Ice-T Rhyme Pays Tribute T-Shirt

Description

Before the acting. Before Law & Order. Before Body Count. There was Rhyme Pays.

1987. Ice-T dropped the first album on a major label to carry an explicit content sticker, and he wore that like a badge. “6 ‘N the Mornin'” already had the streets on lock, but Rhyme Pays proved this wasn’t a fluke — it was a movement. West Coast rap had its first real spokesman, and he wasn’t asking for permission. Crime rhymes over Roland 808s, hustler’s ambition distilled into wax.

This shirt pays tribute to the moment Ice-T drew the line in the sand. When the West Coast stopped waiting for New York’s approval and started writing its own rules. Every gangsta rap album that followed — from Straight Outta Compton to The Chronic — walked through the door that Rhyme Pays kicked open.

Product Details

• Premium Bella Canvas 3001 – 100% combed and ring-spun cotton
• Lightweight (4.2 oz) with retail fit
• Pre-shrunk fabric
• Side-seamed construction
• Tear-away label for comfort
• Available in Black

For the ones who know Ice-T was a rapper first and forever. For the heads who remember when “6 ‘N the Mornin'” changed everything. For the West Coast originals who know where it all started. This is yours.