From career breakthroughs to professional milestones, explore how Ice-T made an impact.
Ice-T, born Tracy Lauren Marrow, is an American rapper and actor prominent in both hip hop and heavy metal. Rising from the underground rap scene in the 1980s, he signed with Sire Records and released his debut album, Rhyme Pays, in 1987. He subsequently founded Rhyme $yndicate Records and achieved platinum status with his album Power (1988). Several other albums, including The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say! (1989), O.G. Original Gangster (1991), and Home Invasion (1993), attained gold status, solidifying his influence in the music industry.
In 1983, Ice-T was featured as a rapper and breakdancer in the documentary 'Breakin' 'n' Enterin'' which was about the early West Coast hip hop scene.
In 1984, Ice-T made his first film appearances in 'Breakin'' and its sequel, 'Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo'. Although he was on the 'Breakin'' soundtrack, he later considered these films and his performances in them to be 'wack'.
In 1990, Ice-T and Jello Biafra appeared on 'The Oprah Winfrey Show' to debate Tipper Gore on censorship in music.
In 1991, Ice-T began a serious acting career. He played police detective Scotty Appleton in 'New Jack City' and gang leader Odessa in 'Ricochet'.
After the controversy of the Body Count song 'Cop Killer', Ice-T became an icon for free-speech campaigners. The song was condemned by George H. W. Bush and Dan Quayle during the 1992 United States presidential election.
In 1992, Ice-T portrayed gang leader King James in the film 'Trespass'.
In 1992, Ice-T's album with Body Count was described as a 'rock album with a rap mentality', paving the way for rap rock fusions.
Writing in the aftermath of the 1992 Los Angeles riots, he was one of the only rappers who criticized the targeting of Koreans by some Black rioters.
In 1993, Ice-T starred in the comedy 'Who's the Man?', where he played a drug dealer who gets frustrated when people call him by his real name, Chauncey.
In 1994, Ice-T had a notable lead role performance in 'Surviving the Game'.
In 1994, Ice-T's book, 'The Ice Opinion', focused on his views on politics.
Around 1995, Ice-T co-presented 'Baadasss TV', a UK-produced magazine television series on black culture.
In 1995, Ice-T had a recurring role as drug dealer Danny Cort in the television series 'New York Undercover'.
In 1997, Ice-T co-created the short-lived series 'Players', produced by Dick Wolf.
In 1997, Ice-T had a pay-per-view special titled 'Ice-T's Extreme Babes' which appeared on Action PPV.
In 1998, Ice-T played pimp Seymour 'Kingston' Stockton in 'Exiled: A Law & Order Movie'.
In 1999, Ice-T starred in the HBO film 'Stealth Fighter' as a United States Naval Aviator who steals an F-117 stealth fighter. He also acted in the film Sonic Impact, released the same year.
Since 2000, Ice-T has portrayed Odafin 'Fin' Tutuola, a former undercover narcotics officer, on 'Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'.
In 2002, Ice-T hosted 'Beyond Tough', a Discovery Channel documentary series about dangerous professions.
A 2004 Guardian article noted that Ice-T has toured universities lecturing on first amendment rights and civil liberties.
On October 20, 2006, Ice-T's Rap School, a reality television show where Ice-T teaches teens from York Preparatory School in New York called the "York Prep Crew" aired on VH1.
On November 17, 2006, the 'York Prep Crew' performed as an opening act for Public Enemy in the season finale of Ice-T's Rap School.
In 2007, Ice-T appeared as a celebrity guest star on the MTV sketch comedy show 'Short Circuitz'. He also appeared in the short-music film 'Hands of Hatred'.
In 2009, Ice-T was interviewed for the Cannibal Corpse retrospective documentary 'Centuries of Torment', and appeared in Chris Rock's 'Good Hair'.
On June 12, 2011, the E! reality show 'Ice Loves Coco', which focuses on Ice-T's relationship with his wife Nicole 'Coco' Austin, debuted.
On December 27, 2013, Ice-T announced his entry into podcasting with a deal with the Paragon Collective. He co-hosts the 'Ice-T: Final Level' podcast with Mick Benzo.
In 2016, Ice-T appeared in an advertisement for GEICO as a lemonade stand owner.
In 2017, Ice-T signed a petition to Congress for criminal-justice reform.
In 2019, Ice-T voiced the character BALEX in the video game 'Borderlands 3'.
In 2020, Ice-T competed on 'The Masked Dancer' as 'Disco Ball' and was the first to be eliminated.
On September 22, 2022, Ice-T narrated an advertisement for the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE).
On August 22, 2023, Ice-T was revealed to be voicing the contractor Mac in 'Payday 3' at Gamescom 2023.
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