{"id":98154,"date":"2015-12-04T18:08:03","date_gmt":"2015-12-04T17:08:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blackouthiphop.com\/?p=98154"},"modified":"2015-12-04T18:08:03","modified_gmt":"2015-12-04T17:08:03","slug":"dig-of-the-day-ice-t-6-n-the-mornin-1987","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/dig-of-the-day-ice-t-6-n-the-mornin-1987\/","title":{"rendered":"Dig Of The Day: Ice-T &#8211; 6 &#8216;N The Mornin&#8217; (1987)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"344\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WPlUEYeD7qY\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Today we have a pure classic, <strong>Ice T<\/strong>&#8216;s <em>6 &#8216;N The Mornin<\/em>&#8216;. Originally released in 1986 as the B-side of <em>Dog &#8216;N the Wax (Ya Don&#8217;t Quit-Part II)<\/em>, with a slighly different title &#8211; <em>6 In The Mornin&#8217;<\/em> &#8211; 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.<\/p>\n<p><em>Midnight<\/em>, from <strong>Ice T<\/strong>&#8216;s 1991 album <em>O.G. Original Gangster<\/em>, is a prequel of <em>6 In The Mornin&#8217;<\/em>. <em>Midnight<\/em> ends with the lyric &#8220;Looked at my watch, it was six in the morning,&#8221; and <em>6 In the Mornin<\/em>&#8216; opens with the lyric, &#8220;Six in the morning, police at my door.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Produced by <strong>Big Beat Productions<\/strong>, as credited on <em>Dog &#8216;N the Wax (Ya Don&#8217;t Quit-Part II)<\/em> 12&#8243; single while <em>Rhyme Pays<\/em> album version credits go to <strong>Afrika Islam<\/strong>. <\/p>\n<p>ENjoy<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ICET.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"98155\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/dig-of-the-day-ice-t-6-n-the-mornin-1987\/icet-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ICET.jpg?fit=1500%2C1030&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1500,1030\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1409241061&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ICET\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ICET.jpg?fit=540%2C371&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ICET.jpg?fit=640%2C439&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ICET.jpg?fit=640%2C371&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"ICET\" width=\"640\" height=\"371\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-98155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ICET.jpg?resize=540%2C371&amp;ssl=1 540w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ICET.jpg?resize=1024%2C703&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ICET.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blackouthiphop.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/ICET.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today we have a pure classic, Ice T&#8216;s 6 &#8216;N The Mornin&#8216;. 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