Ice T Biography

Born asTracy Lauren Marrow
Occup.Musician
FromUSA
BornFebruary 16, 1958
Newark, New Jersey
Age66 years
Ice T is an American rap artist, actor, and also producer that was born on February 16, 1958, in Newark, New Jacket. He is known for his prominent payments to hip-hop music, in addition to his successful acting job in movie and tv.

Ice T started his songs career in the very early 1980s, as well as promptly acquired an online reputation for his hostile and politically charged verses. He launched his launching album, "Rhyme Pays", in 1987, which was an industrial success and also established him as a leading number in the hip-hop neighborhood.

Throughout his job, Ice T has actually released a number of successful cds as well as singles, including "Body Count", "O.G. Original Gangster", and also "Cop Killer". He is additionally a reputable voice in the hip-hop community, known for his advocacy for free speech as well as imaginative expression.

Along with his music job, Ice T has had an effective acting occupation in movie as well as television. He has shown up in a number of films, including "New Jack City", "Tank Girl", as well as "Johnny Mnemonic", along with television programs such as "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit", where he has played the function of Detective Odafin Tutuola considering that 2000.

Ice T has received numerous honors and also nominations throughout his career, consisting of a Grammy Award for his partnership with Quincy Jones on the song "Back on the Block". He has also been sworn in right into the Hip Hop Hall of Fame and the Rock and also Roll Hall of Fame.

In addition to his songs as well as acting job, Ice T is also a philanthropist and has dealt with a variety of philanthropic organizations, including the National Network to End Domestic Violence as well as the Christopher as well as Dana Reeve Foundation.

Ice T continues to be a reputable as well as prominent number in the show business, understood for his skill, dedication, and also dedication to social justice issues.

Our collection contains 31 quotes who is written / told by Ice.

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31 Famous quotes by Ice T

Small: You cant come out on a record dissing the system and be on a label thats connected to the system
"You can't come out on a record dissing the system and be on a label that's connected to the system"
Small: Well, I am very happy that I was able to play a part in bringing music from the streets onto the radio
"Well, I am very happy that I was able to play a part in bringing music from the streets onto the radio and into modern culture, I worked very hard and always believed in the sounds I was creating"
Small: Ultimately I am happy that everybody is embracing hip hop and the sounds from the streets
"Ultimately I am happy that everybody is embracing hip hop and the sounds from the streets"
Small: So from an actors perspective, you really have no idea how youre acting
"So from an actor's perspective, you really have no idea how you're acting"
Small: Los Angeles is a microcosm of the United States. If L.A. falls, the country falls
"Los Angeles is a microcosm of the United States. If L.A. falls, the country falls"
Small: I aint got no beef with east coast, I think its just being hyped up
"I ain't got no beef with east coast, I think it's just being hyped up"
Small: As an actor, you can do what you want with your role. Thats why they hire you to take the role and make
"As an actor, you can do what you want with your role. That's why they hire you; to take the role and make it real"
Small: Im on the front line and I am a rapper
"I'm on the front line and I am a rapper"
Small: When I first got into the rap game, I had an early dream of unifying rappers
"When I first got into the rap game, I had an early dream of unifying rappers"
Small: We have groups that do that, but I cant rap with the mentality of an 18 year old when Im in my 30s
"We have groups that do that, but I can't rap with the mentality of an 18 year old when I'm in my 30's"
Small: If youre really a rapper, you cant stop rapping
"If you're really a rapper, you can't stop rapping"
Small: If it sells, it sells. If it doesnt sell, Ill go make a movie
"If it sells, it sells. If it doesn't sell, I'll go make a movie"
Small: Im competitive in that I would like to outsell my last record
"I'm competitive in that I would like to outsell my last record"
Small: I want to be able to say that a rap career could be ten albums
"I want to be able to say that a rap career could be ten albums"
Small: So you dont have to take us too seriously I mean, were already intimidating enough on stage
"So you don't have to take us too seriously; I mean, we're already intimidating enough on stage"
Small: Any New York group can come to L.A. and sell out every show, but an L.A. group who goes to New York mig
"Any New York group can come to L.A. and sell out every show, but an L.A. group who goes to New York might not do the same because the audience hasn't been introduced to the group"
Small: Oh man, nobody is as tough as Mr T. Ice T is pretty tough though as well
"Oh man, nobody is as tough as Mr T. Ice T is pretty tough though as well"
Small: I have to grow with my audience
"I have to grow with my audience"
Small: Ill never sell 14 million like Hammer, I just wanna do a good Ice-T show
"I'll never sell 14 million like Hammer, I just wanna do a good Ice-T show"
Small: As long as Im around the cats in the hip hop scene, theyll throw me a track and Ill write a rap over it
"As long as I'm around the cats in the hip hop scene, they'll throw me a track and I'll write a rap over it"
Small: The best way to listen to the album is to put it on, get some Moet, lay back with your boys, and kick i
"The best way to listen to the album is to put it on, get some Moet, lay back with your boys, and kick it"
Small: Ive never been competitive with anybody but myself
"I've never been competitive with anybody but myself"
Small: Im a big fan of all styles, even Biggie and Wu-Tang, but I gotta do my thing
"I'm a big fan of all styles, even Biggie and Wu-Tang, but I gotta do my thing"
Small: I mean rappin to me is easy, its something you can do over a week
"I mean rappin' to me is easy, it's something you can do over a week"
Small: I dont have to put out another rap record. I can do it at my casual pace
"I don't have to put out another rap record. I can do it at my casual pace"
Small: You have to come in on a professional level to make it, otherwise you just cant get into rap
"You have to come in on a professional level to make it, otherwise you just can't get into rap"
Small: The next day, I got a phone call from him and he told me to come and read for a movie called New Jack C
"The next day, I got a phone call from him and he told me to come and read for a movie called New Jack City. So I went over there and they told me I was gonna wear dreads and play a cop"
Small: Ive never read for a movie, Ive always been given them
"I've never read for a movie, I've always been given them"
Small: Im at a point where I dont have to wait for the income from the record to survive, so Im in a comfortab
"I'm at a point where I don't have to wait for the income from the record to survive, so I'm in a comfortable zone, but I'll make rap records as long as I feel I have something to rap about"
Small: Everything we do helps the new artists in the long run
"Everything we do helps the new artists in the long run"
Small: AIDS is such a scary thing and its also the kind of thing that you think wont happen to you. It can hap
"AIDS is such a scary thing and it's also the kind of thing that you think won't happen to you. It can happen to you and it's deadly serious"