Ice-T Biography

Fast Facts

• Received an NAACP Image Award in 1996 for his work on "New York Undercover․"
• Won an NAACP Image Award in 2002 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his role in "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit․"
• Started writing poetry in high school, inspired by novelist and poet Iceberg Slim
• Served in the United States Army for four years after high school before starting his music career
• Quote: "I don't want to sing about girls and parties․ I want to sing about movements; I want to sing about Wall Street; I want to sing about [what's] happening in the war․"
• After signing with Sire Records for only one year, he founded his own record label in 1988, Rhyme Syndicate Records
• Pursued an acting career after conquering the rap scene in throughout the 1990s, most notably recurring on NBC's "Law & Order: SVU" for more than a decade
• Recorded a "Dungeons & Dragons" audio book, a project he had particular difficulty with
• Produced the first-ever album to carry the 'explicit content' sticker with his debut album, "Rhyme Pays․"
• Stated that Sugar Hill Gang's "Rapper's Delight" served as one of his first inspirations for becoming a rapper