Dig Of The Day: Ice-T – 6 ‘N The Mornin’ (1987)

Today we have a pure classic, Ice T‘s 6 ‘N The Mornin‘. Originally released in 1986 as the B-side of Dog ‘N the Wax (Ya Don’t Quit-Part II), with a slighly different title – 6 In The Mornin’ – a track considered to be one of the defining tracks of the gangsta rap genre. 1986 version is about 3 and a half minutes shorter than the 1987 album version.

Midnight, from Ice T‘s 1991 album O.G. Original Gangster, is a prequel of 6 In The Mornin’. Midnight ends with the lyric “Looked at my watch, it was six in the morning,” and 6 In the Mornin‘ opens with the lyric, “Six in the morning, police at my door.”

Produced by Big Beat Productions, as credited on Dog ‘N the Wax (Ya Don’t Quit-Part II) 12″ single while Rhyme Pays album version credits go to Afrika Islam.

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