Rhyme Pays
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Rhyme Pays is the 1987 debut studio album by American rapper Ice-T, widely regarded as one of the pioneering records of gangsta rap.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rhyme Pays canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debut album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Ice-T NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition | Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums top 100 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSingle |
6 in the Mornin'
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dog 'n the Wax (Ya Don't Quit-Part II) NERFINISHED ⓘ I Love Ladies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtFeatures | Ice-T standing in front of a sports car with women ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Ice-T
NERFINISHED
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Jorge Hinojosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedByReleaseYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| genre |
gangsta rap
ⓘ
hip hop ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
409
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6 in the Mornin' NERFINISHED ⓘ Dogs 'n the Wax NERFINISHED ⓘ I Love Ladies NERFINISHED ⓘ Intro NERFINISHED ⓘ Make It Funky NERFINISHED ⓘ Outro ⓘ Pain NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhyme Pays NERFINISHED ⓘ Sex NERFINISHED ⓘ Somebody Gotta Do It (Pimpin' Ain't Easy) NERFINISHED ⓘ Squeeze the Trigger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType |
CD
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LP ⓘ cassette ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 55 minutes ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
crime
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pimping ⓘ street life ⓘ urban survival ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the pioneering gangsta rap albums ⓘ |
| performer | Ice-T NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWork | none (debut studio album) ⓘ |
| producer |
Afrika Islam
NERFINISHED
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DJ Chilly Chill NERFINISHED ⓘ DJ Evil E NERFINISHED ⓘ Ice-T NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronin NERFINISHED ⓘ The Glove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1987 ⓘ |
| recordedIn |
1986
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1987 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Sire Records
NERFINISHED
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Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1987-07-28 ⓘ |
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