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"Colors" is a song by American rapper Ice-T, co-produced by Afrika Islam, featuring DJ Eric Garcia, or Evil E. It was issued as the title track for the soundtrack to the film of the same name. The song was released as a single in 1988. [2] In 2008, it was named the 19th-greatest hip hop song of all time by VH1.
Colors is the soundtrack album to the Dennis Hopper-directed 1988 action crime film Colors. It was released on April 26, 1988 via Warner Bros. Records and mostly consisted of hip hop music . The album found success, peaking at number 31 on the Billboard 200 [ 3 ] and was certified gold on July 12, 1988, but it is best remembered for its title ...
Tracy Lauren Marrow [2] (born February 16, 1958), better known by his stage name Ice-T (or Ice T), is an American rapper and actor. He is active in both hip hop and heavy metal . Ice-T began his career as an underground rapper in the 1980s and was signed to Sire Records in 1987, when he released his debut album Rhyme Pays .
“You don’t know me, fool / You disown me, cool,” Ice-T snarls in the 1988 hip-hop gang treatise “Colors.” The Afrika Islam-produced cut, the title track from the film of the same name ...
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Ice-T has sold over 20 million albums in the US alone. [ citation needed ] Ice has been known to collaborate with Ice Cube , 2 Live Crew , South Central Cartel , DJ Evil E , Everlast , Donald D , Kool Keith , West Coast All-Stars , Brotha Lynch Hung , 2Pac , The Notorious B.I.G. , DJ Aladdin , Afrika Bambaataa , Too Short , Snoop Dogg , Public ...
Ice-T pointed to the cover of his 1988 album, "Power," as proof of his dedication to keeping it real for his fans, while also pointing out ways that others don’t.
Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap is a 2012 American documentary film directed and executive produced by Ice-T and co-directed by Andy Baybutt. It focuses on the craft of writing and performing rap verses, and all the interviewees are musicians of the genre and friends of Ice-T. Producer Paul Toogood states on the DVD release that the genesis of the project stemmed from a conversation he ...