Gangsta Rap (album)

Gangsta Rap
Studio album by Ice-T
Released	October 31, 2006
Studio	Silent Sound Studios (Atlanta, GA) Henry Street Music (Brooklyn, New York)
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap
Length	75:39
Label	Melee Entertainment
Producer	LaVaba Mallison (co-exec.) Alonzo Williams Ariel Caban DJ Ace Grand Daddy I.U. Mad Rome Marc Live The Mayor From Presidential Beats
Ice-T chronology
The Seventh Deadly Sin (1999) Gangsta Rap (2006) Urban Legends (2008)
Singles from Gangsta Rap
"Walking in the Rain" Released: 2006

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
RapReviews	[2]

Gangsta Rap is the eighth studio album by American rapper Ice-T. It was released on October 31, 2006 via Melee Entertainment.

Background

Production was handled by several record producers, including Alonzo "Justice" Williams, Ariel Caban, DJ Ace, Grand Daddy I.U., Mad Rome, Marc Live, Mayor, and LaVaba Mallison as executive producer. It also features guest appearances from Smoothe da Hustler, DV Alias Kryst, Fedie Demarco, Marc Live, Trigga tha Gambler, Corte, and Coco. Before its release, shopping for a deal, several record companies wanted to censor the album cover, ^[3] depicting Ice-T and his wife Nicole "Coco" Austin naked in bed.

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Gangsta Rap"	Grand Daddy I.U.	3:49
2.	"Ridin' Low" (featuring Fedie Demarco)	Mad Rome	4:07
3.	"New Life"	Alonzo Williams	4:00
4.	"Dear God Can You Hear Me" (featuring D.V. Alias Khrist)	Alonzo Williams	3:51
5.	"Please Believe Me" (featuring Corte & Smoothe da Hustler)	Mayor For Presidential Beats	4:32
6.	"Pimp or Die" (featuring Marc Live)	Marc Live	3:57
7.	"Pray" (featuring Coco)	Ariel Caban	2:50
8.	"Step Your Game Up" (featuring Marc Live)	Ariel Caban Marc Live	4:07
9.	"Real Talk" (featuring D.V. Alias Kryst)	DJ Ace	4:49
10.	"Walking in the Rain"	Mad Rome	4:36
11.	"The Game's Real" (featuring Trigger tha Gambler, Marc Live & Smoothe da Hustler)	Marc Live	4:32
12.	"It's All Love" (featuring D.V. Alias Kryst)	Alonzo Williams	4:14
13.	"Code of the Streets"	Alonzo Williams	4:48
14.	"Everything Is Going to be Alright" (featuring Smoothe da Hustler)	Mad Rome	4:18
15.	"My Baby"	Alonzo Williams	3:57
16.	"Twice the Game"	DJ Ace	4:24
17.	"It's the Gangsta Sound" (featuring C.O.C. & Fedie DeMarco)		4:26
18.	"West Coast G Ship" (featuring Fedie DeMarco)		4:22
Total length:			66:50

Personnel

• Tracy Lauren Marrow – main artist, model
• Kenneth Scranton – featured artist (tracks: 4, 9, 12)
• Damon Smith – featured artist (tracks: 5, 11, 14)
• Marc Giveand – featured artist & producer (tracks: 6, 8, 11)
• Feddi De Marco – featured artist (tracks: 2, 17, 18)
• Tawan Smith – featured artist (track 11)
• Nicole Natalie Marrow Austin – featured artist (track 7), model
• Corte – featured artist (track 5)
• Alonzo "Justice" Williams – producer (tracks: 3, 4, 12, 13, 15)
• Romy Geroso Jr. – producer (tracks: 2, 10, 14)
• Ariel "The Cartel" Caban – producer (tracks: 7, 8)
• Richard Ascencio – producer (tracks: 9, 16)
• Grand Daddy I.U. – producer (track 1)
• The Mayor from Presidential Beats – producer (track 5)
• LaVaba Mallison – executive producer
• Hernan Santiago – engineering
• Taurez – engineering
• Tony Dawsey – mastering
• Steve Vaccariello – photography
• Jorge Hinojosa – management
• Mike Regen – marketing

References

1. Jeffries, David. "Gangsta Rap – Ice-T". AllMusic . Retrieved February 18, 2018.
2. Hernandez, Pedro 'DJ Complejo' (November 14, 2006). "Ice-T :: Gangsta Rap :: Melee Entertainment". RapReviews. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
3. "Explicit Gangsta Rap". Stereogum. October 18, 2006. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

External links

Gangsta Rap at Discogs (list of releases)