"6 in the Mornin'" is a song by Ice-T

ICE-T

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. Released in 1986 as the B-side of "Dog 'N the Wax (Ya Don't Quit-Part II)", the song is considered to be one of the defining tracks of the gangsta rap

Gangsta rap

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 genre. The song appeared on Ice T's debut album, Rhyme Pays (name slightly changed to "6 'N The Mornin'"), in 1987. The song is produced by Compton's Most Wanted

Compton's Most Wanted

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 associate the Unknown DJ

The Unknown DJ

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"Midnight," from Ice T's 1991 album O.G. Original Gangster, is a prequel

Prequel

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 of this song. "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."

A version of the song was later recorded by the Tennessee horrorcore

Horrorcore

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 group Three 6 Mafia

Three 6 Mafia

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 on its Chapter 2: World Domination

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album, and was aptly re-named "3-6 in the Mornin'" and features occasional samples from the original.