Ice-T
Sign in to saveTracy Lauren Marrow (born February 16, 1958), known professionally as Ice-T (or Ice T), is an American rapper and actor. He is active in both hip-hop and heavy metal. Ice-T began his career as an underground rapper in the 1980s and was signed to Sire Records in 1987, when he released his debut album Rhyme Pays. The following year, he founded the record label Records (named after his collective of fellow hip-hop artists called the "") and released another album, Power (1988), which is Ice-T's only album to be certified platinum by the RIAA. His next three albums, The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech..
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- 1958-02-16
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Acting · Newark, New Jersey, USA
Tracy Morrow (born February 16, 1958), better known by his stage name Ice-T, is an American musician and actor. He was born in Newark, New Jersey and moved to Crenshaw, Los Angeles, California when he was in the 7th grade. After graduating from high school he served in the United States Army for four years. He began his career as a rapper in the 1980s and was signed to Sire Records in 1987,…
Known for
- Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt — Self2025
- Don't F**k with Liroy — Self2025
- Zombie Plane — Ice-T2025
- Fame and Fentanyl — Self - Host2025
- Inmates with Talent2025
- It Was All a Dream2024
- Celebrity Boxing The 16th Minute — Self2024
- Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza2024
- Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson — Narrator (voice)2024
- Freestyle 101: Hip Hop History — Self2023
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Tracy Marrow (born February 16, 1958 in Newark, New Jersey), better known as Ice-T, is an American rapper, singer, and actor. He is one of the pioneers of gangsta rap and was also instrumental in creating rapcore. Ice-T started in 1982 out with other West Coast rap pioneers such as Kid Frost, DJ Flash, and The Egyptian Lover with Electro recordings. Later on, he changed his style and was the first West Coast rapper to be accepted by the East Coast. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Ice-T">Read
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- Ice-T
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- Ice-T performing with Body Count in 2019
- Person.birth_name
- Tracy Lauren Marrow
- Person.birth_place
- Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
- Person.education
- Crenshaw High School
- Person.works
- Discography
- Person.years_active
- 1982–present
- Person.partner
- Darlene Ortiz (1984–2001)
- Person.children
- 3
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- Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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- 16 February 1958
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- United States
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- Newark
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- Coco Austin
- Occupation
- musician
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- rap rock
Article
36 sectionsContents
- Early life
- High school, early criminal activity, military service
- Career
- Music
- Early career (1980–1981)
- Professional career (1982–present)
- Acting
- Television and film
- Voice acting
- Other ventures
- Podcasting
- Reality television
- In popular media
- Style and influence
- Personal life
- Activism
- Personal disputes
- LL Cool J
- Soulja Boy
- Discography
- Filmography
- Film
- Television
- Documentary
- Video games
- Awards and nominations
- Grammy Awards
- MTV Video Music Awards
- MTV Movie Awards
- Image Awards
- Adult Video News Awards
- News & Documentary Emmy Award
- All Def Movie Awards
- Bibliography
- References
- External links
Tracy Lauren Marrow (born February 16, 1958), known professionally as Ice-T (or Ice T), is an American rapper and actor. He is active in both hip-hop and heavy metal. Ice-T began his career as an underground rapper in the 1980s and was signed to Sire Records in 1987, when he released his debut album Rhyme Pays. The following year, he founded the record label Records (named after his collective of fellow hip-hop artists called the "") and released another album, Power (1988), which is Ice-T's only album to be certified platinum by the RIAA. His next three albums, The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say! (1989), O.G. Original Gangster (1991) and Home Invasion (1993), were also critically acclaimed and commercially successful, and were all certified gold in the US.
Ice-T co-founded the heavy metal band Body Count in 1990, which he introduced on O.G. Original Gangster, on the track titled "Body Count". The band released its self-titled debut album in 1992. Ice-T encountered controversy over his track "Cop Killer", the lyrics of which discussed killing police officers. He asked to be released from his contract with Warner Bros. Records, and his follow-up solo album, Home Invasion, was released through Priority Records. Ice-T released two more albums in the late 1990s and one in the 2000s before focusing on both his acting career and Body Count, who have released eight studio albums to date, the latest being 2024's Merciless.
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