Friday, January 04, 2008

It's True...
RIP O.G. STYLE

It's true. It hath been confirmed. O.G. Style passed on to his next life yesterday night. I don't have a lot of details, but word is he was not feeling well Wednesday night and so his wife took him to the hospital where they discovered his blood pressure was quite high and his brain had begun to hemmorage. He flatlined a couple of times and went brain dead, but his wife kept him on life support until his family could come to the hospital and say their goodbyes.



O.G. Style may have only had one big hit, "Catch 'Em Slippin'," (though many would call it I KNOW HOW TO PLAY 'EM), but he continued to work and record and release music till the day he died. His was one of the first full length releases on Rap-A-Lot Records and while he may have never reached the levels of his contemporaries in the Geto Boys, he was none the less an influence and a pioneer on this here Houston scene.

He was also one of the artists in this community that I considered a friend. We didn't hang out and play ball and have dinners and shit, but when we talked I always felt like this was one of the better dudes that I had met throughout my journeys in this shit. He was always hustling his music and trying to change the game. He will be sorely missed.

He was preceeded in death by his early partner, Big Boss of the group 4 Deep. Big Boss can be seen pictured on the cover of his first album. Which led me, and many people to believe early on that O.G. Style was a group, not a groundbreaking solo MC.

Anyway y'all, dude was a legend. I know we are all still trippin' hard off the deaths of Pimp C and Big Moe, now we have this to ponder.

Everytime someone close to me passes it makes me sit back and think about myself. I have two beautiful daughters and a wife who need their daddy/husband. What can I do to ensure that I can keep my health in tact and stay alive to see my grandchildren? When I hear about dudes having heart attacks and high blood pressure, sure I think about the drugs and things, but O.G. Style never seemed to be that type of dude. To me, I have seen STRESS take a deeper toll on my friends and family than any drugs ever have. I've seen pork and red meat cause strokes and heart disease, and all these processed foods. I'm not saying these things about O.G. Style, I'm just saying in general, this is what I think about.

I've been driving back and forth to Austin a lot in the past couple months and in doing so I have stopped at my share of Whataburgers and taco joints and such. For a long time I pretty much didn't eat any fast food, but you know, when yer on the road, sometimes you gotta stop and get whatever is cheap and fast and can be eaten whilst driving. All I can think about now, besides just mourning the death of a good friend, is what a pig I have been over these past couple months and how I need to get my shit together and start paying attention.

Oh yeah, wait, I'm in Austin now, I guess that means I'm a vegan. AustinSurreal coming this week. And no, I'm not a vegan, I'm way too weak for that. All these friends and legends dying aren't making me any stronger.

REST IN PEACE O.G. STYLE! Listen to the Drum and Kick the Ballistics my brother.

PEACE TO NOZ FROM COCAINE BLUNTS. A real dude who is representing the real better than anyone out there in this here field. He's got some audio samples up on his XXL Blog. PEEP EM OUT!

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22 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

This is weird. I've from Canada and have been looking on the net for "Catch 'em slipping" for a while, but never knew the track's proper title or the name of the group. I just remember jamming to the video as a kid, and that there was a subway scene in the video and a Chicago Bulls coat. I always thought these cats were from Chi-Town. In any case, I had a intuition today to google "I know how to play em", and OG style pops up. I checked out the youtube song and see all these RIP references.

RIP O.G. Style

8:58 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

On Thursday, January 3, 2008, Houston and the world lost rapp pioneer, Eric "O.G. Style" Woods. He succumbed to a massive stroke. This loss was sudden and unexpected and has left a financial burden on his family. He is survived by his wife, Shelley Woods and 8 children. In an effort to ease the financial burden caused by this painfully traumatic experience, we have set up an account at Bank of America for his family. We are asking all of Eric's friends, fans, and anyone ever touched by his music, live performances, or just had a chance to meet him and learned something from him to make a contribution. No contribution is too small. Please make contribution checks payable to Shelley Woods (Bank of America account #5860 0895 6696). All contributions are deeply appreciated. Eric made a positive and long lasting impression on rapp music, Houston and beyond. His early contribution gave life's breath to the art in its infancy. His music will live forever. For more information about the life of O.G.Style and to listen or download his music, please go to www.OGSTYLE.net www.myspace.com/ogstyle2006 www.HardEdgeEntertainment.com. His music is available at itunes, rhapsody, and all major music download sites. For more information, please contact us at info@hardedgeentertainment.com

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Anonymous Anonymous said...

Damn man... you gonna make me dust off my OG Style casette and give it a run.

Man you're right, this is 2008...the age where we have to struggle to find 'PURE' food. Hell I have my share of WB too... but every now and then, man lets try to fit a salad in... them salads at subway aint bad dog.

10:24 AM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

I know this maybe a late comment but as previously stated by the blogs creator, there is just so dam much going on. This is 380 Dat Lady and my comment will be brief. When I was coming up in the game as a young child on Sauve and Cartel Records I had the oppurtunity to hang around and even get to know a lot of the pioneers of Houston Rap on an intimate level. Although I didn't have that pleasure with OG STYLE, shortly before he passed he blessed me with a feature on a song for my upcoming album. OG definitly still knows how to play em and catch em slippin. It was an honor indeed and we all want to extend our gratitude to OG as a pioneer and let his family know that they are in our prayers.

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