Rhyme Pays
Studio album by Ice-T
Released	November 4th 1987
Recorded	1986
Genre	Hip hop
Length	64:43
Label	Sire
Producer(s)	???
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link
Ice-T chronology
	Rhyme Pays (1987)	Power (1988)

Rhyme Pays is the first gangsta rap album by West Coast rapper Ice-T, released in 1987 (see 1987 in music). This album, especially tracks like "6 'N the Mornin'," are said to be the beginnings of gangsta rap. Rhyme Pays was the beginning of the popularization of the West Coast scene, later continued by N.W.A.'s Straight Outta Compton and Dr. Dre's The Chronic. Rolling Stone gave the album three stars. Cover of the Ice T album Rhyme Pays. ... A Studio Album is an album of regular studio recordings. ... Tracy Ice-T Marrow (born February 16, 1958)[1] is an American rapper, rock musician, author, and actor. ... November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Hip hop music, also referred to as rap or rap music, is a style of popular music which came into existence in the United States during the mid-1970s, and became a large part of modern pop culture during the 1980s. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Sire Records Company is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Brothers Records The label was founded in 1966 as Sire Productions by Seymour Stein and Richard Gottehrer. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes . ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music, owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links 3. ... Tracy Ice-T Marrow (born February 16, 1958)[1] is an American rapper, rock musician, author, and actor. ... Power is the second album by West Coast rapper Ice-T, released in 1988 (see 1988 in music). ... Gangsta rap is a subgenre of hip hop music which involves a lyrical focus on the lifestyles of inner-city or da hood gang members and other criminals. ... West Coast hip hop, also known as West Coast rap or California hip hop, is a style of hip hop music that originated in California in the 1980s. ... Tracy Ice-T Marrow (born February 16, 1958)[1] is an American rapper, rock musician, author, and actor. ... See also: 1986 in music, other events of 1987, 1988 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... N.W.A. (Niggaz With Attitude) was a hip hop group that was formed in Compton, California in 1986, and disbanded in 1991. ... Straight Outta Compton is a genre-defining gangsta rap album by N.W.A first released in 1988, and later rereleased on September 24, 2002 in a remastered version with four bonus tracks. ... Dr. Dre (born André Romell Young on February 18th, 1965 in Los Angeles, California) is an influential Grammy-Award winning American record producer, hip hop producer, rapper, actor and record executive. ... The Chronic is the highly influential debut album from American rap producer Dr. Dre. ... Rolling Stone is an American magazine devoted to music, politics and popular culture. ...

Rhyme Pays peaked at #26 on the Billboard 200 music chart and #93 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

Track listing

1. "Intro/Rhyme Pays" (Ice T/Storrs) (samples Black Sabbath's "War Pigs") – 6:29
2. "6 'N the Mornin'" (Ice T/Islam) – 7:11
3. "Make It Funky" (Ice T/Islam) – 5:09
4. "Somebody Gotta Do It (Pimpin' Ain't Easy!)" (Ice T/Islam) – 3:03
5. "409" (Ice T/Islam) – 5:20
6. "I Love Ladies" (Ice T/Islam) – 4:44
7. "Sex" (Ice T/Islam) – 2:57
8. "Pain" (Ice T/Islam) – 3:36
9. "Squeeze the Trigger" (Ice T/Islam) – 6:12
10. "Make It Funky" [12" Mix] (Ice T/Islam) – 5:58
11. "Sex" – 3:52
12. "Somebody Gotta Do It (Pimpin' Ain't Easy!)" [12" Mix] (Ice T/Islam) – 3:27
13. "Our Most Requested Record" [Long Version] (Ice T/Islam) – 6:45

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External links

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