Ice-T - Rhyme Pays
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Track List: Rhyme Pays
- Intro/Rhyme PaysDownload & Buy
- 6 'N the Mornin'Download & Buy
- Make It FunkyDownload & Buy
- Somebody Gotta Do It (Pimpin' Ain't Easy!)Download & Buy
- 409Download & Buy
- I Love LadiesDownload & Buy
- SexDownload & Buy
- PainDownload & Buy
- Squeeze the TriggerDownload & Buy
- Make It Funky [12" Mix]Download & Buy
- Sex [Bonus Beat]Download & Buy
- Somebody Gotta Do It (Pimpin' Ain't Easy!) [12" Mix]Download & Buy
- Our Most Requested Record [Long Version]Download & Buy
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Album Details: Rhyme Pays
- Release Date:
- 11/10/1987
- Label:
- Sire / London/Rhino
- UPC:
- 075992560221
User Reviews: Rhyme Pays
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Top 10
, August 19, 2005Reviewer: Michael - See all Michael's reviews -
The best Ice T album
, August 13, 2002Reviewer: Rick D - See all Rick D's reviewsThis is by far my favorite album with '6 in the morning' being the best track.
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Pro Reviews: Rhyme Pays
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews Before Ice-T's ascension, L.A. rappers were known primarily for a synthesizer-dominated sound indebted to Kraftwerk's innovations as well as Africa Bambaataa's 1982 hit, "Planet Rock." While L.A. did have its share of hardcore rappers in the mid-1980s (including Toddy Tee, King Tee, and of course, Ice-T), hardcore rap was dominated by the East Coast. That begin to change in 1987, when Ice-T's debut album, Rhyme Pays, was released and sold several hundred thousand copies. Hard-hitting offerings like "409," "Make It Funky," and the title song (which samples Black Sabbath's "War Pigs" and underscores the L.A. resident's love of heavy metal) left no doubt that Ice had very little in common with the Egyptian Lover, the World Class Wreckin' Cru, or the L.A. Dream Team. The album doesn't contain as much gangsta rap as some of his subsequent releases, but it did have enough to stir some controversy. On "Squeeze the Trigger," "Pain," and a new version of "6 'N the Mornin'" (which had been the B-side of Ice's 1986 single "Doggin' the Wax" on Techno-Hop), Ice portrays ruthless felons and raps candidly about the horrors of the urban ghetto he'd been only too familiar with. With the release of Rhyme Pays, the West Coast was well on its way to becoming a crucial part of hip-hop. - Alex Henderson, All Music Guide |
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Pros: lyrics, ground breaking, original
Cons: hard to find
Rhyme Pays is a must own in any rap/hip-hop collection. This album is ground breaking, it is in my Top 10 rap albums to own of all time. If you own Run-DMC's King of Rock or NWA's Straight Out of Compton then you should own this. This is true grit gangsta, pimp, West Coast rap.