Rhyme Pays

Rhyme Pays
Studio album by Ice-T
Released	July 28, 1987
Recorded	1986–87
Genre	West Coast hip hop[1] hardcore hip hop[1] gangsta rap
Length	44:55
Label	Sire
Producer	Afrika Islam
Ice-T chronology
Rhyme Pays (1987) Power (1988)
Singles from Rhyme Pays
"6 'N The Mornin'" Released: 1986 "Make It Funky" Released: 1987 "Somebody Gotta Do It (Pimpin' Ain't Easy)" Released: 1987

Rhyme Pays is the debut studio album by American rapper Ice-T, released on July 28, 1987, by Sire Records. The album peaked at number 93 on the US Billboard 200 and number 23 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts, and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).