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listen  1. Intro/Rhyme Pays (Explicit LP Version) 6:30$0.99 Buy Track
listen  2. 6 'N The Mornin' (Explicit LP Version) 3:44$0.99 Buy Track
listen  3. Make It Funky (Explicit LP Version) 5:10$0.99 Buy Track
listen  4. Somebody Gotta Do it (Pimpin' Ain't Easy) (Explicit LP Version) 3:04$0.99 Buy Track
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listen  6. I Love Ladies (Explicit LP Version) 4:45$0.99 Buy Track
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listen  8. Pain (Explicit LP Version) 3:36$0.99 Buy Track
listen  9. Squeeze The Trigger (Explicit LP Version) 6:14$0.99 Buy Track
listen10. Make It Funky (12" Mix) (Explicit LP Version) 5:57$0.99 Buy Track
listen11. Sex (Bonus Beat) (Explicit LP Version) 3:52$0.99 Buy Track
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listen13. Our Most Requested Record (Long Explicit LP Version) 6:43$0.99 Buy Track

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Born Tracy Marrow, Ice-T is a former gang member soldier, jewel thief, and pimp who, after a near fatal car crash in 1989 turned rapper, author and actor. Considered one of the fathers of gangsta rap, Ice-T has released eight studio albums since 1987 when he began recording. He is famous for his political statements and he has openly condemned homophobia, anti-white and anti-immigrant bigotry… Read more in Amazon's Ice-T Store

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  • Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
  • Original Release Date: November 4, 1987
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Sire / London/Rhino
  • ASIN: B000002LC6
  • Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #62,377 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars It's funny, don't you think?, August 30, 2000
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It's funny how some of the reviews of this album weren't even made by people who have listened to the CD. Base the rating you give the CD on musical merit, not on your personal right-wing political beliefs and your objections to a song which wasn't on this album in the first place... ie: Cop-Killa
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Rhyme Pays Every Night and Day, January 9, 2009
By MonsterJam (North Las Vegas, NV) - See all my reviews
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This CD put Ice T on the map. Squeeze the Trigger was a personal favorite of mine, this CD doesn't have any fillers. And thats saying something given Ice-T's limited artistic capability.

Note that this CD is an analog to digital recording, given the time frame in which it was produced. Still, the dynamic transfer is very good with very little background noise.

This CD should be in every Ice-T fan collection, and in the collection of a classic West Coast rap fan as well.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding debut, July 27, 2001
If you like Ice T, you gotta get this one. One of the few artists that started out great and only got better as time passed. This was released 14 years ago and it does not sound dated in any way. Just sounds like Ice T rippin it as he always has.
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5.0 out of 5 stars top notch
It's Ice-T.
Buy it.

Hot beats, smooth flow and the delivery that only the Iceman can do.
Published 8 months ago by LaughingLion

5.0 out of 5 stars the one that started it for me
this was the first ice t album i heard and for the sheer power, and skill i think it was for its time and even now, way ahead of its time. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Laine H. Ungureanu

1.0 out of 5 stars NOT original recordings!!!
i had this tape when i was in jr. high and IT RULED! i thought id replace my lost tape with a cd. WRONG. is this a remix or something? Read more
Published on June 25, 2007 by ANAL_CUNT

5.0 out of 5 stars Groundbreaking
I'm not a huge fan of rap, but Ice-T deserves a lot of credit - or infamy - for creating a new genre of music: "Gangsta Rap". Read more
Published on May 8, 2007 by Ariel Benzakein

5.0 out of 5 stars dope
I've been an Ice T fan for years..I'm 31 years old and still this is a dope album to this day..I have over 500 hip hop cd's and this one is def. a classic.. Read more
Published on December 3, 2004 by R. Chari

3.0 out of 5 stars Solid Debut
For me Ice-T is one of the best rappers ever and I've spent long hours listening to his hardcore gangster rap. Kind of odd for a middle-aged white guy but what can I say? Read more
Published on August 28, 2004 by C. Baker

5.0 out of 5 stars Grand Larcenist, Soloist, Lyracist, Vocalist, Crime by Rhyme
You wonder how Ice-T became famous? You wanna know why enough people listened to "Cop-Killer" to make a fuss in the first place? Read more
Published on February 1, 2003 by Vince

5.0 out of 5 stars Solid Debut LP from O.G.
Although this is not quite up to the level of subsequent Ice-T albums, this is still a classic 5-star album. Read more
Published on October 26, 2001

5.0 out of 5 stars Like him or not, Ice-T is an extraordinary artist
I'd really only rate this four stars, but I'm compensating for some of the ignorant people who gave this one star for their own non-musical reasons. Read more
Published on July 17, 2001 by R. Riis

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Dubious Achievement
So Ice-T practically invented what we now call "gangsta rap."

As if inventing gangsta rap were something to be proud of.

Published on July 25, 1999

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