Power (Ice-T album)
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| Power | ||||
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| Studio album by Ice-T | ||||
| Released | September 13, 1988 | |||
| Recorded | Autumn 1987-Summer 1988 | |||
| Genre | West Coast hip hop, gangsta rap | |||
| Length | 47:53 | |||
| Label | Sire/Warner Bros. Records 25765 |
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| Producer | Afrika Islam | |||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| RapReviews.com | |
| Robert Christgau | B+[3] |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Yahoo! Music | (favorable)[5] |
Power is the second album by Ice-T. Released in 1988, the album produced the single and video "I'm Your Pusher," which got Ice-T major air-play on MTV.
The album cover, photographed by Glen E. Friedman, was the subject of controversy upon its original release, due to the provocative pose of Darlene Ortiz, Ice-T's girlfriend at the time. "I'm Your Pusher," an anti-drug song, was also interpreted as having the opposite message.[6] The album is broken down track-by-track by Ice-T in Brian Coleman's book Check the Technique.[7]
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Intro" – 1:11
- "Power" – 4:25
- "Drama" – 4:15
- "Heartbeat" – 4:08
- "The Syndicate" (feat. Donald D, Hen Gee) – 3:32
- "Radio Suckers" – 4:24
- "I'm Your Pusher" (Vocals by Pimpin' Rex) – 5:35
- "Personal" – 3:43
- "Girls L.G.B.N.A.F." – 3:00
- "High Rollers" – 4:36
- "Grand Larceny" – 3:51
- "Soul on Ice" – 4:42
- "Outro" – 0:39
[edit] Samples
- "I'm Your Pusher"
- "Pusherman" by Curtis Mayfield[8]
- "High Rollers"
- "Easin' In" by Edwin Starr
[edit] References
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ RapReviews.com review
- ^ Robert Christgau review
- ^ Brackett, Nathan, ed. (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. pp. page 401. ISBN 0743201698.
- ^ Yahoo! Music review
- ^ The Ice Opinion: Who Gives a Fuck?. Pan Books. 1994. pp. page 164. ISBN 0330336290.
- ^ Coleman, Brian. Check The Technique: Liner Notes For Hip-Hop Junkies. New York: Villard/Random House, 2007.
- ^ "Ice-T entry at The-Breaks.com". http://www.the-breaks.com/search.php?term=Ice-T&type=6. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
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