VI: Return of the Real | |
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Studio album by Ice-T | |
Released |
June 4, 1996 |
Recorded |
Autumn 1995-Spring 1996 at The Crackhouse (L.A.) and The Archive (Oakland, CA) |
Genre |
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Length |
73:10 |
Label |
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Producer |
Aquel, Big Rich, D.J. Ace, DRE Mc, E-A-Ski, Hen-Gee, Ice-T, L.P., Mad Rome, San Man, SLJ, Trails of Flowalistics |
Ice-T chronology | |
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Previous |
Home Invasion (1993) |
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The Seventh Deadly Sin (1999) |
VI: Return of the Real is the sixth album by American rapper Ice-T, released in 1996 on Rhyme $yndicate 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. The album features production work by DJ Ace, E-A-Ski, Hen-Gee, Ice-T, Mad Rome, and San Man.
The album peaked at #89 on the Billboard 200, and #19 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. One single, "I Must Stand", peaked at #83 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and #21 on the Hot Rap Songs charts.
Tracklisting[]
No. | Title | Performer(s) | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Time |
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1. | "Pimp Anthem" | Ice-T | Marrow, Sanguillen | San Man, L.P. (co.) | 4:35 |
2. | "Where the Shit Goes Down" | Ice-T | Adams, Marrow | E-A-Ski | 5:20 |
3. | "Bouncin' Down the Strezeet" | Ice-T, Hot Dolla, Mr. Wesside, Powerlord Jell | Ascencio, Bates, Brown, Dawson, Marrow | D.J. Ace | 3:50 |
4. | "Return of the Real" | Ice-T | Ascencio, Marrow | D.J. Ace | 4:58 |
5. | "I Must Stand" | Ice-T | Marrow, Sanguillen | San Man, L.P. (co.) | 4:02 |
6. | "(Alotta Niggas)" | - | Marrow, Sean E. Sean | Ice-T | 0:58 |
7. | "Rap Games Hijacked" | Ice-T | Husayn, Marrow | SLJ | 5:31 |
8. | "How Does It Feel" | Ice-T, Big Rich, Mad Rome | Big Rich, Geroso, Marrow | Big Rich, Mad Rome | 4:30 |
9. | "The Lane" | Ice-T | Ascencio, Husayn, Marrow | D.J. Ace, Slej | 3:45 |
10. | "(Rap Is Fake)" | - | Dee, Marrow | Ice-T | 0:44 |
11. | "Make the Loot Loop" | Ice-T | Ascencio, Marrow | D.J. Ace, L.P. | 3:39 |
12. | "Syndicate 4 Ever" | Ice-T, L.P., Powerlord Jell, Hot Dolla | Ascencio, Bates, Brown, Marrow, Winston | D.J. Ace | 4:05 |
13. | "The 5th" | Ice-T | Ascencio, Marrow | D.J. Ace | 4:26 |
14. | "(It's Goin' Down)" | - | - | Ice-T | 0:33 |
15. | "They Want Me Back In" | Ice-T | Ascencio, Marrow | D.J. Ace | 3:09 |
16. | "Inside of a Gangsta" | Ice-T, Big Rich, Mad Rome | Big Rich, Geroso, Marrow | Big Rich, Mad Rome | 4:03 |
17. | "Forced to do Dirt" | Ice-T | Aquel, Marrow | Aquel | 4:55 |
18. | "(Haters)" | - | - | - | 0:45 |
19. | "Cramp Your Style" | Ice-T, Trails of Flowalistics, Deft Saplin, K-Wiz Spurt | Deft Saplin, K-Wiz Spurt, Marrow, Trails of Flowalistics | Trails of Flowalistics | 3:52 |
20. | "(Real?)" | - | - | Ice-T | 1:38 |
21. | "Dear Homie" | Ice-T, Godfather, Hen-Gee, DRE Mc | Devoux, DRE Mc, Garcia, Marrow | Hen-Gee, DRE Mc | 3:57 |