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Ice T (born Tracy Marrow, 1958) is described by Larkin as one of the most outspoken rappers on the west coast of America. He was born in Newark but after both his parents were killed in a car crash was raised in the crime stricken Los Angeles district of south central. While attending Crenshaw High School in South Central Los Angeles, he became increasingly interested in Iceberg Slim, a pimp, novelist and poet. His fascination and regular recitals of Iceberg slim=s poetry to his class mates would lead him to taken the pseudonym Ice T.

He Released several recordings (including "The Coldest Rapper", "Reckless" and "Killers") making him the first west coast hip hop recording artist. Held under contract for several years his recording career stalled and he was forced to rely on crime and roles in several low budget films (about the hip hop scene including "Rappin'", "Breakin'", and "Breakin' II: Electric Boogaloo") to survive.

He finally signed to a major record label in 1987 and released Rhyme Pays which was (made with the help of his production team of DJ Aladdin and producer Afrika Islam) considered to be mainly a party-oriented recording. The record reached gold record status and paved the way for his lyrically stronger second album Power which earned him strong reviews and a second gold record.

Ice T in 1989 released his first book entitled The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech ... Just Watch What You Say which was a strong politically charged book with special mention to the censorship that surrounds hip hop. Diversifying himself into acting, he starred in the 1991 blaxploitation film of New Jack City, for which he recorded the song New Jack Hustler for the films soundtrack. The song appears on his 1991 release O.G.: Original Gangster, which has become his most successful release to date. The album also contains a track by his newly formed heavy metal band "Bodycount".

The following year Body Count released their self titled album. This would prove to be a major turning point in Ice-T's career. The song Cop Killer ignited a national controversy after the L.A riots, >provoking 60 congressmen to sign a letter of protest pronouncing the song "Vile and despicable". Time-Warner Records (Ice T's Record company)who initially supported him, eventually released him from his contract and refused to release his new rap record "Home invasion" (using the bogus excuse of concerns over the album covers art work).

Outraged, Ice-T became an increasingly visible public figure, speaking against censorship in the media and on college campuses and penning a book about his ordeal.

Ice T has continued with his acting career appearing in several movies and television shows. In 1993 he was able to finally release "Home invasion" followed a year later with the second Body Count album, but neither have generated the controversy or acknowledgment that his earlier recordings received.

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