There are classics, and then there are classics. Here’s a stone-cold classic reinterpreted for modern times – well, five years ago – by a complete ledge. Ice-T is a massively successful rapper and actor, and undoubtedly makes more money from those arenas than his metal band, but just goddamn loves being in a metal band. Body Count started out as one of the most controversial bands in the world, their song Cop Killer wilfully misinterpreted as a celebration of murder by politicians who couldn’t wrap their heads around the idea of something being made up to express a point of view. It was also repeatedly categorised as gangsta rap, something which infuriated the band. But that’s all in the past. Ice–T’s older and more polite now, sort of (there’s a lot of swearing in this song). He...
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