Question 1

Does Ice-T write his own songs?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 2

Who wrote "6 'n the Mornin'"?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 3

Who is Afrika Islam?

Accepted Answer

The producer, born Charles Andre Glenn, who made the first three albums with him and shares the writing on all of Power.

Question 4

How many albums are covered here?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 5

Is Body Count on this page?

Accepted Answer

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".

Question 6

How well did the albums sell?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Did he win a Grammy?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 8

Why do two albums have no writers listed?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 9

What was the "Cop Killer" fallout?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 10

Which of his own records did best in America?

Accepted Answer

Home Invasion reached number 14 on the Billboard 200 and O.G. Original Gangster number 15.