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Rhyme Pays is the debut studio album by American rapper Ice-T, released on July 28, 1987, by Sire Records.The album peaked at number 93 on the US Billboard 200 and number 23 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
Tracy Lauren Marrow [2] (born February 16, 1958), better known by his stage name Ice-T (or Ice T), is an American rapper and actor. He is active in both hip hop and heavy metal . Ice-T began his career as an underground rapper in the 1980s and was signed to Sire Records in 1987, when he released his debut album Rhyme Pays .
[1] The album contains lyrics that began a feud between Ice-T and rapper LL Cool J. The album cover, which features Ice-T's then-girlfriend Darlene Ortiz, Ice-T, and DJ Evil E, was described as "perpetuating stereotypes" by the Chicago Tribune and "violence-glorifying" by both the Chicago Sun-Times and The Sydney Morning Herald.
Ernie C and late drummer Beatmaster V began pro careers on Ice-T’s 1987 debut studio album for Sire, "Rhyme Pays." “We used the Sabbath hook from ‘War Pigs,’ but it was live drums ...
"6 in the Mornin' " is a song by American rapper Ice-T. Released in 1986 as the B-side of "Dog 'n the Wax (Ya Don't Quit-Part II)", the song is considered to be one of the defining tracks of the gangsta rap genre. It also appeared (as "6 'N the Mornin'") on Ice T's debut album Rhyme Pays in 1987.
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Ice-T has sold over 20 million albums in the US alone. [ citation needed ] Ice has been known to collaborate with Ice Cube , 2 Live Crew , South Central Cartel , DJ Evil E , Everlast , Donald D , Kool Keith , West Coast All-Stars , Brotha Lynch Hung , 2Pac , The Notorious B.I.G. , DJ Aladdin , Afrika Bambaataa , Too Short , Snoop Dogg , Public ...
Pimpin' Ain't Easy may refer to: A 1989 song by rapper Big Daddy Kane from his album It's a Big Daddy Thing; A 1987 song by rapper Ice-T from the album Rhyme Pays, parenthetically titled "Somebody Gotta Do It (Pimpin' Ain't Easy!!!) "Pimpin Ain't Eazy", a song by Kodak Black; A 2003 episode of the sitcom Yes, Dear