Rhyme Pays

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Rights Society: GEMA/BIEM
Price Code: WE 835

Annotation last modified on 2026-05-01 16:18 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Intro / Rhyme Pays
recording engineer:
Dave Storrs (US drummer and percussionist) (in 1987)
programming and producer:
Afrika Islam (in 1987)
engineer:
Jim Lyons (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Ralph Cooper (producer) (in 1987)
mixer:
Afrika Islam (in 1987) and Ice‐T (in 1987)
guest turntable:
DJ Evil E (US disc jockey) (in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
samples:
War Pigs / Luke’s Wall (original stereo studio mix) by Black Sabbath (English heavy metal band)
recording of:
Intro / Rhyme Pays (in 1987)
lyricist:
Ice‐T
composer:
Ice‐T and David Storrs (producer, composer, synthesizer, guitar)
6:29
26 'n the Morning
producer:
The Unknown DJ
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Techno Hop Records (in 1986) and Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recording of:
6 in the Mornin’ (in 1986)
lyricist:
Ice‐T
composer:
Andre Pierre and Ice‐T
47:11
3Make It Funky
recording engineer:
Dave Storrs (US drummer and percussionist) (in 1987)
programming and producer:
Afrika Islam (in 1987)
engineer:
Jim Lyons (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Ralph Cooper (producer) (in 1987)
mixer:
Afrika Islam (in 1987) and Ice‐T (in 1987)
guest turntable:
DJ Evil E (US disc jockey) (in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
samples from:
Make It Funky by James Brown (The Godfather of Soul)
recording of:
Make It Funky (in 1987)
lyricist:
Ice‐T
composer:
Charles Andre Glenn and Ice‐T
5:09
4Somebody Gotta Do It (Pimpin' Ain't Easy!!!)
recording engineer:
Dave Storrs (US drummer and percussionist) (in 1987)
programming and producer:
Afrika Islam (in 1987)
engineer:
Jim Lyons (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Ralph Cooper (producer) (in 1987)
mixer:
Afrika Islam (in 1987) and Ice‐T (in 1987)
guest other vocals:
Emanon (human beatbox)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recording of:
Somebody Gotta Do It (Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy!!!) (in 1987)
lyricist:
Ice‐T
composer:
Charles Andre Glenn and Ice‐T
3:03
5409
recording engineer:
Dave Storrs (US drummer and percussionist) (in 1987)
programming and producer:
Afrika Islam (in 1987)
engineer:
Greg Mann (engineer)
executive producer:
Ralph Cooper (producer) (in 1987)
mixer:
Afrika Islam (in 1987) and Ice‐T (in 1987)
guest turntable:
DJ Evil E (US disc jockey) (in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recording of:
409 (in 1987)
lyricist:
Ice‐T
composer:
Charles Andre Glenn and Ice‐T
5:20
6I Love Ladies
recording engineer:
Dave Storrs (US drummer and percussionist) (in 1987)
programming and producer:
Afrika Islam (in 1987)
engineer:
Jim Lyons (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Ralph Cooper (producer) (in 1987)
mixer:
Afrika Islam (in 1987) and Ice‐T (in 1987)
guest turntable:
DJ Evil E (US disc jockey) (in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recording of:
I Love Ladies (in 1987)
lyricist:
Ice‐T
composer:
Charles Andre Glenn and Ice‐T
4:44
7Sex
recording engineer:
Dave Storrs (US drummer and percussionist) (in 1987)
programming and producer:
Afrika Islam (in 1987)
engineer:
Jim Lyons (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Ralph Cooper (producer) (in 1987)
mixer:
Afrika Islam (in 1987) and Ice‐T (in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recording of:
Sex (in 1987)
lyricist:
Ice‐T
composer:
Charles Andre Glenn and Ice‐T
2:57
8Pain
recording engineer:
Dave Storrs (US drummer and percussionist) (in 1987)
programming and producer:
Afrika Islam (in 1987)
engineer:
Jim Lyons (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Ralph Cooper (producer) (in 1987)
mixer:
Afrika Islam (in 1987) and Ice‐T (in 1987)
guest turntable:
DJ Evil E (US disc jockey) (in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recording of:
Pain (in 1987)
lyricist:
Ice‐T
composer:
Charles Andre Glenn and Ice‐T
3:36
9Squeeze the Trigger
recording engineer:
Dave Storrs (US drummer and percussionist) (in 1987)
programming and producer:
Afrika Islam (in 1987)
engineer:
Jim Lyons (producer/engineer)
executive producer:
Ralph Cooper (producer) (in 1987)
mixer:
Afrika Islam (in 1987) and Ice‐T (in 1987)
guest turntable:
DJ Evil E (US disc jockey) (in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recording of:
Squeeze the Trigger (in 1987)
lyricist:
Ice‐T
composer:
Charles Andre Glenn and Ice‐T
6:12
10Make It Funky (12" mix)
recording engineer:
Dave Storrs (US drummer and percussionist) (in 1987)
programming and producer:
Afrika Islam (in 1987)
executive producer:
Ralph Cooper (producer) (in 1987)
mixer:
Afrika Islam (in 1987) and Ice‐T (in 1987)
guest turntable:
DJ Evil E (US disc jockey) (in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
remix of:
Make It Funky (explicit) by Ice‐T
recording of:
Make It Funky (in 1987)
lyricist:
Ice‐T
composer:
Charles Andre Glenn and Ice‐T
5:58
11Sex (bonus beat)
recording engineer:
Dave Storrs (US drummer and percussionist) (in 1987)
programming and producer:
Afrika Islam (in 1987)
executive producer:
Ralph Cooper (producer) (in 1987)
mixer:
Afrika Islam (in 1987) and Ice‐T (in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
instrumental recording of:
Sex (in 1987)
lyricist:
Ice‐T
composer:
Charles Andre Glenn and Ice‐T
3:53
12Somebody Gotta Do It (Pimpin' Ain't Easy!!!) (12" mix)
recording engineer:
Dave Storrs (US drummer and percussionist) (in 1987)
programming and producer:
Afrika Islam (in 1987)
executive producer:
Ralph Cooper (producer) (in 1987)
mixer:
Afrika Islam (in 1987) and Ice‐T (in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
remix of:
Somebody Gotta Do It (Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy!!!) (explicit) by Ice‐T
recording of:
Somebody Gotta Do It (Pimpin’ Ain’t Easy!!!) (in 1987)
lyricist:
Ice‐T
composer:
Charles Andre Glenn and Ice‐T
3:27
13Our Most Requested Record (long version)
recording engineer:
Dave Storrs (US drummer and percussionist) (in 1987)
programming and producer:
Afrika Islam (in 1987)
executive producer:
Ralph Cooper (producer) (in 1987)
mixer:
Afrika Islam (in 1987) and Ice‐T (in 1987)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Sire Records Company (not for release label use!) (in 1987)
recording of:
Our Most Requested Record (in 1987)
lyricist and composer:
Ice‐T
6:45