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Ice T VI: Return Of The Real [EXPLICIT LYRICS]

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Product Details

  • Audio CD (June 4, 1996)
  • Original Release Date: June 4, 1996
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Format: Explicit Lyrics
  • Label: Priority Records
  • ASIN: B000003B3M
  • Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #47,533 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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1. Pimp Anthem
2. Where the Shit Goes Down
3. Bouncin' Down the Strezeet - Ice-T, ,
4. Return of the Real
5. I Must Stand
6. Alotta Niggas [Insert] - Ice-T,
7. Rap Game's Hijacked
8. How Does It Feel
9. Lane
10. Rap Is Fake [Insert] - Dee, Ice-T
11. Make the Loot Loop
12. Sydicate 4 Ever - Ice-T, L.P.,
13. 5th
14. It's Goin' Down [Insert]
15. They Want Me Back In
16. Inside of a Gangsta
17. Forced to Do Dirt
18. Haters [Insert]
19. Cramp Your Style
20. Real? [Insert]
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very underrated, February 5, 2009
Even though this is not his best album by a long shot, it's still better than 95% of the garbage you hear on the radio these days! Recommended!
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite hip hop album of 96, March 15, 1999
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Ever since His album O.G. he does not seem to have quite the following he once did. whoever has not heard this album is missing out. D
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Sad signs of decline, February 21, 2005
As the title suggests, this is Ice-T's return. But the return to exactly what? It could be viewed as either the return to the forefront of hip-hop, or the return to his roots, end of the 80s style of hip-hop. While I'm sure Ice thought of the former, the resulting album doesn't quite achieve any of the two "Return to" targets.

There are two very notable changes in Ice-T style here. First is in the lyrics department. While Ice is as intelligent and witful as ever, he has toned down his verses a lot. Gone is the almost uncontrolled aggression of "Home Invasion". Instead we have mostly slow to mid-tempo tracks, most of which deal with the topics of either rap game and its rules, or warns against being a gangster. This change is quite understandable for a man about to turn 40 years old. The lyrics are mostly good and to the point. Though I must admit I still find the 2 love ballads here to be somewhat out of place.

The other notable change is in the music. It has advanced from basic beats and noises towards more rich soundscape. Most of the tracks, especially the slower ones, attempt to develop a feeling of uneasiness and tension, and most of the times it works.

So why do I think this album is one more step on the way down? Because taken as a whole, it lacks the focus and a sense of general direction that "O.G." maintained perfectly. Not a single time did I cringe, realizing that this or that track is just a filler ("Forced To Do Dirt", anyone?). Another turn off might be that old-school feeling of the whole attempt, which simply sounds out of tune with the general development of rap. Clearly Ice-T wanted to put himself back in the game. But as much as I respect his previous efforts, more often than not I vision a man in his late 30s who is generally unsure as to what kind of music really works in 1996, and his songs often sound strained and entirely forced out.

That being said, for long time fans, which I am one of, this is generally a nice little album, that is worth to be listened to occasionally. But it's far from being a mandatory purchase.
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this albulm is jus another example of Ice-T doing what he does best..rap! there's no way around it Ice-T one of the originators of westcoast gangsta rap an intelligent black man... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great album, tells about what Ice really thinks
The reason I gave this 5 stars is because it is raw and not one bit fake. with songs like pimp anthem I don't think you could give this cd anything but 5 stars.
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5.0 out of 5 stars ICE'S DOPEST ALBUM YET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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