Body Count: The Story Behind Cop Killer

Written in 1991 and released in ‘92, Cop Killer by Ice-T’s metal band Body Count didn’t so much cause a storm as a category five hurricane. Words were spoken on the highest level: among those condemning the song none other than then-president George W Bush, vice-president Dan Quayle, and PMRC co-founder Tipper Gore. Within weeks of its release, police organisations across the United States called for a boycott of the band’s record label, Time Warner, and the removal of the song (and the self-titled debut album from whence it came) from record stores. Indeed, one store in North Carolina was forced to remove the record from its shelves after local police said they would no longer respond to emergency calls. It goes without saying that the band themselves were threaten...

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