Ice-T Album: “Rhyme Pays”

This CD put Ice T on the map. Squeeze the Trigger was a personal favorite of mine, this CD doesn't have any fillers. And thats saying something given Ice-T's limited artistic capability.

Note that this CD is an analog to digital recording, given the time frame in which it was produced. Still, the dynamic transfer is very good with very little background noise.

This CD should be in every Ice-T fan collection, and in the collection of a classic West Coast rap fan as well.

Ice is great and I have been a fan from the start as an entertainer, a voice and an artist...have enjoyed seeing how he has evolved in the industry while keeping it real.

this was the first ice t album i heard and for the sheer power, and skill i think it was for its time and even now, way ahead of its time. this was when it was stripped dow, raw, and just awesome. sure there were many before and after this but this was the one album that i will always have. the first time i put the cassette in i was a fan... this is a classic album that you play today and people still remember it...

Although this is not quite up to the level of subsequent Ice-T albums, this is still a classic 5-star album. My favorite cuts were the hardcore ones that previewed Ice-t's later career (6 in the mornin', Pain, Squeeze the Trigger), although the other cuts were also clever and entertaining, especially the title track and 409. No filler, except for the remixes at the end, but I only count the first 9 tracks as the real album. Pick this up, it is a must-have for anyone who enjoys real, intelligent rap and not the stuff that you see on MTV.

Need I say more???.....