Rhyme pays
From Rap Dictionary
Rhyme Pays is the debut album of Ice-T. Released in 1987, the album, especially tracks like "6 'N the Mornin'," is considered to have defined the gangsta rap genre, and was the first rap album to carry a Parental Advisory warning label, although it was years before the industry-standard explicit-lyrics sticker was developed. Rhyme Pays peaked at #26 on the Billboard 200 music chart and #93 on the Top R&B/Hip Hop Albums. It was the first hip-hop artist album released on the Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros. label.
Track listing
- "Intro/Rhyme Pays" (Ice T/Storrs) – 6:29 (Sampling Black Sabbath's "War Pigs")
- "6 'N the Mornin'" (Ice T/Islam) – 7:11
- "Make It Funky" (Ice T/Islam) – 5:09 (samples James Brown's "[Make It Funky")
- "Somebody Gotta Do It (Pimpin' Ain't Easy!)" (Ice T/Islam) – 3:03
- "409" (Ice T/Islam) – 5:20
- "I Love Ladies" (Ice T/Islam) – 4:44
- "Sex" (Ice T/Islam) – 2:57
- "Pain" (Ice T/Islam) – 3:36
- "Squeeze the Trigger" (Ice T/Islam) – 6:12
- "Make It Funky" [12" Mix] (Ice T/Islam) – 5:58
- "Sex" – 3:52
- "Somebody Gotta Do It (Pimpin' Ain't Easy!)" [12" Mix] (Ice T/Islam) – 3:27
- "Our Most Requested Record" [Long Version] (Ice T/Islam) – 6:45

