Happy Birthday Ice-T: Celebrate 56 years of 'Cop Killer' and 'Law and Order' irony
Today is Ice-T's 56th birthday. Since
full article...it's not just anyone who can go from a life of crime to huge rap success to a lauded career as an actor, it's time to celebrate.
Born on Feb. 16, 1958 as Tracy Marrow, Ice-T discovered rap while in the military. He also committed a fair number of crimes -- never convicted of criminal activity in his post-military life, Ice-T admitted to theft and drug-dealing many years later.
Then he became a successful rapper. He got a Grammy in 1991, and then -- along with heavy metal band Body Count -- Ice-T pretty much personified controversy with the notorious "Cop Killer."
Warning: The lyrics for this song are extremely NSFW.
Cop Killa!