Home Invasion
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| Studio album by Ice-T | |||||
| Released | March 23, 1993 | ||||
| Genre | Gangsta rap, hardcore hip hop, West Coast hip hop | ||||
| Length | 73:55 | ||||
| Label | Sire/Warner Bros. Records 45119 Rhyme $yndicate/Priority/EMI Records 0499 2 53858 2 3 P2-53858 |
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| Producer | Donald D DJ Aladdin Hen-Gee Evil-E, Ice-T |
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Home Invasion is the fifth solo album by Ice T. Released in 1993, the album was Ice T's first release on Rhyme Syndicate Records.
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[edit] History
Home Invasion was the first album Ice T released following the controversy over the Body Count song "Cop Killer." Sire/Warner Bros. Records had stood by freedom of expression during the controversy, although some within the Time Warner conglomerate now favored a more pragmatic policy. Home Invasion was originally set for a November 15, 1992, release, but the L.A. riots were still fresh in people's minds, an election was in process, and political releases by Ice Cube and Dr. Dre were causing controversy, so Ice T agreed to postpone Home Invasion's release, in addition to removing the song "Ricochet," which had already appeared on the soundtrack to the film of the same name.
With the album's release posponed to February 14, 1993, Sire/Warner Bros. told Ice T that it would not release the album with its current artwork, which depicted a white child who was engrossed in black culture in the middle of images of violence, even though the catalog number 45119 was already assigned to it. Sire/Warner Bros. had already released the single “Gotta Lotta Love.” Ice-T initially agreed, opting for an all-black cover and a name change to The Black Album. He later realized that his future output was going to be continuously monitored and censored, and he left the label amicably, signing a distribution deal with Priority Records, which released the album with the original artwork.[2] Due to the postponed release of the album, tracks were altered to keep the topics up-to-date.
[edit] Lyrical themes
"It's On" begins with the phrase "Turn up the mike, dog, so I can get off/Find me Charlton Heston and I might cut his head off." Charlton Heston had pushed for Ice T's contract with Sire/Warner Bros. to be dissolved. The title track explored the concept of a white supremacist home being invaded by political emcees who were seeking to rescue the children from racist indoctrination. "Gotta Lotta Love" pays tribute to the gang truce in L.A. "That's How I'm Living" is autobiographical, describing Ice T's early life. "Race War" is a reflection on the riots and a warning against such events repeating themselves. "Message to the Soldier" offers advice to those involved in political hip hop. After abstaining from sex rhymes on O.G. Original Gangster, Ice-T made a point of including two such tracks on this album with "Addicted to Danger" and "99 Problems."
[edit] Reception
The album peaked at #9 on Billboard magazine's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at #14 on the Billboard 200.[3] Home Invasion was the last hip hop release of Ice T that had significant political content. His later releases were more in tune with the rest of gangsta rap. This is reflected in how this album featured the end of the accumulated pleas that had appeared inside the pamphlets of his albums since Power. Home Invasion also often seen as the release with which Ice T's career began to take a downturn. Reviews were generally less impressed than they had been with his earlier work. The hip hop audience was moving away from political artists at the time. The rivalry between the West and East Coast was also at its peak. Ice-T had always stayed out of the dispute. He also didn't seem to fit neatly into either camp; he hailed from the West Coast, but his raps were more in the style of the East Coast.
[edit] Track listing
| # | Title | Writer(s) | Time | Producer(s) | Performer(s) | Samples |
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| 1 | "Warning" | 0:36 | ||||
| 2 | "It's On" | Ice-T DJ Aladdin |
4:56 | DJ Aladdin SLJ Ice-T |
Ice-T | |
| 3 | "Ice M.F. T" | Ice-T DJ Aladdin |
3:41 | DJ Aladdin SLJ Ice-T |
Ice-T | |
| 4 | "Home Invasion" | Ice-T, DJ Aladdin | 2:59 | DJ Aladdin SLJ Ice-T |
Ice-T |
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| 5 | "G Style" | Ice-T | 4:29 | DJ L.P. Hen Gee |
Ice-T | |
| 6 | "Addicted To Danger" | Ice-T DJ Aladdin |
3:27 | DJ Aladdin SLJ Ice-T |
Ice-T |
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| 7 | "Question And Answer" | 0:33 | ||||
| 8 | "Watch The Ice Break" | DJ Aladdin Ice-T |
4:24 | DJ Aladdin SLJ Ice-T |
Ice-T | |
| 9 | "Race War" | DJ Aladdin Ice-T |
4:50 | DJ Aladdin SLJ Ice-T |
Ice-T Bass: Mooseman (Body Count) |
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| 10 | "That's How I'm Living" | DJ Aladdin Ice-T |
4:39 | DJ Aladdin SLJ Ice-T |
Ice-T | |
| 11 | "I Ain't New To This" | DJ Aladdin Ice-T |
5:01 | DJ Aladdin SLJ Ice-T |
Ice-T |
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| 12 | "Pimp Behind the Wheels" | DJ Aladdin Ice-T |
3:05 | Ice-T | Ice-T DJ Evil E The Great |
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| 13 | "Gotta Lotta Love" | Ice-T | 5:24 | Donald D Ice-T |
Ice-T | |
| 14 | "Hit The Fan" | Ice-T | 4:47 | Trekah Ice-T |
Ice-T | |
| 15 | "Depths of Hell" | Ice-T DJ Aladdin |
5:15 | DJ Aladdin SLJ Ice-T |
Ice-T Daddy Nitro Bass: Mooseman (Body Count) |
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| 16 | "99 Problems" | Ice-T DJ Aladdin |
4:50 | DJ Aladdin SLJ Ice-T |
Ice-T Brother Marquis |
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| 17 | "Funky Gripsta" | Music by Ice-T, Grip, Wolf and DJ Aladdin Lyrics by Grip |
4:47 | Ice-T DJ Aladdin |
Grip Ice-T |
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| 18 | "Message to the Soldier" | Ice-T, DJ Aladdin | 5:36 | DJ Aladdin SLJ Ice-T |
Ice-T | |
| 19 | "Ain't a Damn Thing Changed" | 0:36 |
[edit] The Last Temptation of Ice
The album was re-released with a bonus disc entitled The Last Temptation of Ice.[5] Its track listing follows.
- That's How I'm Livin' (On The Rox Remix)
- Gotta Lotta Love (Tubular Bells Mix)
- I Ain't New Ta This (Radio Version)
- Ricochet
- Addicted To Danger (Nut Shop Mix)
- G Style (Remix)
- Racewar (Full Muthafuckin' Assassin Remix)
[edit] References
- ^ (2004) in Brackett, Nathan: The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster, page 401. ISBN 0743201698.
- ^ Ice T; Sigmund, Heidi (1994). The Ice Opinion. Pan Books, pages 181—184. ISBN 0330336290.
- ^ Charts and Awards for Ice-T. All Music Guide. Retrieved on 2007-11-03.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Ice-T entry at The-Breaks.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.
- ^ ASIN: B000024ZO5 (German). Amazon.de. Retrieved on 2007-10-19.
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