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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 ]
Ice-T has sold over 20 million albums in the US alone. [ citation needed ] Ice has been known to collaborate with Ice Cube , 2 Live Crew , South Central Cartel , DJ Evil E , Everlast , Donald D , Kool Keith , West Coast All-Stars , Brotha Lynch Hung , 2Pac , The Notorious B.I.G. , DJ Aladdin , Afrika Bambaataa , Too Short , Snoop Dogg , Public ...
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, New ...
To celebrate this momentous milestone, pioneers Public Enemy and Ice-T will headline The National Celebration of Hip-Hop, free concerts held at the West Potomac Park on the National Mall in ...
The following day, Ice-T revealed that Body Count has signed with Sumerian Records. [26] 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]