Stress: The Extinction Agenda

Stress: The Extinction Agenda is the second full-length album by Queens hip hop duo Organized Konfusion, released on August 16, 1994, on Hollywood BASIC.

Stress: The Extinction Agenda
Studio album by Organized Konfusion
Released	August 16, 1994
Recorded	1993-94
Studio	Battery Studios, Unique Studios and Power Play Studios in New York
Genre	Hip hop
Length	45:34
Label	Hollywood BASIC / Elektra Records
Producer	Organized Konfusion Buckwild Rockwilder
Organized Konfusion chronology
Organized Konfusion (1991) Stress: The Extinction Agenda (1994) The Equinox (1997)
Singles from Stress: The Extinction Agenda
"Stress" Released: March 14, 1994

Album information

The group went outside its past self-production and got help from future star producers Buckwild and Rockwilder. The album features O.C. and A Tribe Called Quest's Q-Tip. The album's tone is generally darker than that of its predecessor, with subject matter falling under the album's title. The album is now out of print.

The cover was painted by the late Matt Reid AKA Matt Doo of Dooable Arts, who later committed suicide. Prince Po would later write "Be Easy", a song dedicated to him from his album The Slickness. He also designed the cover for Company Flow's seminal Funcrusher Plus.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Chicago Tribune	[2]
RapReviews	9/10[3]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide	[4]
The Source	4/5[5]

Stress: The Extinction Agenda was well received and is considered to be an underground hip hop classic. Spin magazine included it on Spin's list of the "10 Best Albums You Didn't Hear In '95".[6]

The Source gave it 4 stars out of 5 and said that, "The essence of Organized Konfusion is pure lyricism. More so than any other artists out now, Monch and Prince are masters of words and phrases... they become verbal contortionists, creating moving molecules of syllables and sounds."[5] In 1998, the album was included as one of The Source's 100 Best Rap Albums.

Rap Pages said, "This is a must-have LP for any aspiring lyricist, as well as for avid fans who are tired of the saturated, unexceptional, untalented, crime-related, or sexual, close-minded MCs."[7] Urban Latino said, "[Organized Konfusion] create a sophisticated hip-hop style that is often as innovative as it is infectious... there's enough head-bobbing and bounce-type material here to keep the attention of even the most jaded listener."[8]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Intro"	L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson	Organized Konfusion	2:03
2.	"Stress"	L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson, C. Mingus, A. Best	Buckwild	4:03
3.	"The Extinction Agenda"	L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson, H. Hancock	Organized Konfusion	3:59
4.	"Thirteen"	T. Jamerson, A. Best	Buckwild	3:54
5.	"Black Sunday"	L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson	Organized Konfusion	3:13
6.	"Drop Bombs"	L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson	Organized Konfusion	1:35
7.	"Bring It On"	L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson	Organized Konfusion	3:16
8.	"Why"	L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson, A. Best	Buckwild, Organized Konfusion	4:10
9.	"Let's Organize" (featuring O.C. and Q-Tip)	L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson, P. Rushen, J. Davis, O. Credle	Organized Konfusion	4:21
10.	"3-2-1"	L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson	Organized Konfusion	3:26
11.	"Keep It Koming"	L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson, J. Adderley	Organized Konfusion	3:58
12.	"Stray Bullet"	L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson	Organized Konfusion	3:44
13.	"Maintain"	L. Baskerville, T. Jamerson, D. Stinson	Rockwilder	4:19
Total length:				45:35

Charts

Chart (1994)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[9]	187
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[10]	28

Singles

Year	Song	Hot Rap Singles
1994	"Stress"	50

See also

• List of hip hop albums considered to be influential

References

1. Swihart, Stanton. "Stress: The Extinction Agenda – Organized Konfusion". AllMusic. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
2. Preston, Rohan B. (February 16, 1995). "Da Bush Babees: Ambushed (Reprise) / Organized Konfusion: Stress (Hollywood Basic)". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
3. Doggett, Tom (June 21, 2005). "Organized Konfusion :: Stress: The Extinction Agenda :: Hollywood Records". RapReviews. Retrieved December 19, 2018.
4. McLeod, Kembrew (2004). "Organized Konfusion". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 607–08. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
5. "Organized Konfusion: Stress: The Extinction Agenda". The Source. No. 60. September 1994. p. 91.
6. 1/96, p. 64
7. 11/94, p. 25
8. 10/94, p. 53
9. "Organized Konfusion Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
10. "Organized Konfusion Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2016.