Great collection of tracks from the career of Ice-T, rap's most literate and meaningful artist. The tracks are in chronological order and accompanied by a booklet with notes from Ice-T himself on each track and the album it came from. A thoughtfully-produced gift for his fans and a terrific introduction to newcomers.

Ice-T is known as the first true "gangster rap" artist. He earned this title not by using excessive violent and vulgar language, but because he told true stories about the life of people in the streets. Tales of husters,pimps,gangsters and prisoners are all told, as well as a few true stories from Ice-T's own life. Every song on this compilation is a classic. If you want to hear real rap music and not crunk pop garbage such as Lil John and Chingy, go to the nearest record store and purchase this collection.

It's almost as dope as 16 tracks of "Ice-T" could be. Everything here is good, and I only miss a few songs. It would be nice to have "Drama" on here, as well as "Ziplock", but thank God it has "Colors", from the movie of the same name. That is truly one of the very first "gangsta" raps. He could have thrown on a track from "Body Count", lord knows "Cop Killer" would have sold some more copies of this, but I can see why he didn't. Overall this is a great collection from the pimp himself, and if you don't get it, you better have "O.G. Original Gangster".

To put it simply, Ice-T is the best MC that ever lived. To most he will always be rembered as one of the most controversial figures in music history. If you think you are a true hardcore rap fan then The Evidence is ESSENTIAL to your collection. It has all his original hits, such as "6 N The Mornin'", "Colors", "New Jack Hustler", "OG Original Gangster", the list goes on and on. My only querie in an otherwise stellar album is that Ice should have included some of his other hits, "Mind Over Matter", "Iceberg", "Lethal Weapon", "Lifestyles Of The Rich And Infamous" are some that immediately spring to mind, but other than that this greatest hits album is essentialy flawless. I recommend you buy this album whether you like hip hop or not, just to see the best of a truly remarkable artist. This is a very impressive album and one of the most important rap albums ever. Cop it now!!

It's hard to believe that no one thought of doing an Ice T retrospective before but it's here and worth your time. These are the original songs. 16 songs-72 minutes with song-by-song notes and a brief look at his albums wwritten by Ice T, himself. This covers the era 1987-1996, with the last track being a new song. The words have staying power because T raps about what he believes in. And the music cuts hard to back up his boasts and opinions. Ice T is a West Coast Rap legend who put that sound on the map. These tracks tell the story.