Ice-T

Birth Name:

Tracy Lauren Marrow

Birth Place:

Newark, New Jersey, United States

Profession

Actor, Composer, Producer, Writer, Director, Music department

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
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
Recorded a "Dungeons & Dragons" audio book, a project he had particular difficulty with

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