Ice-T: 7th Deadly Sin : Music Reviews : Rolling Stone

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In "God Forgive Me," the finale here until the grandiose (if wittily Zionist baiting) debut single, "Exodus," was tacked on, Ice T offers a belated hint of the sardonic persona play that once terrified a republic. In it he begs absolution for inventing gangsta rap, which -- with "no positive messages, no redeeming value" -- "changed the course of the world." Even if that's not as ridiculous as it first seems, no such claim can be made for this clipped collection of pimp-dope-biz boasts and tales, which leave genre behind only on the chilling "Always Wanted ta Be a Ho," where an abused sixteen-year-old coos the title hook like she can't wait to get the next dick in her mouth. Watching Ice's back is a long procession of old-timers you hoped had gone into management, including Brother Marquis, Ant Banks, King Tee, Onyx, Kam and the odious Too Short. Why oh why can't you ever find a cop killer when you need one?