Ice-T
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Biography of Ice-T
Los Angeles-based rapper and ex-con Ice-T was one of the first to establish the West Coast as a rival to the East Coast posses. Along the way he's become one of the genre's most intelligent (albeit sometimes sexist) gangsta-rap advocates. Things turned sour for Ice-T in '93. The ongoing controversy over "Cop Killer," a song taken from Ice-T's metal band's self-titled debut album Body Count, finally resulted in Ice-T initially getting the song removed from the album, and ultimately leaving Warner Bros. While both sides claimed it was an amicable and mutual decision, there was widespread doubt it was a voluntary move. The much anticipated and awaited Home Invasion also proved a disappointment. Ice-T rebounded a bit in '94, at least in the eyes of the hip-hop faithful, with his book The Ice Opinon. Rhino also issued an anthology of early Ice-T material, The Classic Collection. Later in the year, Body Count released its second album, Born Dead; it didn't equal the first album in either sales or controversy. ~ John Floyd
Biography of Ice-T
Los Angeles-based rapper and ex-con Ice-T was one of the first to establish the West Coast as a rival to the East Coast posses. Along the way he's become one of the genre's most intelligent (albeit sometimes sexist) gangsta-rap advocates. Things turned sour for Ice-T in '93. The ongoing controversy over "Cop Killer," a song taken from Ice-T's metal band's self-titled debut album Body Count, finally resulted in Ice-T initially getting the song removed from the album, and ultimately leaving Warner Bros. While both sides claimed it was an amicable and mutual decision, there was widespread doubt it was a voluntary move. The much anticipated and awaited Home Invasion also proved a disappointment. Ice-T rebounded a bit in '94, at least in the eyes of the hip-hop faithful, with his book The Ice Opinon. Rhino also issued an anthology of early Ice-T material, The Classic Collection. Later in the year, Body Count released its second album, Born Dead; it didn't equal the first album in either sales or controversy. ~ John Floyd
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