Da Storm

Da Storm
Studio album by Originoo Gunn Clappaz
Released	October 29, 1996 (1996-10-29)
Recorded	1995–1996
Studio	Chung King (New York City) D&D (New York City) WPGC-FM (Washington, D.C.) Platinum Island (New York City) Unique Studios (New York City)
Genre	Hip hop
Length	50:37
Label	Duck Down Priority
Producer	Da Beatminerz DJ Ogee E-Swift Shaleek Steele Big Tigger Buckshot (co.) Lord Jamar (co.) Madlib (co.) Starang Wondah (co.) Supreme (co.) Yuwee The Ambasitor (co.)
Originoo Gunn Clappaz chronology
Da Storm (1996) The M-Pire Shrikez Back (1999)
Singles from Da Storm
"No Fear" Released: September 10, 1996 "Hurricane Starang" / "Danjer" Released: February 1997

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Muzik	[2]
RapReviews	10/10[3]
The Source	[4]

Da Storm is the first studio album by American hip hop trio Originoo Gunn Clappaz.^[5] It was released on October 29, 1996, through Duck Down/Priority Records. Recording sessions took place at Chung King Studios, at D&D Studios, at Platinum Island Studios and at Unique Studios in New York, and at WPGC FM in Washington. Production was handled by Da Beatminerz, DJ Ogee, E-Swift, Shaleek and Steele. It features guest appearances from Bad Vybes, M.S., Sadat X, Sean Black and the Representativz. The album peaked at number 47 on the Billboard 200 and number 10 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums. Two singles were released from the album: "No Fear" and "Hurricane Starang".

O.G.C. members Starang Wondah, Top Dog and Louieville Sluggah gained fame as members of the hip hop collective Boot Camp Clik, first appearing with Heltah Skeltah as 'The Fab 5' in 1995. The two groups split up to release separate albums in 1996, with Da Storm being the last Boot Camp Clik release after Black Moon's Enta da Stage, Smif-N-Wessun's Dah Shinin' and Heltah Skeltah's Nocturnal. Of these four Boot Camp albums, Da Storm sold the least, reaching just over 200,000 copies in the United States.

"No Fear" b/w "Da Storm" was released as the lead single from the album. It peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100, number 63 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and number 13 on the Hot Rap Songs. The music video for "No Fear" caused a small dispute between Starang Wondah and The Notorious B.I.G. as it contained a Biggie look-alike when Starang said the lines, "I scare, petty MCs who claim they got gats/frontin wit hoes in videos with pimp hats/but the fact, still remains/that you're just a stain on the bottom of my boots while I'm still Starang". Starang was attacked by Biggie's henchmen at D&D Studios, and later mentions the attack on Heltah Skeltah's 1998 track "I Ain't Havin' That". "No Fear" was also used by Beyoncé Knowles on her 2003 hit "Baby Boy".

"Hurricane Starang" b/w "Gunn Clapp" and "Danjer", released as the album's second single, has a split video made up for "Hurricane Starang" and "Danjer", titled "Hurricane Danjer".

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer
• Track 7 features additional rap vocals by Da Rockness Monstas

Sample credits

• Track 7 contains a sample from "Country Roads" as recorded by the Gary Burton Quartet
• Track 8 contains a sample from "New Spaces" as recorded by the John Payne Band
• Track 14 contains a sample from "Past Days" as recorded by the John Payne Band and "Flava in Ya Ear" as recorded by Craig Mack
• Track 15 contains a sample from "Past Days" as recorded by the John Payne Band

Originoo Gunn Clappaz

• Jack "Starang Wondah" McNair – rap vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10-15), co-producer (track 1), mixing (tracks: 10, 13)
• Dashawn "Top Dog" Yates – rap vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 8-15), arranging (track 9)
• Barret "Louieville Sluggah" Powell – rap vocals (tracks: 2, 3, 5, 8, 10-15)

Guest musicians

• O.G.C. (Originoo Gunn Clappaz) – Da Storm at Discogs (list of releases)