Ice-T VI: Return of the Real
Ice-T VI: Return of the Real is the sixth studio album by American rapper Ice-T. It was released on June 4, 1996, via /Priority Records. The title is a play on words based on the movie Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi, with the "VI" referring to it being his sixth album. Production was handled by several record producers, including Aquel, Big Rich, DJ Ace, Dre MC, E-A-Ski, Hen-Gee, Mad Rome, San Man, SLJ, Trials of Flowalistics, and Ice-T himself. It also features guest appearances from Hot Dolla, Powerlord JEL, Mr. Wesside, Godfather of Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E., Sean E. Sean of Body Count, Deft Saplin, K-Wiz Spurt, and Angela Rollins.
The album peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and at number 89 on the Billboard 200. One single, "I Must Stand", peaked at number 83 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs and at number 21 on the Billboard Rap Songs. Along with a single, a music video was produced for the song, "I Must Stand". An unused demo from this album's sessions, titled "Here I Go Again", was later re-recorded by Ice-T with Body Count on Bloodlust.
Personnel
- Tracy Lauren Marrow – main artist, producer, executive producer
- D. Brown – featured artist
- Marlowe Bates – featured artist
- Wesley Dawson – featured artist
- Angela Rollins – featured artist
- Ted Devoux – featured artist
- Wendel Winston – featured artist, co-producer
- Dee – featured artist
- Deft Saplin – featured artist
- K-Wiz Spurt – featured artist
- Sean E. Sean – featured artist
- Bobby Ross Avila – talkbox
- Eric Garcia – scratches
- Henry Garcia – producer, associate producer
- Richard Ascencio – producer
- Richard Bougere Jr. – producer
- Romy Geroso Jr. – producer
- Santiago Sanguillen – producer
- Shafiq Husayn – producer
- Shon Adams – producer
- Denis Martinez – producer
- Andre McPhearson – producer
- Aquel – producer
- Tom Baker – mastering
- David M. Halili – album cover painting & lettering
- Art Shoji – art direction
- Dana Hursey – photography
- Jorge Hinojosa – management
- Paul Filippone – management
- Eric Greenspan – management