Home Invasion [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

Ice T

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 23, 1993)
• Original Release Date: March 23, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Explicit Lyrics
• Label: Priority Records
• ASIN: B000003B0Y
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #63,195 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description
The hardcore rapper's 1993 album featuring 19 tracks. Virgin. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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1 of 1 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

By	Chandler "Infamous" (Atlanta (College Park), Georgia) - See all my reviews

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

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not his best work, July 17, 2001

By	R. Riis "rriis" (NY) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

"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.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Race War, November 23, 1999

By	Christopher Jones (London, UK) - See all my reviews

This album is brilliant, but not as good as "Original Gangster". The song "Race War" as a lot of truths in the lyrics. Keep it up Ice.