Tracy Lauren Marrow aka ICE-T (born in Newark, New Jersey, 68 years ago)
released his 4th LP O.G. GANGSTER, on 14 May 1991, today 35 years ago.
It peaked at #15 and turned gold afterward.
NME said: “His best shot yet. Riotous vignettes from a decaying America full
of devious humour and striking pathos. All those things NWA profess to be but
clearly aren’t.
One of the greatest hip-metalic-hop rappers (also with his band Body Count) in my book.
Daily noise that works faster than a stream of caffeine
23 September 2024
BODY COUNT‘s loudmouthICE-T, according to Rolling Stone magazine, contacted both David Gilmour and Roger Waters after their publisher declined BC to record a new version with updated lyrics of Comfortably Numb from the 1979 album The Wall.
Ice-T: “When we originally contacted their publisher, they said ‘no’. It was not a diss,
but kind of like ‘Pink Floyd doesn’t do samples. They don’t do ads, either.’ We were fucked.
I wasn’t going to take the lyrics and put it on another track. I was just going to burn it.”
“Once we got to David, he was like, ‘Fuck, yeah. I love this song. I approve it.’ And then
Roger listened to it and his only comment was, ‘Who’s singing?’ When he heard it was Ice-T,
he approved it.’ To have two people who sit on two opposite sides of the fence agree on a
song, that means it must be good.”
Eventually, Gilmour offered to play guitar on the new track, which
will appear on Body Count’s forthcoming album Merciless.
Ice-T about the song itself: “I can turn on and watch the war in Ukraine, or I can watch
the Israel situation, and then click off and then start watching sports. Or I could watch a
kid get murdered by a cop or somebody come out and shoot their old lady, and then play my video game. We are just kind of numb to everything that’s going on, the starvation in the world, everything. It must have struck a nerve in both of those guys. I don’t think they would have approved it had I made a record like “Comfortable Buns” or some shit.”
Wake up people,
don’t be pink numb,
count the floyd.
Daily noise that works faster than a stream of caffeine
23 May 2024
Hard-hitting and infamous Los Angeles‘ metallic-crossover gang BODY COUNT,
fronted by hip-punk-hop legend ICE-T (66 now) are ready to shock the world
again.
They bagged their 8th LP, and titled it Merciless. Release date TBA.
But first another, 2nd, taster off the record. For NIGHT STALKERS they invited raging rapper ICE-T to make sure there’s enough vocal venom on this insane-guitar-sick missile.
Metal rapper ICE-T and his raging BODY COUNT gang are back two years after their boiling album Bloodlust. They will release new longplayer ‘CARNIVORE‘ on 6 March
2020. And here’s the ferocious title track.
It all starts with an alarming sirens intro and soon explodes like a bloodthirsty monster getting ready for a vicious attack. It’s a predator vs. prey battle with a blustering guitar
solo going mad around the 2-minute mark while the ongoing powerhouse key beat keeps on droning like a massive sledgehammer until the end. Smashing comeback! Beastly cut!
