Rhyme Pays
by Ice-T

Rhyme Pays by Ice-T
Year: 1987
Overall rank: 37,004th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
64/100 (from 22 votes)
  Ratings distribution   Average rating history
Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1987 (450th)
Award Top albums of the 1980s (4,464th)
Award Best albums of all time (37,004th)

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Ice-T Rhyme Pays Promo Hype Vinyl Record LP VG++ 1987
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Ice-T bestography

Rhyme Pays is ranked 4th best out of 9 albums by Ice-T on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Ice-T is O.G. Original Gangster which is ranked number 7825 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 162.

Ice-T album bestography « Higher ranked (19,847th)
Power
This album (37,004th)
Rhyme Pays
Lower ranked (42,328th) »
Home Invasion

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Rhyme Pays track list

  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Rankings summary
Overall rank: 37,004th | 1980s rank: 4,464th | 1987 rank: 450th

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Average Rating: 
64/100 (from 22 votes)
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04/04/2026 04:41 Exist-en-ciel  Ratings distribution  9,74670/100
 
65/100
 
11/03/2025 22:51 Larcx13  Ratings distribution  2,85074/100
 
55/100
 
03/20/2023 12:35 MW19704U  Ratings distribution  6,99059/100
 
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01/26/2022 12:51 doombringer  Ratings distribution  2,26375/100
 
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02/16/2021 09:16 zags7000  Ratings distribution  20,46864/100

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60/100
From 02/05/2015 03:02 | #134010
He's better on later albums when he has more edge.
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From 07/02/2014 21:06 | #115863
Best track: squeeze the trigger. Amazing track. His best. Remember an interview from 80s where even bono said he thought this track was awesome.
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