Ice-T’s ‘Rhyme Pays’ Turns 35

Today is a special day in Hip-Hop. On this day, thirty-five years ago, Ice-T released his debut album, Rhyme Pays. It is not only a collection of songs that introduced the world to “gangsta rap” before it was even a term but marked the arrival of one of Hip-Hop’s greatest storytellers. West Coast Styles salutes Rhyme Pays and […]