Sprawling and ambitious in scope, the album’s themes and ideas are still pertinent in our current cultural climate, and its lyricism and musicality are timeless.

Ice-T’s third studio affair proved that he was a warrior committed to fighting for free expression, while he remained unflinching in portraying the realities of street life.

The notion that the gangsta lifestyle often has dire consequences, and overall, crime does not pay echoes throughout Ice-T’s second (and greatest) album.