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The song's lyrics about "cop killing" was criticized by then-President of the United States George H. W. Bush, [6] as well as Vice President Dan Quayle. [6] Ice-T has referred to it as a "protest record". [7] Ice-T eventually recalled the album and re-released it without the inclusion of the song. [1]
Tracy Lauren Marrow [2] (born February 16, 1958), better known by his stage name Ice-T (or Ice T), is an American rapper and actor. He is active in both hip hop and heavy metal . Ice-T began his career as an underground rapper in the 1980s and was signed to Sire Records in 1987, when he released his debut album Rhyme Pays .
Related: Ice-T and David Gilmour Team Up for New Version of Pink Floyd's 'Comfortably Numb' Ice-T made reporters watch a 40-minute civil rights documentary before announcing the "Cop Killer" decision.
Ice-T referred to the album's final track, "Cop Killer" as a protest song, stating that the song is "[sung] in the first person as a character who is fed up with police brutality." [ 22 ] The song was written in 1990, and had been performed live several times, including at Lollapalooza, before it had been recorded in a studio. [ 18 ]
A music video was released for the clean version of the single. This showed a group of children watching from behind a screen as Ice-T is brought in by police. A brief clip of the book Pimp: the story of my life by Iceberg Slim is shown when the line "I was intrigued by the pimp game" is uttered.
Ice-T suggested that the album was going to be titled Rise! [26] or Manslaughter. [27] [28] On May 10, 2013, Ice-T announced that work on the fifth studio album had begun and that it would be titled Manslaughter. The album was released on June 10, 2014. [29] On May 13, 2014, Ice-T played the song "Talk Shit, Get Shot" as a teaser for the new album.
The public’s perception of police has changed since Ice-T joined “SVU” in 2000, with an increase in brutal acts by police, especially against Black men, being caught on camera.
Ice-T was involved in a heated exchange with a police officer during a traffic stop that was captured on bodycam footage that has now surfaced online.. The incident took place in Hudson County ...