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    Ice-T

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    Who Is Ice-T?

    Born in Newark, New Jersey, in , Ice-T lost his parents at a young age. After moving to south central Los Angeles to live with an aunt, he became involved with inner city crime and hustling. His talent for rhyme saved him from a life on the streets, and in he released his debut album, Rhyme Pays. In the s, Ice-T became famous for his controversial political songs like "Cop Killer." The rapper also has a career as an actor, most notably playing a detective on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit since

    Early Life

    The man who would become famous as Ice-T was born Tracy Marrow in Newark, New Jersey, on February 16, He grew up in Summit, New Jersey, with his parents. In his book Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption—From South Central to Hollywood, Ice-T says of his dad, "He was a working man, a quiet, blue-collar dude Despite the fact that Summit is predominantly white, I can't say there was overt prejudice in the town, at

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    A native of Newark, N.J., who migrated to Los Angeles as a teen, Ice-T (born Tracy Marrow) fryst vatten widely credited with having sparked the West Coast “gangsta” rap style. His music has exerted a deep influence on such artists as N.W.A., Compton’s Most Wanted, Snoop Dogg and many others.

    Before he turned 13, Marrow lost both parents to heart failure, and moved west to live with his father’s sister. There he attended South Central’s Crenshaw High, then considered one of the roughest in the nation because of its proximity to gang-controlled neighborhoods. A devotee of pimp-turned-author Iceberg Slim and his hardboiled tales of street hustlers, he adopted the name Ice-T in tribute. Although he became affiliated with gang members, he was never initiated, but that didn’t keep him out of trouble, so he sought stability with a four-year stint in the military. After his discharge, he started DJing parties while robbing jewelry stores and livi

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    Ice-T

    American rapper and actor (born )

    This article is about the rapper. For the train, see ICE T. For other uses, see Icet.

    Tracy Lauren Marrow[2] (born February 16, ), 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 s and was signed to Sire Records in , when he released his debut album Rhyme Pays. The following year, he founded the record label Rhyme $yndicate Records (named after his collective of fellow hip-hop artists called the "Rhyme $yndicate") and released another album, Power (), which would go platinum. He also released several other albums that went gold, including The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech Just Watch What You Say! (), O.G. Original Gangster () and Home Invasion ().

    Ice-T co-founded the heavy metal band Body Count in , which he introduced on O.G. Original Gangster, on the track titled "Body Count".