- 6 in the Mornin'
Infobox Single
Name = 6 In The Mornin'
Cover size =
Caption =
Artist =Ice T
Album =
A-side = "Dog 'N The Wax (Ya Don't Quit-Part II)"
B-side =
Released = 1986
Format = Vinyl, 12"
Recorded =
Genre =Gangsta rap
Length = 7:11
Label = Techno Hop Records
Writer = Tracy Marrow
Producer =The Unknown DJ
Certification =
Last single = "Ya Don't Quit"
(1985)
This single = "Dog 'N The Wax (Ya Don't Quit-Part II)/6 In The Mornin'"
(1986)
Next single = "I'm Your Pusher "
(1988)
Misc ="6 in the Mornin'" is a song by
Ice T . Released in 1986 as the B-side to "Dog 'N the Wax (Ya Don't Quit-Part II)", the song is considered to be one of the defining tracks of thegangsta rap genre. The song appeared on Ice T's debut album, "Rhyme Pays " (name slightly changed to "6 'N The Mornin'"), in 1987.cite web |url=http://www.discogs.com/release/122250 |title=Dog 'N The Wax (Ya Don't Quit-Part II) (12") |accessdate=2008-01-04 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=Discogs] [cite web |url=http://wm01.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kpfrxqy5ldte~T1 |title="Rhyme Pays" review |accessdate=2008-01-04 |last=Henderson |first=Alex |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=Allmusic ] The song is produced byCompton's Most Wanted associateThe Unknown DJ ."Midnight," from Ice T's 1991 album "
O.G. Original Gangster ", is aprequel to this song. "Midnight" ends with the lyric, "Looked at my watch, it was six in the morning," and "6 in the Mornin'" opens with the lyric, "Six in the morning, police at my door."References
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