Home Invasion (album)
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| Studio album by Ice-T | ||||||||||||
| Released | March 23, 1993 | |||||||||||
| Recorded | 1992 | |||||||||||
| Genre | Gangsta rap, Political hip hop | |||||||||||
| Length | 73:55 | |||||||||||
| Label | Rhyme $yndicate, Priority, EMI Records | |||||||||||
| Producer | Donald D, DJ Aladdin, Hen-Gee, Evil-E, Ice-T | |||||||||||
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Home Invasion is the fifth studio album by American rapper Ice-T. The album was released on March 23, 1993. The album which was originally set to be released in 1992 as part of his deal with Sire and Warner Bros. Records was Ice-T's first official release as an artist on his own label Rhyme Syndicate Records, now in full control of the content of the release, as part of his new distribution deal with Priority Records.
Background
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 political releases by 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 youth who is 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 was going to 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]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Robert Christgau | B+[3] |
| Rolling Stone | [4] |
The album peaked at #9 on Billboard magazine's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at #14 on the Billboard 200.[5] 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."[3] 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."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Warning (Intro)" | 0:36 | |
| 2. | "It's On" | DJ Aladdin, SLJ, Ice-T | 4:56 |
| 3. | "Ice M.F. T" | DJ Aladdin, SLJ, Ice-T | 3:41 |
| 4. | "Home Invasion" | DJ Aladdin, SLJ, Ice-T | 2:59 |
| 5. | "G-Style" | DJ L.P., Hen Gee | 4:29 |
| 6. | "Addicted To Danger" | DJ Aladdin, SLJ, Ice-T | 3:27 |
| 7. | "Question And Answer (Interlude)" | 0:33 | |
| 8. | "Watch The Ice Break" | DJ Aladdin, SLJ, Ice-T | 4:24 |
| 9. | "Race War" | DJ Aladdin, SLJ, Ice-T | 4:50 |
| 10. | "That's How I'm Livin" | DJ Aladdin, SLJ, Ice-T | 4:39 |
| 11. | "I Ain't New Ta This" | DJ Aladdin, SLJ, Ice-T | 5:01 |
| 12. | "Pimp Behind the Wheels" (featuring DJ Evil E) | Ice-T, DJ Evil E | 3:05 |
| 13. | "Gotta Lotta Love" | Donald D, Ice-T | 5:24 |
| 14. | "Hit The Fan" | Trekah, Ice-T | 4:47 |
| 15. | "Depths of Hell" (featuring Daddy Nitro) | DJ Aladdin, SLJ, Ice-T | 5:15 |
| 16. | "99 Problems" (featuring Brother Marquis) | DJ Aladdin, SLJ, Ice-T | 4:50 |
| 17. | "Funky Gripsta" (featuring Gripsta) | Ice-T, DJ Aladdin | 4:47 |
| 18. | "Message to the Soldier" | DJ Aladdin, SLJ, Ice-T | 5:36 |
| 19. | "Ain't a Damn Thing Changed (Outro)" | 0:36 |
| The Last Temptation of Ice bonus disc | |||
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| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
| 1. | "That's How I'm Livin' (On The Rox Remix)" | ||
| 2. | "Gotta Lotta Love (Tubular Bells Mix)" | ||
| 3. | "I Ain't New Ta This (Radio Version)" | ||
| 4. | "Ricochet" | ||
| 5. | "Addicted To Danger (Nut Shop Mix)" | ||
| 6. | "G Style (Remix)" | ||
| 7. | "Race War (Full Muthafuckin' Assassin Remix)" | ||
Charts
| Chart (1993) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[6] | 14 |
| US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)[7] | 19 |
References
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- ↑ "Ice-T – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Ice-T. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ↑ "Ice-T – Chart history" Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for Ice-T. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
