Rhyme Pays

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Rhyme Pays
Studio album by Ice-T
Released	November 4, 1987
Recorded	1986
Genre	Hip hop
Length	64:43
Label	Sire
Producer(s)	Afrika Islam & ICE-T
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.

Rhyme Pays peaked at #26 on the Billboard 200 music chart and #93 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums.

[edit] 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

[edit] External links

• Lyrics