Name : Ice T
Born Name : Tracy Lauren Marrow
Date of Birth : February 16, 1958 (58 Years)
Place of Birth : Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality : American
Education : Crenshaw High School is a secondary school located in South Los Angeles, California
Occupation : Rapper
Years active : 1982 to present
Genre : Hip hop heavy meta
Instruments : Vocals,sampler,turntables
Family : Father – Solomon Marrow, Mother – Alice Marrow
Zodiac Sign : Aquarius
Height : 5′ 11″ (180 cm)
Hair Color : Black
Eye Color : Dark brown
Best Known For : orn Tracy Marrow, he is an iconic rapper and founder of the heavy metal band, Body Count, which released the controversial track “Cop Killer” in 1992. Despite the anti-police message of his most infamous song he went on to portray a police officer in the long running NBC drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Ice T Facts
1. His daughter’s name is Letesha and his son’s name is Tracy Marrow Jr. and is called Little Ice.
2. His feud with former LAPD chief Daryl Gates was widely reported by the American press.
3. He is the first hip-hop MC to perform the notorious C-Walk dance in front of cameras in the early 1980s.
4. His wife, Coco Austin, a.k.a. Coco, is a swimsuit model.
5. Is good friends with “Six Feet Under” vocalist Chris Barnes.
Ice T Quotes
“A good emcee will rhyme a lot of different ways. Don’t limit yourself.” ~ Ice T
“I make an effort to keep it as real as I possibly can.” ~ Ice T
“You can’t come out on a record dissing the system and be on a label that’s connected to the system.” ~ Ice T
“My father’s family came from Virginia and Philadelphia. He wasn’t a brother who talked a lot. He was a workingman, a quiet, blue-collar dude.” ~ Ice T
“An MC is somebody who can control the crowd. An MC is a master of ceremonies so not only can you say your rap, you can rock the party.” ~ Ice T
“I think men, growing up, you have to go through some form of hardship. You’ve got to harden the metal.” ~ Ice T