▁S ire ▁Records . ▁The ▁album ▁pe aked ▁at ▁number ▁ 9 3 ▁on ▁the ▁US ▁Billboard ▁ 2 0 0 ▁and ▁number ▁ 2 3 ▁on ▁the ▁Top ▁R & B / H ip - H op ▁Albums ▁charts , ▁and ▁was ▁cert ified ▁gold ▁by ▁the ▁Rec ording ▁Indust ry ▁Association ▁of ▁America ▁( RI AA ). ▁ ▁Music ▁and ▁lyr ics ▁ ▁The ▁album , ▁especially ▁tracks ▁like ▁" 6 ▁' N ▁the ▁Mor ning ", ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁have ▁defined ▁the ▁gang sta ▁rap ▁genre . ▁Ice - T ▁claims ▁that ▁this ▁would ▁be ▁his ▁first ▁hip ▁hop ▁album ▁to ▁be ▁carrying ▁a ▁parent al ▁advis ory ▁warning ▁label , ▁although , ▁it ▁was ▁years ▁before ▁the ▁industry - standard ▁explicit - ly rics ▁st icker ▁was ▁developed ▁and ▁To o ▁$ h ort ' s ▁first ▁album ▁that ▁also ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁carried ▁with ▁an ▁" Exp licit ▁L yr ics " ▁warning ▁back ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 5 . ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 8 ▁CD ▁release ▁included ▁four ▁bonus ▁tracks . ▁ ▁Ice - T ▁stated ▁on ▁his ▁aut obi ography , ▁that ▁Se ym our ▁Stein ▁took ▁the ▁exception ▁to ▁the ▁song ▁" 4 0 9 " ▁for ▁the ▁line ▁" Gu ys ▁grab ▁a ▁girl , ▁girls ▁grab ▁a ▁gu y / If ▁a ▁gu y ▁wants ▁a ▁gu y , ▁please ▁take ▁it ▁outside ", ▁which ▁he ▁saw ▁as ▁hom oph ob ic . ▁Ice - T ▁ins isted ▁that ▁those ▁lines