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"Colors" is a song by American rapper Ice-T, co-produced by Afrika Islam, featuring DJ Eric Garcia, or Evil E. It was issued as the title track for the soundtrack to the film of the same name. The song was released as a single in 1988.[1] In 2008, it was named the 19th-greatest hip hop song of all time by VH1.[2] The song was Ice-T's first to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at number 70.The song samples "Ain't We Funkin' Now" by The Brothers Johnson.

Ice-T himself re-recorded the song with his band Body Count in 2020 for the album, Carnivore.

In 2021, gang scholar and sociology professor Stefano Bloch, aka "Cisco," called "Colors" "the greatest sociological text ever written on gang activity and identity".[3]

Charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[4] 70
U.S. Billboard Hot Black Singles[4] 77

Cover versions

References

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  1. Ice-T - Colors (Vinyl), Discogs.com, Retrieved July 17, 2010.
  2. VH1's 100 Greatest Hip-Hop Songs, Stereogum.com, Retrieved July 17, 2010.
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  4. 4,0 4,1 [[[:Шаблон:BillboardURLbyName]] Colors - Ice-T], Billboard.com. Retrieved July 17, 2010.
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