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7th Deadly Sin (1999)

Where the lyrics of 7th Deadly Sin take you, and where it was really made.

This 1999 Ice-T album was his first to miss the US charts, and its title and cover come from the film Seven.

Key places

Where 7th Deadly Sin was recorded and mixed (1999)

Recording site Record Plant Studios — Discogs lists the album as recorded and mixed at The Crackhouse, with the location unknown. The dot sits at city center in New York City, and the exact building is not confirmed. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Seventh Deadly Sin is the seventh studio album by American rapper Ice-T
• Released in 1999 via Coroner Records, Roadrunner Records and Atomic Pop
• 21 tracks with a total running time of 74:14
• Guest appearances by Bazaro, Brother Marquis, Buckshot, CJ Mac, Deadly Threat, El Sadiq, Gripsta, King T, Marc Live, Numskull, Poppa LQ, Powerlord JEL, Radzay, Ras Kass, Slej Tha Ruffedge, Son Doobie, Tash and Top Gunz
• Title and cover both tie the album to the film Seven

Recording

• Recorded and mixed at The Crackhouse, with the location listed as unknown
• Mastered at Oasis Mastering Studio in Studio City, California
• Executive producer credit goes to Ice-T for Coroner Records

Cover

• The artwork refers to the serial killer film Seven

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com · it.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Career

• Tracy Lauren Marrow (born February 16, 1958), known as Ice-T, is an American rapper and actor active in both hip-hop and heavy metal.
• Began as an underground rapper in the 1980s; signed to Sire Records in 1987 and released debut album Rhyme Pays.
• Founded Rhyme $yndicate Records in 1988; Power (1988) is his only platinum-certified album from the RIAA.
• Co-founded heavy metal band Body Count in 1990; the self-titled debut came out in 1992.
• The controversy over "Cop Killer" led to his departure from Warner Bros. Records; Home Invasion was released via Priority Records.
• Has played Odafin "Fin" Tutuola on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit since 2000.
• Won a Grammy for "Back on the Block" and, with Body Count, the Best Metal Performance Grammy in 2021.
• Released the album Criminal Migraine in 2026.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• AllMusic, reviewed by Stephen Thomas Erlewine: 2.5 out of 5 stars
• AllMusic: the album, with artwork taken from the film Seven, seems strangely out of place in 1999
• AllMusic: Ice-T does not return to his classic sound of the 1980s and early 1990s
• AllMusic: the album offers a change from his two previous releases, which were mediocre
• The Village Voice, Christgau: graded C+
• Christgau: the album is a set of vain stories about pimps, weed and the business
• Christgau: closes the review with a reference to Cop Killer

Records

• First Ice-T album not to enter the US charts
• Failed to chart despite guest appearances by Buckshot and Ras Kass
• Panned by specialist critics

Sources: it.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• The Intro features dialogue spoken by Morgan Freeman from the film Seven
• NY, NY samples New York, New York, written by Abiodun Oyewole and performed by The Last Poets
• Retaliation embodies part of Hoodlum, a composition performed by Mobb Deep
• King T appears courtesy of Aftermath, and Ras Kass appears courtesy of Penalty Records
• Christgau's review of the album ends with a reference to Cop Killer

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com

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