“6 ‘N the Morning” was originally released in 1986, one of the early entrants in the still-budding genre of gangster rap. In fact, it wasn’t even called that yet. This song is now regarded as a classic and is referenced very often.

It tells the story of an escape from the police. After having the police arrive at his house at 6:00am, Ice-T escapes out of the back window of his bathroom and takes to the city streets. Throughout the song Ice-T is continually attempting to evade the police while continuing in criminal involvement and relations with his “girl”.

Years later, he would write a prequel to this song titled “Midnight,” which ends where this one picks up.