Tracy Lauren Marrow[2] (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.

Nov 21, 2025 · Ice-T is an American rapper, songwriter, actor, and producer who emerged as one of the first gangsta rappers in the late 1980s. His controversial 1992 song ‘Cop Killer’ achieved widespread …

He committed himself totally to his music after a 1985 car crash. As a musician, Ice-T played a major role in the creation of the gangsta incarnation of hip-hop music and was a colossus of the West …

Jan 12, 2025 · Ice-T, born Tracy Marrow on February 16, 1958, in Newark, New Jersey, is a renowned rapper, actor, and author whose life experiences have significantly shaped his music and career.

Tracy Lauren Marrow, known professionally as 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...

Ice-T is a rapper and actor raised in South Los Angeles who was one of the most important figures in gangsta rap in the ‘80s and early ‘90s.

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Ice-T makes no bones about where he would be without music: "I was so programmed into being a hustler that if I hadn't had a chance to rap, I'd either be dead or in jail—or I'd be rich, but I knew the …

Jun 10, 2025 · Looking back on his storied career, Ice-T reflected on his rise from underground MC to full-blown cultural pioneer.

A native of Newark, N.J., who migrated to Los Angeles as a teen, Ice-T (born Tracy Marrow) is widely credited with having sparked the West Coast “gangsta” rap style. His music has exerted a deep …