Home Invasion [Import]

Ice T | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 6, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Phantom Sound & Vision
• ASIN: B000025JPM
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,203 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Warning

2. It's On

3. Ice M.F. T

4. Home Invasion

5. G Style

6. Addicted To Danger

7. Question And Answer

8. Watch The Ice Break

9. Race War

10. That's How I'm Livin'

11. I Ain't New Ta This

12. Pimp Behind The Wheels (DJ Evil E The Great)

13. Gotta Lotta Love

14. Hit The Fan

15. Depths Of Hell

16. 99 Problems

17. Funky Gripsta

18. Message To The Soldier

19. Ain't A Damn Thing Changed

Editorial Reviews

RHYME, SYNDICATE, RSYND1 19 Track

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not his best work, July 16, 2001

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R. Riis "rriis" (NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Home Invasion (Audio CD)

"Home Invasion" was recorded during Ice-T's difficulties with the Body Count CD and Warner Bros., and the stress shows. Still good, but probably his least-inspired work. "Power" and "O.G." remain the best examples of Ice-T's powerful work, and "Greatest Hits - The Evidence" is a great retrospective. Get those first, "Home Invasion" only to complete a collection.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "Every Single F'in Thing I Write, Is Gonna Be Analyzed By Somebody WHITE!" (Rating: 8 out of 10- -4.0 stars), April 29, 2008

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Chandler "Infamous" (Atlanta (College Park), Georgia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Home Invasion (Audio CD)

Thats Ice-T for ya, with his 1993 album Home Invasion. After all the heat that he taken from so many people for his infamous song "Cop Killer" from the Body Count, and being dropped from Warner Brothers/WEA, he spins out this album. As you can realize, all the controversy has affected him, and he took it out on this album. Not to mention, him beefing with Reggie Dennis, the chief editor of The Source Magazine. Some see that as a bad thing, but I personally see it as a plus.

Majority of Ice-T's vocals, he sounds pissed off, and it will be evident on the first four tracks. With lyrics stating that he is rich and others are no threat to him, on "It's On". I admit though, the following two tracks are great in my opinion.

Getting all of that behind him, he finally gets back to what he has done earlier in his career with "G Style" and "Addicted To Danger". The latter song is about a girl who he hooks up to turn out to be an undercover agent. "Gotta Lot Of Love" is a good song about gang peace in the L.A. streets. Personal stories like "Thats How I'm Livin'", about Ice's lifestyle all before his rap career, and "**** Hits The Fan" are dope as well. Ice revisits his pimp style on "99 Problems" (yes, Jay-Z did use that song) featuring Brother Marquis of 2 Live Crew.

Fortunately, the flaws on this album are limited. I like the idea of "Race War", but at times the song gets confusing (especially the whole blacks being republican thing and what he means by that). "I Ain't New Ta This" is straight awful. And I understand he is trying to put his people on, but it works sometimes. Even though DJ Evil E sounds good on "Pimp Behind The Wheels", the idea of placing a 14 year old girl named Gripsta on "Funky Gripsta" doesn't sound right.

Home Invasion is an excellent album I believe. I believe that many fans were expecting another O.G. Original Gangster here, but only received less than half of that album. The other portion is the frustration of the aftermath of the effects done by the "Cop Killer" song. I can't knock Ice for speaking his mind here on this LP, because to me, it works out nicely. Peace.

Lyrics: A-
Production: A-
Guest Appearances: B
Musical Vibes: B+

Top 5 Tracks:
1. Home Invasion
2. Ice M.F. T
3. Gotta Lot Of Love
4. Depths Of Hell
5. Pimp Behind The Wheels (DJ Evil E The Great)(featuring Evil E)

Honorable Mention:
1. 99 Problems (featuring Brother Marquis)
2. Watch The Ice Break

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Free Speech Pioneer makes another great album, January 14, 2011

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Brando - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Home Invasion (Audio CD)

A lot of people are critical of this album but I disagree. You have to realize what Ice went through to get this out after being released by Time Warner. He has a lot of anger on this and on previous Body Count Album but people take it way too literally. He was pushing the boundaries of free speech so everyone who followed would have it easier then he did. As far as the tracks there is a lot to like on this album. He constantly changes the type of beats and rhythms throughout keeping things fresh. My favorite cuts are It's On, That's How I'm Livin', I Ain't New Ta This, Gotta Lot of Love, 99 Problems which was later made a huge hit by Jay-Z, and Message to the Soldier. I grew up a big fan of Ice-T and especially during this period with Original Ganster, Body Count and his performance at Lollapalooza. I understand he lost a lot of fans with this album but who needs them.