6 in the Mornin'

Infobox Single
Name = 6 In The Mornin'


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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)
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"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 the gangsta 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 by Compton's Most Wanted associate The Unknown DJ.

"Midnight," from Ice T's 1991 album "O.G. Original Gangster", is a prequel 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."

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