Greatest Hits: The Evidence

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Greatest Hits: The Evidence
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Compilation album by
ReleasedAugust 8, 2000
Recorded1986–2000
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Length1:12:06
Label
Producer
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment Weekly B− [2]
Robert Christgau A [3]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]

Greatest Hits: The Evidence is the first greatest hits compilation album by American recording artist Ice-T. It was released on August 8, 2000, via Atomic Pop LLC. "Money, Power, & Women" was the album's single.

Contents

Track listing

US release
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."6 'N the Mornin'"3:43
2."I'm Your Pusher"
  • Afrika Islam
  • Ice-T
5:35
3."High Rollers"
  • T. Marrow
  • C. Glenn
  • Afrika Islam
  • Ice-T
4:36
4."You Played Yourself"
  • Afrika Islam
  • Ice-T
4:14
5."Peel Their Caps Back"
  • T. Marrow
  • C. Glenn
  • Afrika Islam
  • Ice-T
3:40
6."O.G. Original Gangster"
4:44
7."Colors"
  • T. Marrow
  • C. Glenn
  • Afrika Islam
  • Ice-T
4:24
8."New Jack Hustler"
  • T. Marrow
  • A. Henderson
  • DJ Aladdin
  • Ice-T
4:43
9."Power"
  • T. Marrow
  • C. Glenn
  • Afrika Islam
  • Ice-T
4:26
10."I Ain't New Ta This"
  • T. Marrow
  • A. Henderson
  • DJ Aladdin
  • SLEJ Da Ruff Edge
  • Ice-T
5:00
11."That's How I'm Livin'"
  • T. Marrow
  • A. Henderson
  • DJ Aladdin
  • SLEJ Da Ruff Edge
  • Ice-T
4:38
12."I Must Stand"
  • T. Marrow
  • S. Sanguillen
San-Man3:59
13."Squeeze the Trigger"
  • T. Marrow
  • C. Glenn
  • Afrika Islam
  • Ice-T
5:45
14."The Tower"T. Marrow
  • Bilal Bashir
  • Ice-T
3:57
15."The Lane" (E.V.A. Remix)
  • DJ Ace
  • SLEJ Da Ruff Edge
  • Ice-T
4:08
16."Money, Power, & Women"
  • T. Marrow
  • R. Arsenio
  • DJ Ace
  • Ice-T
4:34
Total length:1:12:06
EU release
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."6 'N the Mornin'"3:43
2."I'm Your Pusher"
  • Afrika Islam
  • Ice-T
5:35
3."High Rollers"
  • T. Marrow
  • C. Glenn
  • Afrika Islam
  • Ice-T
4:36
4."You Played Yourself"
  • Afrika Islam
  • Ice-T
4:14
5."O.G. Original Gangster"
4:44
6."Colors"
  • T. Marrow
  • C. Glenn
  • Afrika Islam
  • Ice-T
4:24
7."New Jack Hustler (Nino's Theme)"
  • T. Marrow
  • A. Henderson
  • DJ Aladdin
  • Ice-T
4:43
8."Power"
  • T. Marrow
  • C. Glenn
  • Afrika Islam
  • Ice-T
4:26
9."I Ain't New Ta This"
  • T. Marrow
  • A. Henderson
  • DJ Aladdin
  • SLEJ Da Ruff Edge
  • Ice-T
5:00
10."That's How I'm Livin'"
  • T. Marrow
  • A. Henderson
  • DJ Aladdin
  • SLEJ Da Ruff Edge
  • Ice-T
4:38
11."I Must Stand"
  • T. Marrow
  • S. Sanguillen
San-Man3:59
12."Girls L.G.B.N.A.F."
  • T. Marrow
  • C. Glenn
  • Afrika Islam
  • Ice-T
3:00
13."Gotta Lotta Love"T. Marrow
4:27
14."Body Count"
5:18
15."There Goes the Neighborhood"
  • T. Marrow
  • E. Cunnigan
  • Ernie C
  • Ice-T
4:01
16."The Lane" (E.V.A. Remix)
  • DJ Ace
  • SLEJ Da Ruff Edge
  • Ice-T
4:08
17."Money, Power, & Women"
  • T. Marrow
  • R. Arsenio
  • DJ Ace
  • Ice-T
4:34

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References

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  4. Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. p. 401. ISBN   978-0-7432-0169-8.