Music1983–present
Ice-T
Los Angeles rapper who pioneered gangsta rap with raw street narratives in the mid-1980s, then sparked a national controversy with Cop Killer, and later reinvented himself as an actor on Law & Order: SVU.
Origin
Newark, New Jersey / Los Angeles, California
Genre
Hip-HopRap
Pantheon Standing
| List Name | Rank | Combined |
|---|---|---|
| Top 50 Hip Hop Artists of All Time | — | — |
The Cultural Record
Discography
T
The Iceberg / Freedom of Speech… Just Watch What You Say1989
G
Gangsta Rap2006
O
O.G. Original Gangster1991
R
Rhyme Pays1987
P
Power1988
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