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Released | March 23, 1993 | |||
Recorded | 1992 | |||
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Home Invasion is the fifth studio album by American rapper Ice-T, released on March 23, 1993, via Rhyme $yndicate/Priority Records. It was originally set for release in 1992 as part of his deal with Sire/Warner Bros. Records, and supposed to be his first official release through his own Rhyme $yndicate record label, now in full control of the content as part of a new distribution deal with Priority Records.
Home Invasion was the first album that Ice-T released following the controversy over the Body Count song "Cop Killer". Sire/Warner Bros. Records had stood by freedom of expression during the controversy, although some within the Time Warner conglomerate now favored a more pragmatic policy. [1] The album was originally set for a November 15, 1992, release, but the Rodney King riots were still fresh in people's minds, an election was in process, and politically-minded releases by 2Pac, Ice Cube and Dr. Dre were causing controversy, so Ice-T agreed to postpone Home Invasion's release, in addition to removing the song "Ricochet", which had already appeared on the soundtrack to the film of the same name. [1]
With the album's release postponed to February 14, 1993, Sire/Warner Bros. told Ice-T that it would not release the album with its current artwork, painted by Dave Halili (cover artist for Body Count ), which depicted a white boy seemingly immersed in black culture, surrounded by images of violence, mayhem and disorder. [1] Although the catalog number 45119 was already assigned to it and the single "Gotta Lotta Love" was released, the album was still deferred. Ice-T initially agreed, opting for an all-black cover and a name change to The Black Album. [1] He later realized that his future output would be continuously monitored and censored, so he left the label amicably, signing a distribution deal with Priority Records, which released the album with the originally intended artwork. Due to the postponed release of the album, tracks were altered to keep the topics up-to-date. [1]
Some copies of the album as originally planned for release on Sire Records have been leaked and are in circulation. [2] These have a few differences.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
Robert Christgau | B+ [4] |
Rolling Stone | [5] |
Spin Alternative Record Guide | 7/10 [6] |
The album peaked at #9 on Billboard magazine's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at #14 on the Billboard 200. [7] Home Invasion was met with mixed reviews from music critics. Robert Christgau gave the album a B+, saying "At first it sounds as if the bad guys won—from sexy stories to O.G. kissoffs, he spends too much time proving he's still Ice Motherfucking T. But in fact he contextualizes himself as shrewdly as ever". [4] Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic gave the album two and a half stars out of five, saying "Given the fact that most of Home Invasion was recorded during and after the "Cop Killer" media firestorm, it comes as no surprise that the album is an uneven, muddled affair, not the clean, focused attack of O.G. Original Gangster ". [3] On June 1, 1993, the album was certified gold by Recording Industry Association of America. [8] It is Ice-T's last studio album to receive a certification from the RIAA.
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Warning" (Intro) | 0:36 | |
2. | "It's On" |
| 4:56 |
3. | "Ice M.F. T" |
| 3:41 |
4. | "Home Invasion" |
| 2:59 |
5. | "G-Style" |
| 4:29 |
6. | "Addicted To Danger" |
| 3:27 |
7. | "Question And Answer" (Interlude) | 0:33 | |
8. | "Watch The Ice Break" |
| 4:24 |
9. | "Race War" |
| 4:50 |
10. | "That's How I'm Livin'" |
| 4:39 |
11. | "I Ain't New Ta This" |
| 5:01 |
12. | "Pimp Behind the Wheels" (featuring DJ Evil E) |
| 3:05 |
13. | "Gotta Lotta Love" |
| 5:24 |
14. | "Hit The Fan" |
| 4:47 |
15. | "Depths of Hell" (featuring Daddy Nitro) |
| 5:15 |
16. | "99 Problems" (featuring Brother Marquis) |
| 4:50 |
17. | "Funky Gripsta" (featuring Gripsta) |
| 4:47 |
18. | "Message to the Soldier" |
| 5:36 |
19. | "Ain't a Damn Thing Changed" (Outro) | 0:36 | |
Total length: | 73:55 |
No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "That's How I'm Livin'" (On The Rox Remix) |
| 5:43 |
2. | "Gotta Lotta Love" (Tubular Bells Mix) |
| 5:35 |
3. | "I Ain't New Ta This" (Radio Version) |
| 4:15 |
4. | "Ricochet" |
| 5:52 |
5. | "Addicted To Danger" (Nut Shop Mix) | The Beatnuts | 4:08 |
6. | "G Style" (Remix) |
| 3:50 |
7. | "Race War" (Full Muthafuckin' Assassin Remix) |
| 4:13 |
Total length: | 33:36 |
Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [9] | 16 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [10] | 30 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [11] | 35 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] | 20 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [13] | 27 |
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [14] | 37 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [15] | 24 |
UK Albums (OCC) [16] | 15 |
US Billboard 200 [17] | 14 |
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [18] | 9 |
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [19] | Gold | 100,000^ |
United States (RIAA) [20] | Gold | 500,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
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