The Seventh Deadly Sin
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The Seventh Deadly Sin, released in 1999, is the seventh album by Ice T
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Ice T
Tracy Marrow , better known by his stage name Ice-T, is an American musician and actor.He was born in Newark, New Jersey and moved to the Crenshaw district of Los Angeles when he was in the 7th grade. After graduating from high school he served in the United States Army for four years...
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Reception
Professional reviews:- SpinSpin (magazine)Spin is a music magazine founded in 1985 by publisher Bob Guccione Jr.-History:In its early years, the magazine was noted for its broad music coverage with an emphasis on college-oriented rock music and on the ongoing emergence of hip-hop. The magazine was eclectic and bold, if sometimes haphazard...
(11/99, p. 191) - 7 out of 10 - "...Ice is content to bluster about his long-gone playa days while lazily conjugating the verb 'to f*ck' cynically hoping to snag a few Web-savvy, undiscerning No Limit fans with some respect for history..."
- Alternative Press (12/99, p. 102) - 3 out of 5 - "...[Ice] seems to be handling advancing age relatively well....Ice sounds more ferocious than he has in years....at his age Ice probably has problems keeping certain things hard, his rhymes aren't one of them."
- Vibe (11/99, p. 197) - "...In true mack form, [Ice] re-returns as tight as ever....Ice has kept his chops up....Fans of the real rap will always hold a warm spot in their hearts for the ice-cold MC."
- The SourceThe Source (magazine)The Source is a United States-based, monthly full-color magazine covering hip-hop music, politics, and culture, founded in 1988. It is the world's second longest running rap periodical, behind United Kingdom-based publication Hip Hop Connection. The Source was founded as a newsletter in 1988...
(11/99, pp. 224–6) - 3 mics out of 5 - "...rapping like it's still 1988....it's all good to hear veterans like Ice-t come out of retirement possessed the same independent-minded spirit which first drove him to pick up the mic so many years ago..."
Track listing
| # | Title | Time | Producer(s) | Performer(s) | Samples |
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| 1 | "Intro" | 2:43 | DJ Ace | Ice-T ICE-T * Ice-T, an American rapper and actor* ICE T , a tilting model of the German InterCityExpress series of high-speed trains... |
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| 2 | "Don't Hate the Playa" | 4:05 | DJ Ace | Ice-T | |
| 3 | "Check Your Game" | 5:39 | Iz | Ice-T King Tee |
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| 4 | "Get Your Money" | 3:38 | Trails | Ice-T | |
| 5 | "The 7th" | 4:50 | TR Love | Ice-T Marc Live Ras Kass Tash |
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| 6 | "NY, NY" | 4:47 | Marc Live | Ice-T |
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| 7 | "Valuable Game" | 4:35 | Mad Rome | Ice-T |
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| 8 | "Eye of the Storm" | 3:54 | Ross Avila | Ice-T Buck Shot Shorty |
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| 9 | "Brother Marquis (Interlude)" | 0:43 | Brother Marquis | ||
| 10 | "Always Wanted ta Be a Hoe" | 4:34 | DJ Ace | Ice-T | |
| 11 | "Fuck It" | 3:56 | DJ Ace | Ice-T El Sadiq Powerlord JEL |
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| 12 | "CJ Mac (Interlude)" | 0:47 | Marc Live | CJ Mac | |
| 13 | "Retaliation" | 4:21 | DJ Ace | Ice-T |
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| 14 | "Threat (Interlude)" | 0:44 | Marc Live | CJ Mac | |
| 15 | "Check Your Heart" | 4:49 | DJ Ace | Ice-T | |
| 16 | "Sondoobiest (Interlude)" | 0:32 | Son Doobie | ||
| 17 | "Hardcore" | 4:57 | DJ Ace | Ice-T Radzay Bazaro Grip |
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| 18 | "Common Sense" | 5:29 | DJ Ace | Ice-T | |
| 19 | "Numskull (Interlude)" | 0:16 | Numskull | ||
| 20 | "God Forgive Me" | 4:08 | DJ Ace | Ice-T Poppa LQ SLEJ |
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| 21 | "Ice's Exodus" | 4:47 | SLEJ | Ice-T Top Gunz |
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