| First Name |
Ice-T
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| Full Name at Birth |
Tracy Lauren Marrow
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| Alternative Name |
Iceberg, Ice-T, Ice T, Ice Oscillator, Water T
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| Birthday |
16th February, 1958
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| Birthplace |
Newark, New Jersey
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| Height |
5' 11" (180 cm)
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| Build |
Athletic
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| Eye Color |
Brown - Dark
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| Hair Color |
Black
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| Distinctive Feature |
Pony-tail, His blue eyes, His dimples
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| Zodiac Sign |
Aquarius
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| Sexuality |
Straight
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| Religion |
Agnostic
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| Ethnicity |
Multiracial
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| Nationality |
American
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| High School |
Crenshaw High School, South Los Angeles, California, USA
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| Occupation Text |
Musician, actor, rapper, songwriter, record producer, record executive, author
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| Occupation |
Actor
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| Claim to Fame |
his controversial political songs like "Cop Killer", and his roles as Detective Scotty Appleton in the 1991 crime drama film New Jack City and NYPD Detective/Sergeant Odafin "Fin" Tutuola in the NBC police drama series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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| Music Genre (Text) |
Hip Hop, West Coast Hip Hop, Political Rap, Crossover Thrash, Gangsta Rap, Hardcore Punk, Heavy Metal, Speed Metal, Thrash Metal, Rap Metal
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| Music Genre |
Rap
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| Year(s) Active |
1982–present (rapping) 1984–present (acting), 1982–present (rapping), 1984–present (acting), 1981–present (rapping), 1983–present (acting), 1982–present
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| Music Style |
Gangsta Rap, Golden Age, West Coast Rap, Hardcore Rap
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| Music Mood |
Cynical/Sarcastic, Aggressive, Thuggish, Provocative, Outrageous, Hostile, Volatile, Bleak, Visceral, Tense/Anxious, Brash, Rousing, Passionate, Street-Smart, Ominous, Confrontational, Angry, Party/Celebratory, Reckless, Menacing, Intense, Producer
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| Instrument |
Vocals
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| Instrument (text) |
Vocals, Sampler, Turntables
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| Record Label |
Saturn, Sire, Priority, Rhyme Syndicate, Sumerian, Warner Bros., Century Media
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| Associated Acts |
2 Live Crew, Fresh Kid Ice, Brother Marquis, Afrika Islam, Body Count, Beastie Boys, Low Profile, Quincy Jones, Eazy-E, Tupac Shakur, DJ King Assassin, DJ Flash, Evil E, Ice Cube, Upon a Burning Body, Hijack, Tha Alkaholiks, Insane Clown Posse, Kool Keith, Chilly Chill, Motörhead, Black Sabbath, Uncle Jamm's Army, Everlast, Verticoli, Slayer, 2Pac
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| Official Websites |
http://www.icetfinallevel.com/
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| Father |
Solomon Marrow
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| Mother |
Alice Marrow
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Tracy Lauren Marrow (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. Ice-T began his career as an underground rapper in the 1980s and was signed to Sire Records in 1987, when he released his debut album Rhyme Pays. The following year, he founded the record label Rhyme $yndicate Records (named after his collective of fellow hip-hop artists called the "Rhyme $yndicate") and released another album, Power (1988), which is Ice-T's only album to be certified platinum by the RIAA. His next three albums, The Iceberg/Freedom of Speech... Just Watch What You Say! (1989), O.G. Original Gangster (1991) and Home Invasion (1993), were also critically acclaimed and commercially successful, and were all certified gold in the US.
