NEWS
2021/02/16
Dope, guns and life in the streets have long played lyrical inspiration to gangsta rapper, actor, author, label chief and Body Count frontman, Ice‑T. As a kid, the artist also known as Tracy Marrow grew up in bloody murder hotspot South Central Los Angeles, where he dodged death and long-term incarceration by translating his life experiences into the heavy rap cuts on breakout albums Rhyme Pays (1987), Power (1988) and The Iceberg/Freedom Of Speech… Just Watch What You Say (1989). This creative lane swerve changed, and probably saved his life. “I look back on my 20s and think, ‘Man, I was fucking insane,’” he laughs, chatting to Kerrang! in his home in New Jersey. “They say, ‘If you live long enough, life will teach you how to live.’ But getting out of your 20s is ro...
