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After ETSing from the Army in 1983, he returned to South Central with the intention of becoming a hip-hop musician. More than music, his life got caught up in street life as as a jewel thief and as a pimp. (His nomme de guerre, Ice T, is an homage to the fabled pimp and raconteur Iceberg Slim (Robert Beck). He committed himself totally to his ...
Aug 30, 2023 · I'm Terry Gross. This week, we're celebrating hip-hop's 50th anniversary. We're featuring interviews from our archive with performers who hold a significant place in that history. Our first ...
Ice-T, Musician, Rapper, Songwriter, Actor, Record Executive, Record Producer, and Author.
Aug 7, 2023 · But everyone on that movie was a new jack. We had Judd Nelson [who’d starred in “The Breakfast Club” and “St. Elmo’s Fire”], but it was Mario’s first time directing. Wesley Snipes ...
May 5, 2011 · Host Michel Martin speaks with Ice-T about his life and new memoir Ice: A Memoir of Gangster Life and Redemption from South Central to Hollywood. MICHEL MARTIN, host: I'm Michel Martin, and this ...
Feb 16, 2023 · That was easier than carrying speakers around. Getty Images. Your first single, 1983’s “The Coldest Rap,” was by no means hardcore. A year later, your writing became politicized with ...
Feb 18, 2023 · Feb. 17, 2023 5:28 PM PT. Ice-T’s reputation as an O.G. original gangster is now set in stone — in the form of a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. The rapper and actor was honored with a ...
