Ice-T VI: Return of the Real

Ice-T VI: Return of the Real
Studio album by Ice-T
Released	June 4, 1996 (1996-06-04)
Recorded	1995–1996
Studio	The Crackhouse (Los Angeles, CA) The Archive (Oakland, CA)
Genre	West Coast hip hop gangsta rap
Length	1:13:15
Label	Rhyme $yndicate Priority
Producer	Ice-T (exec.) Hen-Gee DJ Ace Big Rich Mad Rome San Man Slej Tha Ruffedge Aquel Dre MC E-A-Ski Trails of Flowalistics L.P.
Ice-T chronology
Home Invasion (1993) Ice-T VI: Return of the Real (1996) The Seventh Deadly Sin (1999)
Singles from Ice-T VI: Return of the Real
"I Must Stand" Released: 1996 "The Lane" Released: 1996

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Muzik	[2]
NME	[3]
Robert Christgau	[4]
(The New) Rolling Stone Album Guide	[5]
The Source	[6]

Ice-T VI: Return of the Real is the sixth studio album by American rapper Ice-T. It was released on June 4, 1996, via Rhyme $yndicate/Priority Records. The title is a play on words based on the movie Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi , with the "VI" referring to it being his sixth album. Production was handled by several record producers, including Aquel, Big Rich, DJ Ace, Dre MC, E-A-Ski, Hen-Gee, Mad Rome, San Man, SLJ, Trials of Flowalistics, and Ice-T himself. It also features guest appearances from Hot Dolla, Powerlord JEL, Mr. Wesside, Godfather of Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., Sean E. Sean of Body Count, Deft Saplin, K-Wiz Spurt, and Angela Rollins.

The album peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 89 on the Billboard 200. One single, "I Must Stand", peaked at number 83 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs ^[7] and at number 21 on the Billboard Rap Songs. ^[8] Along with a single, a music video was produced for the song, "I Must Stand". An unused demo from this album's sessions, titled "Here I Go Again", was later re-recorded by Ice-T with Body Count on Bloodlust .

Track listing

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Pimp Anthem"	San Man LP (co.)	4:35
2.	"Where the Shit Goes Down?"	E-A-Ski & CMT	5:20
3.	"Bouncin' Down the Strezeet" (featuring Hot Dolla, Mr. Wesside & Powerlord JEL)	DJ Ace	3:50
4.	"Return of the Real"	DJ Ace	4:58
5.	"I Must Stand" (featuring Angela Rollins)	San Man LP (co.)	4:02
6.	"A Lotta Niggas" (featuring Sean E. Sean)	Ice-T	0:58
7.	"Rap Game's Hijacked"	SLEJ Da Ruff Edge	5:31
8.	"How Does It Feel"	Big Rich Mad Rome	4:30
9.	"The Lane"	SLEJ Da Ruff Edge DJ Ace	3:45
10.	"Rap Is Fake" (featuring Dee)	Ice-T	0:44
11.	"Make the Loot Loop"	DJ Ace LP (co.)	3:39
12.	"Syndicate 4 Ever" (featuring Hot Dolla, L.P. & Powerlord JEL)	DJ Ace	4:05
13.	"The 5th"	DJ Ace	4:26
14.	"It's Goin' Down"	Ice-T	0:33
15.	"They Want Me Back In"	DJ Ace	3:09
16.	"Inside of a Gangsta"	Big Rich Mad Rome	4:03
17.	"Forced to Do Dirt"	Aquel	4:55
18.	"Haters"	Ice-T	0:45
19.	"Cramp Your Style" (featuring Deft Saplin & K-Wiz Spurt)	Trails of Flowalistics	3:52
20.	"Real?"	Ice-T	1:38
21.	"Dear Homie" (featuring Godfather)	Dre MC Hen Gee	3:57
Total length:			1:13:15

Personnel

• Tracy Lauren Marrow – main artist, producer (tracks: 6, 10, 14, 18, 20), executive producer
• D. Brown – featured artist (tracks: 3, 12)
• Marlowe Bates – featured artist (tracks: 3, 12)
• Wesley Dawson – featured artist (track 3)
• Angela Rollins – featured artist (track 5)
• Ted Devoux – featured artist (track 21)
• Wendel Winston – featured artist (track 12), co-producer (tracks: 1, 5, 11)
• Dee – featured artist (track 10)
• Deft Saplin – featured artist (track 19)
• K-Wiz Spurt – featured artist (track 19)
• Sean E. Sean – featured artist (track 6)
• Bobby Ross Avila – talkbox (track 16)
• Eric Garcia – scratches
• Henry Garcia – producer (track 21), associate producer
• Richard Ascencio – producer (tracks: 3, 4, 9, 11–13, 15)
• Richard Bougere Jr – producer (tracks: 8, 16)
• Romy Geroso, Jr. – producer (tracks: 8, 16)
• Santiago Sanguillen – producer (tracks: 1, 5)
• Shafiq Husayn – producer (tracks: 7, 9)
• Shon Adams – producer (track 2)
• Denis Martinez – producer (track 19)
• Andre McPhearson – producer (track 21)
• Aquel – producer (track 17)
• Tom Baker – mastering
• David M. Halili – album cover painting & lettering
• Art Shoji – art direction
• Dana Hursey – photography
• Jorge Hinojosa – management
• Paul Filippone – management
• Eric Greenspan – management

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [9]	31
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [10]	40
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [11]	40
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [12]	56
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [13]	19
UK Albums (OCC) [14]	26
US Billboard 200 [15]	89
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard) [16]	19

References

1. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Review: Ice-T VI: Return Of The Real. Allmusic. Retrieved on 2010-01-17.
2. Ashon, Will (July 1996). "Ice T: Return Of The Real" (PDF). Muzik . No. 14. p. 125. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 2, 2022. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
3. "Review: Ice-T VI: Return Of The Real". NME : 55. May, 1996.
4. "CG: Ice T". Robert Christgau. Retrieved July 31, 2015.
5. Brackett, Nathan (2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide . Simon and Schuster. p.  401. ISBN   0-7432-0169-8.
6. "Review: Ice-T VI: Return Of The Real". The Source : 75. June, 1996.
7. "Ice-T I Must Stand Chart History". Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs . Retrieved February 18, 2018.
8. "Ice-T I Must Stand Chart History". Hot Rap Songs . Retrieved February 18, 2018.
9. "Australiancharts.com – Ice-T – VI - Return Of The Real". Hung Medien.
10. "Austriancharts.at – Ice-T – VI - Return Of The Real" (in German). Hung Medien.
11. "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
12. "Swedishcharts.com – Ice-T – VI - Return Of The Real". Hung Medien.
13. "Swisscharts.com – Ice-T – VI - Return Of The Real". Hung Medien.
14. "Ice-T | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart.
15. "Ice-T Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2018.
16. "Ice-T Chart History (Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 18, 2018.

External links

VI: Return Of The Real at Discogs (list of releases)