Ice-T – New Jack Hustler
(Giant Records 1991 W0013T)
Matrix No’s: A2/B2 – UK Pressing
Vinyl in Nr MINT/Excellent+ condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality apart from some light pops/crackles)
Sleeve in Excellent+ condition
– a little ringwear and sticker in top left corner
Tracy Lauren Marrow (born February 16, 1958), known professionally as Ice-T (or Ice T), is an American rapper and actor. He is active in both hip hop and heavy metal. Ice-T began his career as an underground rapper in the 1980s and was signed to Sire Records in 1987, when he released his debut album Rhyme Pays. The following year, he founded the record label Rhyme $yndicate Records (named after his collective of fellow hip-hop artists called the “Rhyme $yndicate”) and released another album, Power(1988), which is Ice-T’s only album to be certified platinum by the RIAA. His next three albums, The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech… Just Watch What You Say! (1989), O.G. Original Gangster (1991) and Home Invasion (1993), were also critically acclaimed and commercially successful, and were all certified gold in the US.
“New Jack Hustler (Nino’s Theme)” is a song written and performed by American recording artist Ice-T. It was released as a single from the soundtrack album to the 1991 film New Jack City and from the rapper’s fourth studio album O.G. Original Gangster. It was recorded at Wide Tracks Recording Studio in Hollywood, California, produced by Alphonso “DJ Aladdin” Henderson and Tracy “Ice-T” Marrow, and released in 1991 via Warner Bros. Records. Reaching a peak position of number 67 on the US Billboard Hot 100, the single remained on the chart for a total of 8 weeks. The single was nominated for Grammy Award for Best Rap Solo Performance at 34th Annual Grammy Awards, but lost to LL Cool J’s “Mama Said Knock You Out”.
Track listing
| Title |
Writer(s) |
Producer(s) |
| 1. |
“New Jack Hustler (Nino’s Theme)” (Master Street Mix) |
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4:44 |
| 2. |
“New Jack Hustler (Nino’s Theme)” (Instrumental) |
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4:44 |
| 3. |
“New Jack Hustler (Nino’s Theme)” (Master Radio Version) |
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4:44 |
| 4. |
“New Jack Hustler (Nino’s Theme)” (Dub Version) |
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4:44 |
Personnel
- Tracy Lauren Marrow – vocals, lyrics, producer, executive producer
- Alphonso Henderson – producer, programming, arranging
- Vachik Aghaniantz – mixing
- Dennis “Def-Pea” Parker – recording
- Steve Hall – mastering
- Dirk Walter – design
- Joel Warren – photography
- Jorge Hinojosa – management
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