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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf debut album
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
Jorge Hinojosa NERFINISHED
followedBy Power NERFINISHED
followedByReleaseYear 1988
genre gangsta rap
hip hop
hasTrack 409
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
LP
cassette
language English
length approximately 55 minutes
mainTheme crime
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
DJ Chilly Chill NERFINISHED
DJ Evil E NERFINISHED
Ice-T NERFINISHED
Ronin NERFINISHED
The Glove NERFINISHED
publicationYear 1987
recordedIn 1986
1987
recordLabel Sire Records NERFINISHED
Warner Bros. Records
releaseDate 1987-07-28

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Ice-T notableWork Rhyme Pays