Biografía

While his cousin Earl Marrow was preparing to leave for college, Ice-T shared a bedroom with him. Earl was a huge fan of rock music and listened only to the local radio rock stations; sharing a with him sparked Ice-T's interest in heavy metal music.

Almost didn't accept the role of Scottie in the film New Jack City (1991) because he feared that in case the film was a flop, this would negatively affect his already hot hip-hop career. This turned out to be his breakthrough role and began him on his acting career.

Chose his pseudonym in honor of author Iceberg Slim (pen name of Robert Maupin Beck, 1918-1992; a.k.a., Robert Beck), an ex-pimp turned author whose heavy-hitting novels detailed the hard life of the criminal underworld.

Phil Collins has often spoken of his astonishment and flattery at finding out that Ice-T owned his albums.

His feud with former LAPD chief Daryl Gates was widely reported by the American press.

[on the controversy created by "Cop Killer"] When the President (of the United States) mentions your name in anger, you KNOW the s--t has hit the fan!"

[on the 1992 Los Angeles riots] Los Angeles is a microcosm of the United States. If L.A. falls, the country falls.

[on his Ley y orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales (1999) co-star, Richard Belzer] Belzer's the best. He's Jewish and I'm Black, so the Klan's after both of us. Belzer is a G, an old-school cat who knows the game. He's very controversial in his comedy, and me in my music. So I think we just naturally clicked.

I can tell you how to become a millionaire in as much time as it takes a woman to have a baby. One catch: the nine-month plan ends in a funeral.

[on his contribution to Ley y orden: Unidad de Víctimas Especiales (1999)] I bring a lot of shit to the show. I'm the only person on the show probably anybody under 20 knows who they are. I bring black people and ethnic people. I bring an edge to the show, because at any moment I might smack the shit out of somebody. When I got on the show, it was in the 40s. Now it's top 10. So I brought something.