guest appearances from A Bless, A.G., D Flow, Party Arty, TL and Uni. The album debuted at number 84 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart in the United States.
Track listing
[edit]No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | 1:16 | ||
2. | "Back to Cali" (featuring A-Bless) | Buckwild | 4:26 | |
3. | "Soul to Keep" |
| Buckwild | 3:46 |
4. | "Dr. Know" |
| Lord Finesse | 4:05 |
5. | "Bounce Mission" |
| Ahmed | 4:11 |
6. | "Bon Appetit" (featuring Uni and T.L.) |
| Buckwild | 4:02 |
7. | "Doin' Dirt" |
| Ahmed | 3:01 |
8. | "Get It Dirty" (featuring Party Arty and D Flow) |
| Buckwild | 3:53 |
9. | "Utmost" |
| Buckwild | 3:44 |
10. | "Respect Tha Drop" |
| Buckwild | 2:18 |
11. | "Weed & Drinks" (featuring A.G.) |
| Buckwild | 3:04 |
12. | "Paradise" |
| Buckwild | 3:49 |
13. | "Psalm 23" |
| Buckwild | 8:25 |
Total length: | 50:00 |
- Notes
- Track 13 contains a hidden track "Bonafide" (alternately written as "Bona Fide") featuring Jay-Z.
Personnel
[edit]- Omar "O.C." Credle – vocals
- Andrew "A. Bless" Delvalle – featured artist (track 2)
- Shawn "Uni" Willis – featured artist (track 6)
- T.L. – featured artist (track 6)
- Arthur "Party Arty" Sheridan – featured artist (track 8)
- Damon "D-Flow" Graham – featured artist (track 8)
- Andre "A.G." Barnes – featured artist (track 11)
- Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter – featured artist (track 13)
- Anthony "Buckwild" Best – producer (tracks: 2, 3, 6, 8–13)
- Robert "Lord Finesse" Hall, Jr. – producer (track 4)
- Ahmed Harris – producer (tracks: 5, 7)
- Rock Logic – mixing
- Dave Sumpter – executive producer, A&R
- Phat Gary – executive producer
- Estevan "Scandalous" Oriol – design, photography
- Mark "Mr. Cartoon" Machado – design
- Sonny Gerasimowicz – design
Charts
[edit]Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[5] | 84 |
References
[edit]- ^ DiBella, M.F. "Bon Appetit - O.C. | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ Low, Adam (August 16, 2001). "O.C. - Bon Appetit". HipHopDX. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ Constabile, Tom (September 12, 2005). "O.C. : Bon Appetit". NME. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ Jost, Matthias (September 25, 2001). "O.C. :: Bon Appetit :: JCOR Entertainment". RapReviews. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
- ^ "Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums". Billboard. Vol. 113, no. 30. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 28, 2001. p. 26. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved March 5, 2025.
External links
[edit]- O.C. – Bon Appetit at Discogs (list of releases)