Power
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"Power" is the influential 1988 studio album by rapper Ice-T that helped define early West Coast gangsta rap.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Power canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Ice-T NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certification | RIAA Platinum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| certificationAuthority | Recording Industry Association of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPosition |
Billboard 200 top 40
NERFINISHED
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Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums top 10 ⓘ |
| containsExplicitLyrics | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtDesigner | Darlene Ortiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive ⓘ |
| genre |
West Coast hip hop
NERFINISHED
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gangsta rap ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | photograph of Ice-T and Darlene Ortiz with a shotgun ⓘ |
| hasGuestPerformer |
Afrika Islam
NERFINISHED
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Evil E NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
drum machine beats
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funk samples ⓘ sample-based production ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 51 minutes ⓘ |
| mainVocalist | Ice-T NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextWork | The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech… Just Watch What You Say! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTrack |
Drama
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Girls L.G.B.N.A.F. NERFINISHED ⓘ High Rollers NERFINISHED ⓘ I’m Your Pusher NERFINISHED ⓘ Power NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 11 ⓘ |
| performer | Ice-T NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWork | Rhyme Pays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Afrika Islam
NERFINISHED
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DJ Chilly Chill NERFINISHED ⓘ DJ Evil E NERFINISHED ⓘ David Storrs NERFINISHED ⓘ Ice-T NERFINISHED ⓘ Rand C NERFINISHED ⓘ The Glove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod | 1987–1988 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Sire Records
NERFINISHED
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Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1988-09-13 ⓘ |
| significance |
established Ice-T as a leading gangsta rap artist
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helped define early West Coast gangsta rap ⓘ |
| theme |
crime
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drug trade ⓘ social commentary ⓘ street life ⓘ |
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