Ice-T

Solo Artist

Photo: David Shankbone · CC BY 3.0
Active 1982-present
Origin Los Angeles, California
Albums 8
Tracks 138
Most frequent collaborator Afrika Islam · 41 tracks
Genres Gangsta RapWest Coast Hip HopPolitical Hip Hop
Songwriter
72%
Authorship

Holds writing credit on 99 of 138 tracks

Does Ice-T write his own songs?

Yes, on every album that publishes credits. He is on 94 of the 138 tracks in this catalogue, usually beside the producer who made the beat: Afrika Islam on Power, DJ Aladdin on Home Invasion, DJ Ace on The Seventh Deadly Sin. Two later albums publish no writers at all.

By the Numbers

8
Studio Albums
138
Tracks Credited
72%
Self-Written
44
Years Active
135
Collaborators

Authorship Breakdown 99 / 138 self-written

Who wrote the songs?

Across all 138 tracks: how many Ice-T wrote alone, how many they co-wrote, and how many were written by others. The bracket marks every track they hold any writing credit on.

Ice-T has a writing credit72%
30%
42%
28%
Sole author41tracks30%
Co-written58tracks42%
Outside writers39tracks28%

Role Fingerprint how they contribute

Lyricist Performer Composer Producer
Ice-T's roles across the catalogue

Share of all 138 tracks where they are personally credited, by role.

Lyricist (words)72%
Composer (music)68%
Producer62%
Performer100%

Authorship Over Time writing credit per album

Ice-T's writing credit per album, in release order. Hover any bar for the album.

avg 72%
100%
100%
100%
100%
100%
0%
100%
0%
1987Rhyme Pays
1988Power
1989The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say!
1991O.G. Original Gangster
1993Home Invasion
1996Ice-T VI: Return of the Real
1999The Seventh Deadly Sin
2006Gangsta Rap
Early · 100% written
Mid · 100% written
Late · 100% written

Authorship by Decade track-weighted

100%
1980s
Rhyme Pays, Power +1 more
100%
1990s
O.G. Original Gangster, Home Invasion +2 more
0%
2000s
Gangsta Rap

Authorship Spectrum pure performer to complete author

Where Ice-T sits on the scale from a pure performer (0%, sings songs written by others) to a complete author (100%, writes everything). The bright marker is their catalogue authorship score, plotted against other artists on the site.

Ice-T
Other artists on the site

Reference artists spread across the scale, closest by genre and era.

Whitney Houston5%
Selena13%
Ricky Martin25%
New Kids on the Block38%
Sinéad O'Connor59%
Janet Jackson72%
Coolio84%
72%Ice-T
Pure Performer0%
Songwriter~50%
Complete Author100%

Discography 8 albums

The eight solo studio albums with published track listings. Criminal Migraine (2026) has no article of its own and no published track data, so it is not covered here and is logged in the site TODO. Body Count is a separate band with its own catalogue and sits outside this page.

Collaborator Network who they worked with most

Photo of Ice-TIce-T138 tracks
AI41Afrika Islam, 41 tracks DA31DJ Aladdin, 31 tracks S24SLJ, 24 tracks DA20DJ Ace, 20 tracks ML9Marc Live, 9 tracks MR8Mad Rome, 8 tracks AW7Alonzo Williams, 7 tracks L5LP, 5 tracks AC5Ariel Caban, 5 tracks H4Hen-Gee, 4 tracks EC3Ernie C, 3 tracks DD3Donald D, 3 tracks M3Mooseman, 3 tracks TO3Trails of Flowalistics, 3 tracks GD3Grand Daddy I.U., 3 tracks JB2Jello Biafra, 2 tracks B"2Beatmaster "V", 2 tracks LR2Lloyd Roberts, 2 tracks NT2Nat The Cat, 2 tracks CJ2Charlie Jam, 2 tracks SE2Sean E. Sean, 2 tracks BM2Brother Marquis, 2 tracks G2Gripsta, 2 tracks BY2Brandi Younger, 2 tracks SM2San Man, 2 tracks HD2Hot Dolla, 2 tracks BR2Big Rich, 2 tracks KL2Kenny Laboriel, 2 tracks DM2Denis Martinez, 2 tracks MG2Marc Giveand, 2 tracks BR2Bobby Ross Avila, 2 tracks DD2Divine Dubar, 2 tracks SD2Smoothe da Hustler, 2 tracks DA2D.V. Alias Kryst, 2 tracks LM2LaVaba Mallison, 2 tracks TM2The Mayor From Presidential Beats, 2 tracks DS1David Storrs, 1 track JB1James Brown, 1 track CB1Charles Bobbit, 1 track MS1MC Shan, 1 track SM1Shawn Moltke, 1 track CM1Curtis Mayfield, 1 track BS1Bronx Style Bob, 1 track E1Everlast, 1 track HG1Hen Gee, 1 track RM1Randy Mac, 1 track SS1Shakell Shabazz, 1 track TT1Toddy Tee, 1 track MT1MC Taste, 1 track DS1Divine Styler., 1 track SS1Shaquel Shabazz, 1 track BV1Beatmaster V, 1 track NT1Nat the Cat, 1 track GC1George Clinton, 1 track GW1George Worrell, 1 track BC1Bootsy Collins, 1 track WE1William Earl Collins, 1 track PW1Prince Whipper Whip, 1 track SE1Sean E. Mack, 1 track D1D-Roc, 1 track on Ying Yang Twins's page BB1Bilal Bashir, 1 track AP1Al Patrone, 1 track M1Mello, 1 track EE1Evil E, 1 track T1Trekan, 1 track DN1Daddy Nitro, 1 track W1Wolf, 1 track E&1E-A-Ski & CMT, 1 track MW1Mr. Wesside & Powerlord JEL, 1 track AR1Angela Rollins, 1 track D1Dee, 1 track L&1L.P. & Powerlord JEL, 1 track A1Aquel, 1 track DS1Deft Saplin & K-Wiz Spurt, 1 track DM1Dre MC, 1 track BT1Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., 1 track KT1King T, 1 track IA1Iz Avila, 1 track RM1Roger McBride, 1 track IJ1Issiah Joseph Avila, 1 track RK1Ras Kass, 1 track T1Tash, 1 track TL1TR Love, 1 track RS1Rico Smith, 1 track TR1Trevor Randolph, 1 track RG1Romy Geroso Jr., 1 track AM1Andrea Martin, 1 track RW1Rico Wade, 1 track SB1Sleepy Brown, 1 track RM1Raymond Murray, 1 track B1Buckshot, 1 track KB1Kenyatta Blake, 1 track IH1Ice's Ho, 1 track MB1Marlowe Bates, 1 track ES1El Sadiq & Powerlord JEL, 1 track ES1El Sadiq, 1 track PJ1Powerlord Jell, 1 track CM1CJ Mac, 1 track P1Prodigy, 1 track H1Havoc, 1 track BN1Big Noyd, 1 track R1Rakim, 1 track KM1Kejuan Muchita, 1 track TP1Tajuan Perry, 1 track WM1William Michael Griffin Jr., 1 track T1Threat, 1 track DT1Deadly Threat, 1 track SD1Son Doobie, 1 track LW1L. Washington, 1 track AC1A. Calderon, 1 track R1Radzay, 1 track B1Bazaro, 1 track N1Numskull, 1 track KG1Kenneth Green, 1 track PL1Poppa LQ & SLEJ, 1 track L1Laquan, 1 track PL1Poppa LQ, 1 track SJ1Sudan Jeffers, 1 track EG1Ernest Gold, 1 track TG1Top Gunz, 1 track FD1Fedie Demarco, 1 track DA1D.V. Alias Khrist, 1 track MF1Mayor For Presidential Beats, 1 track C1Coco, 1 track TT1Trigger tha Gambler, 1 track ML1Marc Live & Smoothe da Hustler, 1 track C&1C.O.C. & Fedie DeMarco, 1 track FD1Fedie DeMarco, 1 track

Bubble size = tracks worked on together. AI Afrika Islam · DA DJ Aladdin · S SLJ · DA DJ Ace · ML Marc Live · MR Mad Rome

Photo credits

Portraits in the web and the rail come from Wikimedia Commons. The artist's own photo carries its credit under the picture.

The Authorship Story

Quick Facts

  • His share94 of the 138 album tracks carry his name
  • The beatmakers writeDJ Aladdin on 20 tracks, Afrika Islam on 14
  • Missing creditsTwo albums publish no writers anywhere
  • PlatinumPower is his only album certified platinum by the RIAA
  • GoldFour more albums certified gold in the US
  • The metal bandBody Count, introduced on a 1991 album track

Creative Fingerprint

A rapper credited beside his producer on almost every song, and two late albums where nobody published the writers at all.

The Story

Ice-T wrote 94 of the 138 album tracks in this catalogue. The 44 he is missing from are mostly two albums that publish no writers at all.

Awards & Recognition

Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, shared, for "Back on the Block"
Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

Frequently Asked Questions Ice-T

Does Ice-T write his own songs?
Yes, on every album that publishes credits. He is on 94 of the 138 tracks in this catalogue, usually beside the producer who made the beat: Afrika Islam on Power, DJ Aladdin on Home Invasion, DJ Ace on The Seventh Deadly Sin. Two later albums publish no writers at all.
Who wrote "6 'n the Mornin'"?
Ice-T, alone. He wrote the lyrics in his Hollywood apartment after hearing Schoolly D's "P.S.K. What Does It Mean?" and built the beat on a Roland TR-808.
Who is Afrika Islam?
The producer, born Charles Andre Glenn, who made the first three albums with him and shares the writing on all of Power.
How many albums are covered here?
Eight solo studio albums between 1987 and 2006. Criminal Migraine has no article of its own and no published track data, so it is not included.
Is Body Count on this page?
No. Body Count is a separate band with its own catalogue. Ice-T introduced it on the O.G. Original Gangster track called "Body Count".
How well did the albums sell?
Power is his only album certified platinum by the RIAA. Rhyme Pays, The Iceberg, O.G. Original Gangster and Home Invasion were all certified gold in the US.
Did he win a Grammy?
Yes, for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group, for his appearance on Quincy Jones's "Back on the Block". The award was shared with the others who worked on the track.
Why do two albums have no writers listed?
Ice-T VI: Return of the Real and Gangsta Rap publish plain track listings with producers and no writing credits, and no Discogs release or MusicBrainz work relation supplies them. Both are marked unverified with a note.
What was the "Cop Killer" fallout?
The song was a Body Count track rather than a rap record, and the row over it led him to ask for release from Warner Bros. Home Invasion came out on Priority instead.
Which of his own records did best in America?
Home Invasion reached number 14 on the Billboard 200 and O.G. Original Gangster number 15.

Sources

Wikipedia: Ice-T Wikipedia: Ice-T discography File:Ice-T at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival 2 - Wikimedia Commons