Organized Bass is the sixth studio album by American rapper and record producer
Kilo Ali. It was released on July 29, 1997, via
Interscope Records. Recording sessions took place at Synergy Studios and Purple Dragon Studios in
Atlanta.
Production was handled by Red Money, Cooly C, DJ Taz, Kool-Ace, Mr. Richards and Kilo Ali himself, with King J and
Organized Noize serving as executive producers. It features
guest appearances from
Big Boi,
CeeLo Green,
George Clinton,
JT Money and Kool-Ace.
The album debuted at number 173 on the
Billboard 200, number 44 on the
Top R&B Albums and number 9 on the
Heatseekers Albums charts in the United States. It was supported with two singles: "Show Me Love" and "Baby, Baby", which peaked on the US
Hot R&B Songs chart at numbers 86 and 77, respectively.
In June 2021, Kilo Ali filed the lawsuit for copyright infringement against
NLE Choppa,
Latto, Norva Denton and NLE Choppa Entertainment/
Warner Music Group, claiming that NLE Choppa's song "Make Em Say" uses elements of Kilo's "Love In Ya Mouth" from the album.[2]
Tracks 5 and 8 contain samples from "
Planet Rock" written by Robert Allen, Arthur Baker, John Robie, John Miller and Ellis Williams as performed by
Afrika Bambaataa and the
Soulsonic Force.
Track 9 contains an interpolation of "Masterpiece" written by
Norman Whitfield.